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The Challenge Mountain Resale Store has brought back its outdoor pumpkin display for the third year.

The tradition began in 2022 as a volunteer appreciation event, featuring pumpkins painted to resemble Minions from "Despicable Me." The positive response from the community inspired staff and volunteers to make it an annual feature.

This year, the team painted 125 pumpkins, up from 100 last year, according to a community announcement.

“Each pumpkin is a little work of art,” Alaina Farrington, resale store assistant manager, said in the announcement. “It’s so much fun to involve our volunteers and to share their creativity. Every Minion is unique, and the whole display brings joy to people heading to work and school.”

Pumpkins have taken on a variety of themes

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