Waynesburg University hosted its annual Harvestfest Thursday, Oct. 26. The event, which was sponsored by Student Senate, has clubs and opportunity to fundraise donations for charitable causes. In years past, the money raised by each organization’s table went directly to that club or organization. This year, the money each organization raised was donated to a charity or cause of that group’s choice.

For the Student Senate’s table, the proceeds of their activity were donated to “Project Bundle Up,” a Pittsburgh-based charity that provides coats and other pieces of clothing to children. Claire Wherthey, a freshman senator, worked the table and explained that Project Bundle Up gives warm clothes to kids in the area.

“We are really trying to give back to the kids in [Greene County] through our donation,” said Wherthey.

The Student Senate table fundraised with a one-dollar mini pumpkin painting activity. They also had a free leaf rubbing activity available for people who didn’t have an interest in pumpkin painting.

In one of Harvestfest’s annual traditions, is Pumpkin Bowling, held the campus radio station, WCYJ-FM, pumpkin bowling. The tournament consists of three rounds: an entry round of 8 people, quarterfinals of 4 contestants, and finally the two winners from that round advance to the final round.

Among the contestants was President Douglas G. Lee. Lee advanced to the finals where he bowled against freshman journalism major, Drew Hreha. Ultimately Lee won, making it his fourth victory.

“The buildup over the past six months has been unbearable,” said Lee. “I really love to be interacting with all the students. They’re all great people.”

With this year being Lee’s fifth time competing in pumpkin bowling, he currently sits with a record of four wins. His first and only loss came against RJ Leise, a 2016 Waynesburg alumnus, in his second year in the tournament.

“I’ve heard rumors that President Lee was pretty good so I had to bring my A-game,” said finalist Hreha.

Hreha said he did not expect to do as well as he did throughout the event, but was able to roll his way to the finals. He is also “absolutely going to enter again next year” and try to get to the finals for a rematch with Lee.

Lee participated in the Sociology and Human Services club’s table for people to play Connect Four against one another. Ashley Young, senior sociology major and president of the club, said the club would be donating the proceeds of the game to help a quadriplegic man with his medical bills and rehabilitation.

“I really like the aspect of the donations going towards [a cause] and not the clubs themselves,” said Young. “[Harvestfest] is a nice way to get the people on campus and the people of the community interacting.”