It's not the usual colour you'll find the fall gourd, but pink pumpkins have taken over Cornwall.
They're all in support of Emilie Bonneville, a young mother who's battling breast cancer for the second time.
At 27, Bonneville received her first diagnosis. She had a tumour removed and underwent chemotherapy. But after her annual mammogram earlier this month, she received more tough news.
"I was diagnosed about three weeks ago with another tumour in my other breast," she says. "So we're starting the journey all over again."
At just 30-years-old, Bonneville is set to undergo a double mastectomy.
"The first time, you're really scared about everything," she recalls. "The second time I think you're really in awe...it's not a fun time."
Bonneville is the captain of a team for the CIBC Run for the Cure, which happens on October 4th. Some neighbours can't take part because they have kids and others missed a fundraiser, so they decided to do their own.
"In the neighbourhood, there's 67 houses...we would sell pumpkins," says Christine Andrews, who lives across the street from Bonneville.
But not just any pumpkins. Andrews and others decided to paint them pink and decorate them, all in support of Bonneville.
"We're going to buy 200, decorate them, sell them door-to-door...that was the project," she says.
But word spread quickly both online and in local media. The first night they posted on Facebook, they sold 75 pumpkins. A few days later, that number had jumped to over 400.
When all was said and done, the group had painted, decorated and sold 750 pink pumpkins.
"I took a picture and one of the neighbours was out for a walk. She walked up the driveway and started to cry," says Andrews. "It gets you feeling emotional when you start seeing the reactions of it."
People stopped by the neighbourhood all day, not only to pick up their pumpkins but for support.
"It's unbelievable," says long-time family friend Donna Raymond Walker. "The community is really, really good, lots of support and we're all here for Em."
"I knew that I lived in a great community, but it means that much more after going through something hard like this," says Bonneville.
The group has been inundated with requests for pumpkins, but unfortunately they won't be making any more this year. The team is still taking donations for the Run for the Cure. To donate to Emilie's team, click here.
