The Great Pumpkin Smash Fundraiser

Sat Nov 15 2025 at 11:00 am to 02:00 pm UTC-06:00

NeighborGood Community Pantry | Papillion

Hillside Solutions
Publisher/HostHillside Solutions
The Great Pumpkin Smash Fundraiser
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Hillside Solutions now has a non-profit called the Hillside Foundation, and we’re throwing a pumpkin smashing event to celebrate the launch!
Here’s how it works …
— We’ll provide the smashing equipment.
— You bring your family and any leftover pumpkins and gourds (no paint, glitter, or candles).
— And then we’ll compost the leftovers for ya :).
We’ll also have family activities, including …
Face painting, smashing competitions, a HayJay Coffee bar, and a raffle to give a free year of Compost Club (worth over $100).
We’re asking for a suggested donation of $35 per family. All proceeds will go to our foundation.
And since we’re hosting this at a food pantry in a time when many are in dire need of food, we’ll also be accepting items such as peanut butter, cereal, soup, muffin/cake mix, canned vegetables, crackers, and stuffing. Along with Kleenex, laundry detergent, and toilet paper. All items will be given to our event host, NeighborGood.
Here’s what we’ll do with that money …
— We’re gonna reinvigorate our school composting program with financial support for schools that can’t afford it. Plus a new approach that’ll help students understand what they’re participating in and give them more ways to compost at home or start a garden.
— Help rural and urban farmers start on-farm organics management programs to lessen their dependency on using chemicals to grow (which will help keep nitrates out of our drinking water).
— Build a circular food-chain stakeholder coalition that’ll present a unified solution to decision-makers within Nebraska and Omaha’s Climate Action Plans and Governor Pillen’s Water Quality and Quantity Task Force.
P.S. Can't make it? Check out one of our many free community pumpkin drop-off sites: https://www.hillside.solutions/blog/2022/9/8/where-to-recycle-pumpkins-in-omaha
P.P.S. Want to compost year-round? Join our residential Compost Club subscription: https://www.hillside.solutions/compostclub
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