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Squash64

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£30 for a slice of pumpkin
« on: November 05, 2009, 07:40:47 »
I gave one of the big pumpkins left after the competition to some of our Bangladeshi plotholders.

Yesterday, they gave me £30 they had raised by selling slices of it to their friends and family!

I thought that was really lovely, nobody has ever done anything like that before.  :) 

The £30 will go to our fund-raising for Macmillan/Air Ambulance.
Betty
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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2009, 08:00:52 »
 Just re enforces what I've always said, there's good in all peoples shame we only focus on the few that give a bad name to the human race.  Bet your chuffed to conkers Squash64   :) :)

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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2009, 08:17:22 »
what a nice story Squash - thanks for posting  :)

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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2009, 08:37:39 »
Dya know its so nice to read something worthwhile on here
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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2009, 09:05:07 »
Kinda restores the faith in human nature, eh?  ;D ;D
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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2009, 09:20:11 »
What a wonderful gesture!  :D  8)

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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2009, 09:21:38 »
That is a lovely thing to do. :)

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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2009, 10:22:36 »
What lovely, thoughtful people.  You are lucky to have plot neighbours like that  :) :) :)
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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2009, 10:26:33 »
That is lovely !!

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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2009, 10:36:01 »
warms the cockles wonderful

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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2009, 11:19:48 »
Shows how cynical I have got, expected this topic to be about a rip off supermarket!

Really lovely thing to happen, does restore a bit of my faith in humanity :)
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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2009, 15:54:28 »
My first thought was the same as Bob's, what great people you have on your site Betty, make sure you mention to them the comments on here, my cockles are well and truly warmed.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2009, 16:16:51 »
Thanks everyone for your replies.

When they gave me the money yesterday Habib kept asking me "Are you happy with that?" because he was worried I would think it wasn't enough!

They are such a nice family.
Betty
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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #13 on: November 06, 2009, 12:36:30 »
What a lovely thing to do and thanks for sharing Squash, it is indeed uplifting to read happy stories  :)

Bet your chuffed to conkers Squash64   :) :)

LOL!  ;D

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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #14 on: November 06, 2009, 13:19:55 »
What a lovely thing to do and thanks for sharing Squash, it is indeed uplifting to read happy stories  :)

Bet your chuffed to conkers Squash64   :) :)

LOL!  ;D

Yes, that made me laugh too!
Betty
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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2009, 17:55:29 »
That's fab Squash but tell me HOW BIG was the pumpkin :o :o :o
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Squash64

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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2009, 19:31:07 »
That's fab Squash but tell me HOW BIG was the pumpkin :o :o :o

It was 116 pounds but it only came sixth in the competition!
Betty
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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #17 on: November 07, 2009, 20:23:22 »
My cockles warmed with such nice thoughts they certainly are.
How lovely to do such a nice thing. ;D ;D ;D

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Re: £30 for a slice of pumpkin
« Reply #18 on: November 07, 2009, 20:25:45 »
We gave one of our giant pumpkins to our lottie neighbour who carved it and made soup to sell for donations to charity. He did this through the local social club.  ;D

 

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