Friday, October 30, 2009

Halloween Fun with Pumpkin Carving Contests!



This Halloween some of the Memorable Moment's participating hotels and associates really showed their creative side. At the Courtyard by Marriott LaGuardia Airport in New York City, the associates had a pumpkin-carving contest and displayed their pumpkins throughout the hotel for everyone to be proud of. There was a panel of judges from each different department, and they came up the grand prize winners for this event.

  • 1st Prize : Danny Panchana, with his "Michael Jackson's Thriller Profile" Pumpkin
  • 2nd Prize: Patricia Castillo, with her "Hatchet" Pumpkin
  • 3rd Prize: Diane Richman, with her "Silver Boo" Pumpkin
There was also a lunch reception for all of the associates, where they enjoyed a delicious spread of food, along with candy, and other Halloween goodies! It was a lot of fun for all, and many took home wonderful pumpkins and memorable moments!

A non-profit group, Reaching Out to Students, is also holding their Halloween Masquerade Ball at the Courtyard tomorrow evening, and the proceeds for the event will go toward free tutoring and a sponsored enrollment for students in an enrichment program of their choice. Mask and costume required, so come on down and join the fun! See more about the Halloween Party on the Courtyard's Facebook Fan Page.

9 comments:

Jennifer Balbina Sosa said...

The pumpkin-carving contest was so fun! We got to see everyone's creativity.

Bob H said...

Actually the pumpkin heads came alive at one point and proceeded to eat the tootsie rolls.
Halloween is a wild time...........

Kellie said...

What fun! Wish I were there. What kind of contest will you have for Thanksgiving??

j christman said...

The pumpkins look great! Looks like a lot of effort went into those pumpkins. Everyone great job!!

Anonymous said...

Thank goodness for inspiration and spirit like this! Because it certainly was lacking in my neighborhood. Not one trick or treater came a knockin'. What happened to the good ole days of filling up pillow cases with candy?

Anonymous said...

cp said: This is great creativity and talent. Do you do ice carvings?

Anonymous said...

What a great event! I love to see how creative people can be when it comes to pumpkin carving. This year, my pumpkin looks like I drove over it in the drive way. I'll leave the creative pumpkins to the experts!

Bill said...

The winner was well deserved! Very cool details

Anonymous said...

Looks like you guys had a great time carving pumpkins. We do the same at our house, winner gets to wash dishes!!!!