Shades of Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, the Cabbage Patch Kids and Charlie Brown.
How could anyone resist the fun of Dr. Jeff Thompson's second pumpkin decorating contest.
The second-generation Bradenton orthodontist provides and delivers pumpkins to more than 20 local dental offices.
"We wanted to do something fun, unique and get the whole dental team involved. We have one rule, which is that they cannot cut, gut or carve the pumpkin. Other than that anything goes and it’s all about imagination. It’s been amazing to see all the creativity," he said in an email to the Herald.
" Two weeks prior to Halloween each of our patients vote on which pumpkin they feel is the most creatively decorated. We’ve seen everything from a red M&M to an aquarium, a beaver to Dracula, scuba diver to Jack Sparrow and a graveyard. They’ve all been incredible," he wrote.
The grand prize winner also gets their name engraved on a traveling custom made trophy,what he calls the Stanley Cup of pumpkin decorating."
It brings the community and our local dental professionals together. Then everybody’s a winner and smiling, he said.
This year's winner: Dr. Margaret Kirkland’s office.
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Jim Jones: Born in South Boston, Va., and raised in St. Augustine, Jim began working at the Bradenton Herald in 1999 and has 35 years of professional journalism experience. In addition, he served 21.5 years active and reserve duty in the Army. Jim earned his journalism degree at USF. He and his wife Kim have two grown children.
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