10/20/2026
𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭: 𝐏𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟔, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐦 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬.
👉 𝐁𝐮𝐲 𝐚 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧 | 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 | 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰
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Picture a quiet kitchen table. It is mid-November. The house is still. No one has called in days.
For many seniors in San Diego County, this is what the holidays look like. Other people see lights and parties. They see an empty chair.
One Solana Beach family decided to change that with a pumpkin. And right now, every dollar you give is matched.
𝐀 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐬
A local team of students and one determined family make these pumpkins by hand. Each one is a small garden. Succulents grow right out of the top. No carving. No mess. No mold by Thanksgiving.
They look great on a porch. They look better on a dinner table. Every purchase supports 𝐍𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞.
👉 𝐁𝐮𝐲 𝐚 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐞
Here is how the match works.
- Buy a pumpkin. The Sahm Family Foundation matches it.
- Book a workshop seat. The Sahm Family Foundation matches it.
- Make a donation. The Sahm Family Foundation matches it.
The match ends 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟔. After that, your gift counts once. Your brain loves a clear win, and two times the help is an easy win to feel.
👉 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬
No Senior Alone brings holiday meals, gifts, and real connection to seniors across San Diego County. It links seniors to their senior centers and to neighbors who care. A hot meal matters. A knock at the door matters more.
Your pumpkin pays for that knock.
𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝. 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲.
Your brain is built to enjoy generosity. Brain scans show that giving lights up the same reward centers that light up when we receive. Researchers call it the “warm glow.” Many people call it a helper’s high.
Connection adds to it. Acts of kindness are linked to oxytocin, the bonding chemical behind trust and closeness.
So when you buy a pumpkin, you do two things. You help a senior feel less alone. You also help yourself feel more connected.
Give a little. Feel a lot.
𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧
🎃 𝐁𝐮𝐲 𝐚 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧. Pick one for your home. Pick a few for friends. They make gifts people keep. Order now
🌵 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩. Build your own succulent pumpkin. Working with your hands calms the mind. You leave with a pumpkin and a good story. Book your seat
💚 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭. Any amount is matched through November 6. Donate
📣 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭. Send it to three friends. Each one can double their gift too.
𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧
Pull up a stool. Grab a pumpkin. Meet the team. Face-to-face time lifts the mood of everyone in the room. Giving feels stronger when you share it.
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟓, 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐀𝐌
Culture Brewing, Solana Beach
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏, 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝
Sunny Grove Brewing Company
𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟒, 𝟒:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌
Ever After Home at the Mabel Collective
All three events fall before the match ends. Pick one. Bring a friend. Bring the kids.
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
No senior should spend the holidays alone. You can help make sure none do. The match ends November 6, so act this week.
👉 𝐁𝐮𝐲 𝐚 𝐩𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧 | 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 | 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰
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