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2022 Project Pumpkin
Tricks and Treats for Kids
34 Years of Fun
Wake Forest students hosted Project Pumpkin, one of the university's best-loved traditions, on Hearn Plaza on Tuesday, October 25. The student-led Halloween-themed event brought hundreds of children from participating local schools and after-school organizations to Hearn Plaza on the Reynolda Campus for trick-or-treating, and fun-filled activities and games at multiple booths. It provides a safe environment for kids to enjoy Halloween festivities.
For a good cause
“[Project Pumpkin] highlights the Pro Humanitate of Wake Forest and our community, tradition and service,” said Ashley Westerfield, a junior at Wake Forest University and one of the head pumpkins for the event. “It also ties into support of Freedom School. It’s exciting to be part of such a historic event.”
Project Pumpkin raises money to benefit the WFU Freedom School, a free, literacy-based summer enrichment program on the Wake Forest campus for children in K-8th grades in Winston-Salem.
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