Giving Back
The Morton Pumpkin Festival is a fund raiser for the Morton Chamber of Commerce, a local non-profit organization that strives to strengthen local business and enhance the Village of Morton. In addition to using festival revenue to support their general operations, the Morton Chamber of Commerce donates thousands of dollars each year to other, local non-profit organizations that assist in the operations of the festival. In past years, festival revenues have also been used to support the creation of new organizations including the Morton Community Foundation and the Morton Economic Development Council.
This year, the Morton Chamber of Commerce will be directing a portion of the revenue generated from the Morton Pumpkin Festival to a key community project, the Morton Downtown Plaza. The Downtown Plaza is a new community gathering space and destination that will be located on Main Street in the heart of Morton’s downtown district. A detailed 3-dimensional Plaza design will be unveiled by the Morton Economic Development Council and the Village of Morton during this year’s Morton Pumpkin Festival. The community hopes to begin construction on the new plaza by the spring of 2014.
Non Profit Partners 2012
This year, the following non profit organizations will receive a portion of the revenue from the Morton Pumpkin Festival through their support of festival activities and operations:
Bethel Lutheran School
Blessed Sacrament School
Boy Scout Troop 178
Grundy Elementary School PTO
Jefferson Elementary School Administration
Jefferson Elementary School PTO
Lettie Brown Elementary School PTO
Lincoln Elementary School PTO
Masonic Lodge of Morton
MHS Basketball Team
MHS Football Team
MHS Softball Team
Morton Kiwanis Club
Morton Tennis Association
Morton Tourism Association
Morton Youth Baseball Association
Rotary Club of Morton
Tazewell County Resource Center
We Care
Past Year Contributions
The Morton Chamber of Commerce has contributed thousands of dollars to local nonprofit organizations and projects through the revenue generated by the Morton Pumpkin Festival. Here is a history of contributions over the past decade:
2001 - $11,000
2002 - $15,250
2003 - $16,500
2004 - $17,000
2005 - $17,500
2006 - $5,000
2007 - $25,000
2008 - $5,000
2009 - $35,000
2010 - $40,000
2011 - $13,118
