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Pumpkins painted to help raise funds for Ann’s Helping Hands

People around the Quad City area gathered in Port Byron to paint pumpkins and raise money for Ann’s Helping Hands.

PORT BYRON, Illinois -- People around the Quad City area gathered at United Methodist in Port Byron to paint pumpkins are raise money for a local nonprofit.

Ann's Helping Hands is a Rock Island county-based nonprofit that provides clothes and school supplies to children in need, especially in the Riverdale School District. The organization is currently attempting to raise funds for a new building to call home, so they have been doing holding many fundraisers over the past few months.

A donation of $5 at the event got visitors lemonade, cookies, hot dogs, and a pumpkin to paint. The painting was held from 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on the chilly Sunday, October 13th. People who attended the paitning said that it was their turn to help the helper.

So far, the organization has been able to raise $25,000 out of their $186,000 goal.

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