N.S. news: Hantsport woman raising money through sculpting pumpkins [Video]

You could call Cathy Dunbar a Jack-O-Lantern of all trades.

The Hantsport, N.S., senior’s vehicle is filled to the brim with the orange squash, and will be for the month of October.

“I know I’ve done over 50 pumpkins,” says Dunbar. “I think I have the 50th in my trunk right now, and I only started last Thursday.”

She spoke with CTV Atlantic while on her way to drop off dozens of her sculpted pumpkins at Stirling Farm Market in Greenwich, N.S.

During the month of October, Dunbar anticipates she’ll sculpt and carve images onto more than a hundred pumpkins. For five years now, it has been a way to share her creativity with the community, while also raising funds for the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia (A.S.N.S.).

Sculpting start

Dunbar started sculpting and carving pumpkins in 1995 after picking up a carving kit while on a trip in the United States. She still uses the original carving tool she purchased …