111118 LCJ pumpkin drop (CJ)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Fiona Mensah and Rita O'Connor, both of Long Grove talk with Megan Rastrelli, 18, of Mundelein after handing her their pumpkin to be turned into compost during the Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s Annual Pumpkin Drop at Keith Mione Community Park in Mundelein. All of the pumpkins collected during the event were sent to Midwest Organics Recycling, in Wauconda. (11/4/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Volunteer Jessica Reisman, 17, of Mundelein helps Jim Kallieris, of Libertyville take a pumpkin out of his trunk to be used for compost during the Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s Annual Pumpkin Drop at Keith Mione Community Park in Mundelein. The pumpkins were sent to Midwest Organics Recycling, out of Wauconda.(11/4/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Chris Sikorski, of Lake Zurich brings two of his pumpkins to a dumpster to be used for compost during the Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s Annual Pumpkin Drop at Keith Mione Community Park in Mundelein. The pumpkins were sent to Midwest Organics Recycling, out of Wauconda.(11/4/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Kate Hay, of Mundelein watches Nicole Roth, of Hawthorn Woods, both 17, help Deanne Liebert, of Waukegan take pumpkins from her trunk to the dumpster to be used for compost during the Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s Annual Pumpkin Drop at Keith Mione Community Park in Mundelein. The pumpkins were sent to Midwest Organics Recycling, out of Wauconda.(11/4/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Bill Snyder, of Mundelein throws one of his pumpkins into a dumpster to be used for compost during the Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s Annual Pumpkin Drop at Keith Mione Community Park in Mundelein. The pumpkins were sent to Midwest Organics Recycling, out of Wauconda.(11/4/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Compost specialist Vytas Pabedinskas, of Grayslake takes a pumpkin from Neha Dubal, of Vernon Hills, to be put into a dumpster for compost during the Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s Annual Pumpkin Drop at Keith Mione Community Park in Mundelein. The pumpkins were sent to Midwest Organics Recycling, out of Wauconda.(11/4/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Volunteers Nicole Roth, Kate Hay, both 17, and Megan Rastrelli, 18, all of Mundelein and in the National Honor Society at Mundelein High School, share a laugh before throwing pumpkins into a dumpster to be used for compost during the Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s Annual Pumpkin Drop at Keith Mione Community Park in Mundelein. The pumpkins were sent to Midwest Organics Recycling, out of Wauconda.(11/4/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Volunteers Nicole Roth, Kate Hay, both 17, and Megan Rastrelli, 18, all of Mundelein and in the National Honor Society at Mundelein High School, throw pumpkins into a dumpster to be used for compost during the Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s Annual Pumpkin Drop at Keith Mione Community Park in Mundelein. The pumpkins were sent to Midwest Organics Recycling, out of Wauconda.(11/4/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Landon Van Arsdale, 7, of Mundelein holds his carved pumpkin he is about to throw into a dumpster to be used for compost during the Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s Annual Pumpkin Drop at Keith Mione Community Park in Mundelein. The pumpkins were sent to Midwest Organics Recycling, out of Wauconda.(11/4/18)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Pumpkins were thrown into a dumpster to be used for compost during the Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s Annual Pumpkin Drop at Keith Mione Community Park in Mundelein. The pumpkins were sent to Midwest Organics Recycling, out of Wauconda.(11/4/18)