About this Event
Pumpkin Smash: A Mitzvah Day Event
WHEN: Sunday, November 1
TIME: 1:30-3:30 PM
WHERE: At Shemesh Farms located at Malibu United Methodist Church, 30128 Morning View Drive, Malibu
Please bring the following:
- Pumpkins to smash and/or vegetarian compost scraps (no dairy, meat or citrus please - we love coffee grounds and egg shells, though!)
- Gently worn or new clothing and toys
- Rain protection items
- Canned or packaged foods (non perishable) and Halloween candy
- Helping hands and open hearts
Service projects:
- Smash pumpkins - support our regenerative garden!
- Pack 150 lunch bags for the food insecure community
- Assemble hygiene kits
- Make no-sew blankets for the unhoused community
- Paint rocks for residents of a local senior community
- Write welcome home letters and plant flowers for newly housed
- Marigold magic and take home seedlings
- Support Israel’s Parasport Athletes
- Community Lego build
- Art projects with our program partner Momentum
- Service dog visits from Love on a Leash - pet a puppy
- And more!
Agenda:
1:30 PM: Service projects begin, Music by Continental Drips
2:00 PM: ALLWAYZ on Stage performance
2:15 PM: Farm Tour and Pumpkin Hunt
2:45 PM: Rabbi Bill Kaplan Pollinator Garden Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
3:15 PM: Community Sing-Along with Julian Friedman, Sammy Blanc and Shemesh Farms Farm Fellows and Community
Food Options:
- Enjoy our tasting table and Fall inspired concessions and our famous farm stand with our latest products and gift sets
- Pizza and coffee vendors
- Work alongside our farm fellows and community and help us build a kinder world!
Tickets:
Free, or support this event at one of the following sponsorship levels:
$18 - Pumpkin Smasher
$36 - "Pe'ah" Forward - includes a free Pumpkin Smash T-shirt
$180 - Event Supporter - your name will be recognized at event - includes 2 tshirts
T-shirts will be available for purchase for $36 at the event and proceeds benefit our program and community. Get one while supplies last.
1:45 Accessible yoga reservation - 15 spots available (no charge)
Event venue & nearby stays
Shemesh Farms - Malibu United Methodist Church, 30128 Morning View Drive, Malibu, United States
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