Hogs for the Cause

Remember last year how I aggravated many of you with weekly missives extolling the virtues of pork eating by the Mississippi River? Well since that was such a hit, it is time to bother you some more.

Hogs for the Cause is back and better than ever. This year we invade the Fly on Saturday, March 6th, and in addition to roasting a whole pig on a spit and smoking a few butts, Becker and I are proud to introduce the Louisiana High on the Hog Pork Cook-Off. So if you love cooking the pig as much as us, enter your favorite pork dish. Winner will receive not only prizes, fame, and notoriety, but also an enormous bronzed pig trophy.

The entry fee is $50 per team and participants are encouraged to sign up early. Not only will the results be based on each team's dish, but also whichever team raises the most money will receive points towards becoming the Louisiana High on the Hog Champion. The competition is not limited to just barbecue or whole hog - literally any dish with pork as the star can be entered. For more info visit the Hog's website.

We also have t-shirts and koozies for sale, which make wonderful gifts. As you may remember, last year our cause was Ben Sarrat, Jr. Little Ben is still fighting DIPG, a rare form of childhood brain cancer. We were so moved and touched by Ben's story that we decided to keep our focus on DIPG and have established a DIPG Cancer Fund which we will use to fund cancer research and treatment options for those children facing this rare disease. With your help this year, we hope to raise $20,000. You can learn more about Ben and DIPG by checking out his blog.

Sign up your team, donate, or get involved today. No matter what,' we hope to see you on March 6th from sun up to sun down at the Fly. And don't worry, we are aware that Eric Clapton is slated to appear at the Baby Dome that night. If he gets finished with his acoustic set of Derek and the Dominoes songs early enough, we will let him go sound check.

www.hogsforthecause.org

Get involved today.