Page 10 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 22, 2023 The Pumpkins arrive Saturday! T he “Pumpkin Truck” will arrive at First Congregational Church in Saugus Center tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 23) at 9 a.m. Volunteers are needed to help unload the truck. The Annual Pumpkin Patch will run from Sept. 23 through Halloween, Oct. 31. Pumpkins of all sizes will be displayed on the church lawn and will be available for purchase every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Volunteers are also needed to help staff the various shifts for the selling of pumpkins. Saugus is one of many communities receiving pumpkins from the Navajo Reservation near Farmington, N.M., working with a program called Pumpkin Patch USA, which coordinates the destination of the pumpkins. The church and the Navajo Reservation both benefit from the pumpkins. This marks the 21st year that “The Orange Glow” – as some folks like to call it – will return to the church lawn on Hamilton Street, which faces Saugus Town Hall. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Carl Spencer at 781233-9196 or just stop by and sign up. “The Pumpkin Patch” offers a great way to get in the fall spirit. SNEAK PEEK AT A PUMPKIN PATCH: The lawn of First Congregational Church in Saugus Center will look like this tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 23) after the “Pumpkin Truck” gets unloaded. Volunteers are needed that day to help. Pumpkins of all sizes will be available for purchase until Halloween. (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) JIMMY FUND | FROM PAGE 3 5th Annual Saugus Youth Soccer Mums Fall Fundraiser September 22nd Fontaine hopes to raise at least $10,000 this year, which would put her total at $40,000 in five years. “I walk and am passionate about fundraising for Team IBC because Dana Farber and its Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) program are why I am still here today and able to enjoy my passion of scuba diving,” LaFontaine said. “I can’t cure IBC, but my fundraising for IBC research through the Jimmy Fund Walk can help researchers and doctors develop new treatments that provide better outcomes with fewer side effects for future patients.” LaFontaine was diagnosed with IBC, a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer, in April of 2019. She said the first oncology team that she met with had essentially written her off with talks of treating her to keep her comfortable. “Then I was seen at Dana-Farber, home to one of only a few dedicated IBC research programs in the US,” LaFontaine said. “I immediately felt care and compassion from my new team and that they knew what to do to give me the best possible outcome.” She said her entire team is dedicated to caring for IBC patients and has been with her every step of the way. For more information, visit danafarber.jimmyfund.org/site/TR?px=1787563&fr_id=2000&pg=personal. Priced at $8.00 each Thank you and if you have any questions please contact Mary Migliore at mry8765@aol.com or 781-521-5081 Shown from left to right: Dr. Laura Warren, inflammatory breast cancer survivor Stephanie LaFontaine and Dr. Filipa Lynce. (Courtesy photos, inflammatory cancer survivor Stephanie LaFontaine, of Everett)
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