- December 4, 2025
Emilee Ruck and Adyson Doherty, seniors with Seabreeze Allied Health. Courtesy photo
Maggie Harris, president of Seabreeze Allied Health Academy (middle) and Seabreeze High School principal's daughters. Courtesy photo
Students help unload pumpkins at Grace Lutheran Church. Courtesy photo
Joseph Fontanelli, student at St Brendan's Catholic School. Courtesy photo
Grace Lutheran Church congregation members: Scott and Hope Nattinger, and Ellie Faust, who has been volunteering at the pumpkin patch for 18 years and has managed it since 2021. Courtesy photo
Students from St. Brendan's Catholic School. Courtesy photo
Ryan Burley and Isabella Fontanelli. Courtesy photo
Local students helped unload over 700 pumpkins at Grace Lutheran Church on Saturday, Oct. 4, preparing for the church's annual pumpkin patch.
Many of the students were from Seabreeze High School's Allied Health Academy, with others from St. Brendan's Catholic School and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, according to an emailed to the Observer.
"The pumpkin truck was two hours late, so the kids had to stick around or leave and return," the email states. "They were an incredible help!"
Some church congregation members and locals helped set up, unload pumpkins and clean up. Grace Lutheran Church extends its gratitude.
The church is also hosting three events in the coming days:
Grace Lutheran Church is located at 338 Ocean Shore Blvd., at the corner of Neptune Avenue and A1A.
