October 21, 2006

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New World Record (30,128 lit pumpkins) Shines a Light on Camp Sunshine: $554,211 raised at Life is good Pumpkin Festivals nationwide!

     For pictures from this historic day click here.  

 

A Guinness World Record was triumphantly smashed at the Life is good Pumpkin Festival on Saturday, as 30,128 carved pumpkins lit up our nation's oldest public park, the Boston Common. Over 100,000 people came out to enjoy the old fashioned fun, simple food, live music and spectacular sights on a picture perfect autumn day.

 

While the world record is a proud new feather in Boston's cap, the ultimate goal of Life is good Festivals is to raise funds and awareness for children's charities, and Saturday's Fest smashed another record by raising $271,027 for Camp Sunshine, the nationally acclaimed retreat for families of children with life-threatening illnesses. This is also the year Life is good Festivals went national. We spread gourds from sea to shining sea, thanks to a sensational partnership with Newland Communities, the nation's leading developer of master-planned communities. On this one day, 18 different Newland Communities held Life is good Pumpkin Festivals in 7 different states. And these big-hearted communities came through in flying colors of orange: over 20,000 more pumpkins were carved and lit, and a whopping $283,184 was raised for kids in need. 

 

More than 2,000 heroic volunteers across the country made this incredible day possible. We thank you, one and all. We thank everyone who attended the Festivals or bought a Pumpkin tee to help the cause. We thank our generous sponsors, and all the communities who joined hands with Jake this year. Together you've made a HUGE difference in the lives of countless children across the country.