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Video: Aspinwall’s Joel Keefer carves Great Pumpkin to benefit Project Bundle-Up
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Tawnya Panizzi | Tribune-Review
It takes eight men to stand Joel Keefer's 1,675-pound pumpkin upright on a trailer at his 4th Street home in Aspinwall. Keefer said he brings the pumpkin in from Ohio each year, with passing motorists beeping and cheering him on the whole way home. Keefer spends about three days carving and painting the pumpkin before it goes on display.
You can find the Great Pumpkin at Aspinwall resident Joel Keefer’s 4th Street home. It weighs 1,675 pounds, is 6 feet wide and 5 feet tall.
Carved in the image of Yoda from the Star Wars movie series, it is lit with an 800-watt light. Keefer uses the attraction to collect donations for Project Bundle-Up, which provides coats and warm clothes to needy children and senior citizens.
Visitors are encouraged to donate. The effort since 2011 has brought in more than $27,000.
Tawnya Panizzi is a staff writer for the Tribune-Review. Reach her at 412-782-2121, ext. 2, tpanizzi@tribweb.com or @tawnyatrib.