Despite the recent weather, with temperatures in the upper 80s, it is the start of the fall season. There are many different mile markers of the fall season at Waynesburg University including Jacket Fest, Homecoming, 5K’s and pumpkin spice-everything. But there is a new event that students could add to their fall and Homecoming season to-do list.

The Student Activities Board will be hosting “Painting with Pallets: Create Your Own Pumpkin” Monday, Oct. 9, at 4 p.m. in the BeeHive, with the help of The Weekly Buzz.

The Weekly Buzz is a group of people from the Waynesburg University community who take old wooden pallets and restore and recycle them into various creative functional pieces or artsy decorations. The group is made up Graduate Assistants Erin Kern and Ryan Smith and Admissions Counselor Kyle Digiandomenico.

The name, The Weekly Buzz, comes from the group creating something unique once a week. The group started out making the repurposed pieces for themselves but ultimately decided to share their work and creativity with everyone else.

The Weekly Buzz made the pumpkin pallets for the “Painting with Pallets: Create Your Own Pumpkin” event by reshaping regular wooden pallets. Because these pieces are handmade, there is only a limited amount of them available for students to customize with paint. Sophomore Mikayla Hagerty, co-chair of the Publicity Committee in the Student Activities Board, stressed the fact that there is a limited amount of opportunities.

“Because The Weekly Buzz took the time to gather the materials and make each and every pumpkin, they only had so much time to make so many,” said Hagerty. “In order for students to guarantee their spot, they have to either sign up on MyConnect or stop into student services.”

Hagerty explained that what makes the event so attractive to many of the students is the low cost with a price of only five dollars.

“It is a fun and creative event to get people involved in,” said Hagerty. “You could go with a group of friends and celebrate the beginning of fall and celebrate the autumn mind-set.”

Hanging out with friends is not the only appealing factor of the event.

“You are getting the opportunity to only pay five dollars to paint a completely custom and unique decoration for your dorm,” said Hagerty. “You can make it look however you want.”

If students like the idea of what they are doing, The Weekly Buzz has a Facebook page under the same name that showcases their other creations.

These pieces can range from a simple decoration, to something with a functional use, which are available for purchase. If anyone has a custom idea for something they want made, they can submit it to The Weekly Buzz through a private message to see if making the desired piece is possible.