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      <title>Your Input Needed &amp;#8211; GPC Membership Survey</title>
      <author>Mourlas &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>GPC Growers &amp;amp;#127793;

Take Survey - https://gpc1.org/gpc-membership-survey-2/

See Cindy's Video - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fv86GalQ0ao

We&amp;#8217;re exploring a yearly GPC membership ...</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:18:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Attention Site Coordinators</title>
      <author>KC Kevin &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>If you haven't already done so, it's already time to get your site registered for the 2026 weigh off season!  

Go here:

https://gpc1.org/2026-weigh-off-site-registration/

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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:38:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Central Canada GPC Rep wanted</title>
      <author>C2k &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>Hello fellow growers! We will be saying, &amp;quot;Happy retirement!&amp;quot; to Todd Kline soon, so we will be calling for prospective candidates to represent the central Canadian region for the Great Pumpk...</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:40:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>GPC Charter Membership is officially closed </title>
      <author>C2k &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>Thank you to the 250 growers from all over the world who helped to usher in a new era of the GPC by signing up to be Charter Members! We opened it up, and in 12 days YOU answered the call! For a list ...</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:23:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Save the date for OHIO!!!</title>
      <author>C2k &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>In case you haven't heard yet, the 2027 GPC International Growers Convention will be in Canfield, Ohio March 5-7. We'll see you there!</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:00:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What a show!!!!</title>
      <author>C2k &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>Thank you to everyone who attended the GPC International Growers Convention this last weekend! I want to get &amp;quot;thank you&amp;quot; cards to our hosts, speakers and sponsors and would like to add your ...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:57:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>International Growers Convention Salt Lake City</title>
      <author>KC Kevin &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>Hey Folks, there's still time to register to attend the BIG SHOW in SLC! And the good news is, there's two days left to register at the lower rate, just $200.  

After February 1st the late registra...</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:22:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Non-Cash Charitable Donation Form- seed donations</title>
      <author>KC Kevin &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>As you may know, the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth is a 501c3 tax exempt nonprofit organization. 
As our way of thanking everyone who donated seeds, we have developed an internal procedure for sending o...</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:18:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>GPC auction shipments </title>
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      <description>Due to severely inclement weather in and around Kentucky, which happens to be from where the GPC seed auction lots will be mailed from, we will delay these shipments until the snow and ice clear up. H...</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:27:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Giant cucumber category</title>
      <author>JABC (Jordan) &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>Do you think there would be interest in adding a GPC category for heaviest cucumber? I've grown them the past 2 years and have really enjoyed it. I know they're not super popular at the moment, but I ...</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 03:54:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>FINAL DAY: Nominations Due for GPC honors</title>
      <author>C2k &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>December 1st is the final day to submit nominees to the GPC for the Vine of Honor and the Hall of Fame!</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:36:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New GPC Common Ground Editor!</title>
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      <description>This is sort of old news, but I'd like to make sure everyone knows Cecil Weston stepped up to be the new editor of the GPC Common Ground Newsletter! If you didn't get a chance to read the latest editi...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:34:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New West Coast Rep!</title>
      <author>C2k &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>Hey growers, The GPC committee would like to welcome southern California grower, Kevin Donahue to our team. We were so fortunate that a couple of outstanding candidates applied, and Kevin was a good f...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:26:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>HOF &amp;amp; VOH nomination</title>
      <author>Patryk &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>Nominations for the GPC Hall of Fame and Vine of Honor are still being accepted. Find out about the criteria and process at: 

https://gpc1.org/about/rules/gpc-hall-of-fame/</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 13:49:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Big show </title>
      <author>StuP &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>When will there be details of the big show please because we need to book flight tickets etc while the are still a good price thanks 
Stewie </description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:35:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>GPC Newsletter Editor</title>
      <author>C2k &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>Hi Growers,
The GPC is looking for a non-rep/non-voting GPC newsletter editor to continue the GPC Common Ground, which is published online 4 times a year. (See the GPC website for the archived copies...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:12:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>West Coast Area Rep</title>
      <author>C2k &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>Hi Growers! Now that the weighoffs are in the rearview mirror, it is time for the GPC board to find a good candidate for the west coast representative. The board member candidate must live in Alaska, ...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:05:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Seize the Moment: The &amp;quot;Grow&amp;quot; Movie Premi</title>
      <author>C2k &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>Dear Fellow Giant Pumpkin Growers' Clubs Around the World,
I hope this email finds you in the midst of a bountiful harvest season! As President of the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC), I'm reaching o...</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 23:19:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The GPC Launches an Exciting New Leader Board!</title>
      <author>Mourlas &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>We&amp;#8217;re thrilled to announce the launch of the brand-new GPC Leader Board, now live on the GPC website! This dynamic new feature updates in near real time as weigh-off results are added to the Big...</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 07:42:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>GPC Common Ground Newsletter</title>
      <author>C2k &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>Head over to the gpc website for the summer edition of the newsletter! We don't email them out anymore,but simply post them on the website. Missed an issue? All of the back issues are there! -Cindy
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      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 12:55:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Changes within the committee </title>
      <author>Pcaspers &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>As my diary might show, I have been extremely busy since stepping into the role of president.  I thought I could give this position a couple good years, but the busier we get at work the more clear it...</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 21:38:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Please welcome Chris Brown to the GPC Committee </title>
      <author>Pcaspers &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>Chris has taken my place as the Central Region representative. He brings to the committee 
 several years of experience as a grower, site coordinator,  social media giant vegetable promoter and will ...</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 20:51:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Central Region Rep Needed</title>
      <author>Pcaspers &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>With the most recent changes within the Committee, we have an opening for the central US Region (Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin). A good candidate for this volunteer position would have to h...</description>
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      <title>Thank You Wizzy!</title>
      <author>Pcaspers &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>After more than a decade of service on the GPC committee, Wizzy has decided to retire. I tried to get him to stay longer but he would not bite. He ran some well-organized meetings, kept us committee m...</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 22:35:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>GPC IGC Registration is open!</title>
      <author>Mourlas &lt;NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com&gt;</author>
      <description>Registration is open! 

https://gpc1.org/gpc-2025-show-registration-green-bay/

Registration is open for the 2025 International Growers Convention in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The convention runs from...</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:28:48 GMT</pubDate>
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