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Sask, Canada

Dear Fellow Growers:

It is now official the new Western Canadian Pumpkin Growers Association Inc.
( WCPGA ) has now been established. It's main purpose is to organize and assist
Giant Pumpkin and Squash growers in the western Canadian Provinces of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

Memberships will be available starting in about one month, as well our Association
website will be in operation at about that time. The process has as well began on
our first quarterly newsletter, spring seed raffle, spring growers seminar and
1st. annual meeting.(booked for March 20th 2004) as well the 1st. Annual
Western Canadian Pumpkinfest and Weigh-Off in the fall of 2004.

We are now asking for your assistance and help in the following area's, articles
of interest for northern growers for our newsletter, seed donations for our
spring seed raffle (see seed list below), seed donation for our spring seminar
(see directions below), ideas for our seminar agenda and or persons willing to
do presentations, plus ideas for our 1st. Annual Western Canadian Pumpkinfest
and Weigh-Off.

If you have any ideas or comments please forward them to myself at the below
e-mail. This is our association and your input and help is greatly appreciated.
If you are out side our growing area your ideas, comments and seed donation
is equally as appreciated. Please we need your help in our endeavour so that we may help,
support, and encourage the growers of our new association and the Giant Pumpkin
growing community as a whole.

Thank-you in advance for your help, ideas and generosity.

Sincerely,
Ernie Pearce
President
Western Canadian Pumpkin Growers Association Inc.

contact: [email protected]

10/29/2003 7:19:45 PM

Sask, Canada

SEED DONATION

We are asking for ANY of the following seeds listed below to be donated to
our association for our Spring Seed Raffle. We feel that with the demand of
these seeds and as well other seeds that has already been generously donated
we will be able to raise the funds necessary that will assist us in putting
on our Spring Growers Seminar and any carry over funds will be put towards
our 1st. Annual Western Canadian Pumpkinfest and Weigh-Off.

We are asking for seed only known to be authentic with a known path to the
grower that can be verified or seeds from the growers themselves. We are also
asking for any remakes of the seed listed below or their parents.

Please if you have any of the below seed and would like to help us,
please contact me at the above e-mail.

Seed is as well needed for our Spring Seminar if you have any seed from
your own giants or seed known to be authentic that is verifiable and you
would like to donate them again contact me at the above e-mail. All seed
not used at the seminar will be returned.

Seed for both the Raffle and Seminar will be re-packaged using our envelopes
and marked accordingly and the name of the Donating person, group or other
association will be listed beside the seed for the raffle and packs at the
seminar, you may request to remain Anonymous however the person receiving
the seed or packs will be informed of the seed source upon request.

Again thank-you for your help and generosity it is greatly appreciated.

10/29/2003 7:20:36 PM

Sask, Canada

SEEDS BEING ASKED FOR

1092.0 Burke 1998
846.0 Calai 1999
783.0 Daletas 2000
790.0 Daletas 2000
1016.0 Daletas 2000
1075.0 Daletas 2001
1230.0 Daletas 2001
810.0 Dill 1999 UOW
842.0 Eaton 2002
1236.0 Eaton 2002 DQ
695.0 Handy 2001
582.0 Hester 2001
611.5 Hester 1999*
895.5 Hester 2000*
1026.0 Holland 2000
898.0 Knauss 2001
712.2 Kuhn 2000
900.5 Lyons 1994*
735.0 Pukos 2001
940.0 Mombert 1998
805.0 Pukos 2000
705.0 Stelts 1999 UOW
1023.0 Vader 2002
914.0 Wentzell 1998

The Spring Seed Raffle will start in December 2003 and end Feb. 14, 2004
a complete list of seeds to be raffled (and donated by) and information will
be posted on the association website at the end of November 2003. Also
A list of winning person's will be posted Feb. 15 2004.

10/29/2003 7:20:45 PM