Pumpkin Carving Contest - Request your free pumpkin by October 17
October 14, 2025
The Pumpkin Carving Contest returns! Staff/Faculty work together to carve and/or decorate a pumpkin for your chance of being crowned Pumpkin Carving Contest champions!
How it works:
- Form a group of participants with your colleagues.
- Have one colleague request a free pumpkin from the Wellness at Work team, by completing this Pumpkin Carving Contest - Pumpkin Request eForm by Friday, October 17.
- The Wellness at Work team will connect with you to arrange pick-up/delivery to your location the week of October 20 (North and Downtown dates to be determined).
- Choose which category you’d like to enter: Carving or Decorating
- Work with your colleagues to create your pumpkin masterpiece
- Bring your pumpkin and pumpkin submission form to the Science Building, Founding Deans Atrium on Thursday, October 30 (no later than 11 a.m.), to be displayed at the Health, Safety and Wellness Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Pumpkins are yours to keep - please remove your pumpkin from the Atrium by 5 p.m.
Judging:
Pumpkins will be viewed during the Health Safety and Wellness Fair and then pictures shared with the Ontario Tech Community to vote on the best carved and best decorated pumpkin from each category.
Contact information:
Elise.Arbic@ontariotechu.ca
Have questions about this post? Feel free to reach out to the contact listed above — they’ll be happy to help!
