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C'mon, Patch Readers: Show Us Your Pumpkins!

Show us your pumpkin and maybe we'll show you the money.

Here's the deal: We want to see your pumpkins (and get your mind out of the gutter right now -- this is a family-friendly newspaper!).

Halloween's right around the corner so what better way to enjoy the holiday than to show off your pumpkin carving or painting on Bolingbrook Patch. Submit your photos by clicking on the "Submit photos" button right above the photo of this article or email us a photo of your masterpiece and we'll enter it into a random drawing for a $25 gift card to a restaurant of your the winner's choice.

Ah, but there's a catch: Once your photo gets posted, I want you to leave a comment or message at the bottom of the story. Identify your pumpkin by the number I give it in the caption.

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Your comment/message can be anything from leaving your name to claim your artwork ("Mary Jo Smith carved the pumping with three eyes. No. 29") to posting a personal message ("Susie and Betsy want to wish grandma a Happy Halloween. No. 46") to anything else in between ("There, I posted a stupid message, are you happy now? No. 99").

Remember, if you don't leave a message or comment, and we won't be able to enter you in the contest.

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Feel free to send as many photos as you like but each must be for a different pumpkin. I'll post as many entries as possible on the home page so keep checking back to see if yours shows up in the spotlight.

We'll choose the winner on Halloween night and post the winning entry the next day. For the calendar challenged, that would be Tuesday, Nov. 1.

If you're the winner, I will send you a personal e-mail and make arrangements to get you the prize.

E-mail all photos to brianf@patch.com. The deadline to enter is noon Oct. 31.

To reiterate the instructions:

  1. Upload or email us a photo of your carved, painted or otherwise decorated Halloween pumpkin.
  2. When you see it posted, leave a comment at the bottom of the story.
  3. Make sure you include the photo number in your comment/message or you won't be entered in the contest.
  4. Sit back and keep your fingers crossed that I'll be sending you a message about being the winner.

Check out our other Halloween-related stories at our Halloween Guide: http://bolingbrook.patch.com/topics/halloween-2011.

 

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