Did you know that in order to grow strange-looking pumpkins, you have to plant seeds from some rotting pumpkins first? When 10-year-old Charlie Jones of Jamestown, Indiana, learned this, he was inspired to grow his own “ugly pumpkins”. He put in the work to gather, clean, and plant those seeds and decided to sell his crop just in time for fall!
While ugly pumpkins aren’t usually the first to go, Charlie had no problem getting customers to buy his. After all, they knew the proceeds were going to support their county cancer society! At first, the curious boy didn’t set out to give back. His family caught the COVID-19, and with everything in lockdown, he needed a way to pass the time.
His efforts paid off because he ended up with a lot of money! When the time came to sell them, his mom Corrie did some advertising on Facebook, but she didn’t expect his crop to become popular. “This was just amazing, truly amazing, people lining up for ugly pumpkins,” Charlie said later. Within a few weeks, his unusual pumpkins helped him raise $720! At that point, he and his mom went to Boone County Cancer Society and donated all the money to them.
Not only was his donation a testament to his kind heart, but it was also very helpful to the organization. The director said the fund-raising activity has been difficult for them because of COVID-19, so Charlie’s donation made a big difference. Best of all, he plans to do it all over again next year! In his words, “The people don’t stop having cancer, so why should I stop selling pumpkins?”
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