2023
1st Place
Kelley Rodino
The Haunted House
The Trevor Project is a national organization that provides crisis and support services to LGBTQ youth.
Kelley submitted her pumpkin from Pennsylvania.
2nd Place
Bethany Apgar
The Spikey Head, which is her robotics team logo—those are flames rising up overhead.
Blazing Spirits Robotics Team a local team in Windsor, CT incorporated under Team Paragon Robotics.
Bethany is 13 and a member of the robotics team.
3rd Place
Christine Connolly
Wolf
Connecticut Foodshare – Their mission is to deliver an informed and equitable response to hunger by mobilizing community partners, volunteers, and supporters.
Christine’s wolf is actually her German Shepard howling at the moon.
2021
1. Breast Friends Fund – 100% of funds raised goes directly to Metastatic Breast Cancer Research for Dr. Eric Winer & his research team.
2. Safe Futures – Safe Futures saves lives, restores hope and changes the future for those impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking in southeastern Connecticut.
3. Friends of Glastonbury Youth – The Friends of Glastonbury Youth, alone and in conjunction with other organizations, supports and funds activities for the youth of Glastonbury, CT.
2020
Jack Lavalette won for his Ruth Bader Ginsberg and a donation was made to the Billings Forge Community Works. They provide job training and food access through sustainable social enterprises, empowering people to improve their lives.
