Project Pumpkin & Progressive Dinner on Campus

Local alumni came out to help with the 26th Annual Project Pumpkin on October 29. Alumni gave out pom poms and “school spirit” tattoos to the hundreds of children arriving to campus from local agencies. Project Pumpkin is a student-run Halloween festival where student volunteer escorts lead trick-or-treaters around Hearn Plaza to carnival-style booths sponsored by over 80 student organizations and academic departments. This was the first year that the Office of Alumni Engagement has sponsored a booth. An alumnus commented on the experience – “It was a pleasure interacting with WF alumni personnel. It was great to see WF students interacting with kids from the community. I felt proud of my alma mater.”

The evening of Saturday, November 1 was cold and windy, but that did not keep away Triad-area alumni who came out for a fun and casual progressive dining experience. Alumni from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and beyond enjoyed appetizers at Shorty’s, pizza and salad at Zick’s, and dessert at Bistro ’34 with tours of “The Pit” and the new North Dining Hall mixed into the event. One guest commented afterwards – “Fantastic event! Met some great people and just had a blast.”

If you live in the Winston-Salem area and would be interested in joining us for more events like these on-campus, please contact Laura Harrell.