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Team Munson

It is with great pleasure the GPC Executive Committee announces an awesome new improved event with the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). For the past 2 years we have had great success with the NYBG bringing the 3 biggest pumpkins in North America to NYC for an expense paid trip, media opportunities, & have their pumpkin professionally carved.
Time to take it to the next level ¡V BIG TIME ¡V this event will now take place in Grand Central Station with what will surely have worldwide media coverage. This will truly be a worldwide event as the GPC has made this event available to all GPC sanctioned sites. That is right if you weigh a pumpkin at a sanctioned GPC site and it is in the top 3 in the world it will be going to this event, HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!!!!
So what does the trip include?
-    Transportation for your pumpkin to NYC
-    Travel expenses for 2 people for each pumpkin
-    4 nights hotel stay in lower Manhattan
-    All meals for duration of trip
-    All transportation in NYC
-    Site seeing during stay
-    Pumpkin professionally carved
-    Participation in the media event at Grand Central Station
-    Unlimited access to the NYBG
-    All seeds professionally extracted, dried, & mailed to you

This trip not only covers up to 6 people for the 3 pumpkins but it now includes 2 representatives from the site of the largest pumpkin!!!! That¡¦s right the site of the biggest pumpkin will get to take part in the event just like the growers with all the same perks. This includes the media event to promote your site plus the following:
1.    The GPC will have branding (logo or text mention, depending on space) on the following:
„X    4x9¡¨ event cards (10,000+)
„X    Daily Handouts distributed to Garden guests (15,000+)
„X    Fall Calendar of Events (100,000+)
„X    Signage at the Grand Central Station event (1mm+)
„X    Signage at NYBG (250,000+)
„X    Email blasts about the event ¡V up to five (500,00

5/22/2012 11:26:46 AM

Team Munson

Are you kidding me I wonder what that kind of exposure costs? I know $0 when you are the representatives of the site of the biggest pumpkin!!!!!!

Hold on there is more – NO WAY!!!!! – in partnership with Xtreme Gardening Products (RTI Industries) we are proud to announce that the biggest going to the NYBG will get the following cash prize.

$3,000 GPC +    $2,000 RTI =    $5,000 for biggest
$5,000 GPC +    $2,000 RTI =    $7,000 for World Record
$10,000 GPC +    $5,000 RTI =    $15000 for 2K

This amazing opportunity has been made available through the cumulative efforts of the NYBG, RTI, Villifane Studios, & the GPC.

It has evolved to this from the selfless efforts of prior GPC champions & GPC committee members. The fact that all growers & sites have worked as 1 united team makes us an invincible team pushing our beloved sport/hobby into the main stream. Without all of your loyalty, selfless hard work, & vision for the future this would have never been possible & the GPC thanks you!!!!!

5/22/2012 11:28:08 AM

Team Munson

Disclaimer:
-    Pumpkins must arrive at the NYBG by no later than 5pm Wednesday 10/17/2012.
-    If a site will not release a qualifying entry in time to make this deadline we ask that you notify the GPC & your participating growers by the end of the GPC registration period (6/30/2012) so they will have ample notice.
-    The GPC will still have sanctioned weigh-offs past the load in date 10/17/2012 but any pumpkin that would have qualified will not be eligible for the trip or the prize money associated with this event.
-    The actual grower does not need to attend this event with their pumpkin (pumpkin must go) in order to get the prize money.
-    The GPC will make every effort to get the biggest 3 pumpkins to this event, if the 3rd &/or 2nd place pumpkins will push the cost over the budget in this agreement we reserve the right to pass this to the next biggest fruit that fits into the budget.

5/22/2012 11:28:48 AM

South Bloomfield, Ohio

Goin' out with a BANG, eh Dave? Great job by the committee.

5/22/2012 9:25:18 PM

Parker, Co

WOW!!!! I want to be one of these THREE pumpkins!!! or i mean I want to GROW one of these three pumpkins!! Cindi

5/22/2012 10:11:18 PM

(rocky) Bonney Lake Wa.

nice !!!!!

6/16/2012 4:53:41 PM

Rhode Island

having part of the event at grand central station is a big deal. ron had his 2006 world record carved at gct, it was a great experience.exposure to people from all over the world and great for the gpc as well.
the gpc deserves abig thank you from all.
i dont expect to be one of the top three but, i just may take a train ride anyway.
thanks for everything dave and all.
pap

6/17/2012 7:44:44 AM