Sales rep Cliff Baron bought 250 pumpkins and gave them away in a local park.

Sales rep Cliff Barron of Sutton Group – Signature in Mississauga, Ont.came up with an idea to help both the community and the United Way this Halloween. He purchased a hefty load of 250 pumpkins from local farmers and gave them away, with the help of United Way volunteers, at a local park. Cliff’s pumpkin giveaway also featured a draw for a gift basket.

“We were in the park giving away pumpkins and meeting people for about five hours,” says Barron. “We told people they could take the pumpkins for free but we invited them to make a donation to the United Way.

“The event raised $605…then I donated another $395 to top it up to $1,000. The United Way does a lot of great work in our region, so I wanted to help them while doing something fun for the community,” says Barron.