Five Seasons Burr Ridge Hosts 2nd Annual Pumpkin Chunk'n Contest on Oct. 25th

The 2nd Annual Pumpkin Chunk’n Contest is coming Saturday, October 25th to Five Seasons Family Sports Club in Burr Ridge.

The Noon to 4 p.m. event is free and open to members of the club and the general public. The day features a costume contest, a pumpkin-carving contest and culminates with a pumpkin-tossing competition on the spacious grounds of the club, 6901 S. Madison.

Entrants in the pumpkin-carving contest need to drop off their pumpkins, already carved, by 11:30 a.m.

Last year, 42 children—from toddlers to tweens—braved chilly weather and windy conditions to compete for pumpkin-hurling glory. Altogether, testing their skill and strength in three age brackets, they threw pumpkins 335 feet, or roughly the length of a football field.

This time around, children between 2 and 5 years old, 6 to 9 years old, and 10 to 13 years old are again welcome to compete, at no charge. The club will award prizes to the top three finishers for all the events, and in all age brackets. There will be a variety of games and activities for all to play, and food will be available for sale.

Anyone who registers before Oct. 18th will receive a raffle ticket that makes them eligible for a grand prize drawing valued at $200.

For more information, please contact Five Seasons Fitness Director Erik Knowles at 630-570-5200. Five Seasons is online at http://fiveseasonssportsclub.com/burrridge/ and www.facebook.com/FiveSeasonsBurrRidge.

PHOTO CAPTION: Graham Wierzbicki, 6, of Willowbrook, hurls a pumpkin during the 2013 Pumpkin Chunk’n pumpkin-tossing contest, as Five Seasons Chief Club Officer Bob Diamond (right) readies the tape measure. (Inside Edge PR photo)