Rockwall’s Original Pumpkin Patch Opens Sept 29

Rockwall, Texas – September 14, 2012 – Rockwall’s Original Pumpkin Patch kicks off its 24th year with a ribbon cutting at 9:00 a.m. Sept. 29. The event continues through Oct. 27 and will be open from at from 9 am to 7 pm daily and is located at the Ridge Road Shopping Center, 1201 Ridge Road, near Brookshire’s Supermarket.

A wide variety of Fall decorating items will be available. Pumpkins of all varieties, gourds, squashes, straw bales and cornstalks will complement the mums and pansies at your front doorway.

Delicious deli items made by members of the sponsoring groups will serve as appetizers for your Fall entertaining and also make wonderful gifts for friends and neighbors.

An exciting lineup of children’s activities is scheduled for each Saturday. Bring your children and grandchildren to enjoy story times, crafts and face painting. At noon each Saturday there will be a special entertainment.

On opening day, magician Bryan Lankford will appear. On the following Saturdays, we will have a balloon artist, children’s choir and a Rockwall Fire Department’s fire truck. A schedule of all children’s activities as well as other information is available at the Pumpkin Patch website.

Volunteers are always welcome and interested persons may sign up online to select a shift that fits their schedule. See www.rockwallpumpkinpatch.com.

If you have questions, email volunteer@rockwallpumpkinpatch.com or contact Robyn Liane at 972 345-5481 or rliane@sbcglobal.net.

Rockwall’s Original Pumpkin Patch is a nonprofit all-volunteer community effort and benefits the Rockwall County Library and Council of Catholic Women or Our Lady of the Lake.

Members of the Steering Committee show off new shirts they will wear to Rockwall’s Original Pumpkin Patch opening on September 29th. L to R: Robyn Liane, Jean Gustafson, Pamela Whitaker, Carolyn Duckworth, Sherri Mueller, Carol Windham, and Grace Jackson

Nell Welborn
nwelborn@sbcglobal.net
972-722-3084 Posted Friday, September 21, 2012 in Arts & Entertainment, Events, Living, Kids,