My kids were out of school because of UEA, so my husband and I met some friends and went on a little trip. We started out in Green River, Utah at Rays Tavern - (our favorite burger spot in that area,) where we met an amazing man named Scott Babansky and several of his friends who had their trucks full of pumpkins to deliver to school children. The next morning we ran into Scott again at breakfast and he invited us to visit his pumpkin farm so our kids could pick out some pumpkins. As we talked to him, I learned that this man has a heart of gold and is all about making the world a better place for other people.
It all started when he was younger and his father had a few extra pumpkins in his garden. He called a school for disabled children that was near his home and asked if they would like some of his pumpkins. He probably had ten, but they needed 150 - so Scott's father sent him out on a hunt across two counties to find enough pumpkins for all of the children the day before Halloween. He said it was no small feat, but after he saw the smiles on the faces of the handicapped children, he knew what he wanted to do every year. He now delivers 20,000 -30,000 free pumpkins to school children every year with the help of his friends and family.
Scott took our kids to a special patch where there were special white pumpkins. He told them whoever could find the white pumpkin would get a robot. The kids were ecstatic! Each one of them found a special white pumpkin and all of them got a funny little robot. This kind man made a wonderful day for complete strangers - but it sounds like that is where he finds the most joy in life.
I was grateful for the few hours of fun that he provided for my family and the wonderful memory my children will have of that day, so I gave him a copy of my book, "The Power Of A Penny," as a way to say thank-you.
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