. UPDATE: OCTOBER 10th 2009 Jennifer and Jason were able to pay off ALL of their hospital bills and doctor debt with the $20,000 raised at this years Pig Bowl! Unfortunately Jennifer has just learned that they do not have enough space for her at the Seattle Trial. Jennifer was offered some additional (much stronger […]
The Following Information was written prior to Pig Bowl 2009 Jennifer has lived in the Columbia River Gorge her entire life. She attended Chenowith Middle School, where she had Mrs. Leona Magill for the sixth grade, and continued on to graduate from Wahtonka High School in 1994. Jennifer also attended Western Culinary Institute, […]
The following Information was received by Brandon Walter on September 15th 2023: Since being the recipients of the Pig Bowl in 2008 a lot of things have changed in a positive direction for the family. Brandon has gotten back to good health and is still working for Klickitat PUD since 2007. He has also continued […]
The following information was recieved in an email from Rocky Garland Songer in September 2009… I just wanted to tell you how much the Pig Bowl impacted our lives back in 2007. I used part of the money to get braces for my foster son, Chris, since the state kept refusing to do so and […]
The following information was written by Barbara Mann in September 2009… I was on dialysis until the end of 2006 and in January of 2007 my case-worker called and asked me to come in. I remember I was there at exactly 5:30pm on the 9th and the kidney came in at 5am the next morning. […]
2004 was the only year the Pig Bowl was not played for a specific person or family. A recipient was not located in time for the event so organizers decided to have each team pick their own charity. Les Schwab played for ACCLAIMING CHRIST THROUGH SPORTS and the Cops played for the LOCAL SPECIAL OLYMPICS. Because the […]
The following information was written by Melissa Bagge on September 1st, 2009 Christian and Melissa Bagge are now living in The Dalles, Oregon with their 2 year old son, Noah, and thier dog Macie. Both Christian and Melissa are working part time, and Christian is a reserve police officer for The Dalles Police Department. In […]
The following information was written by Rhonda Funk on October 28th, 2008 It is hard to believe it has been five years since Willie was given the wonderful blessing of being the Pig Bowl Fundraiser Recipient. It is hard to put into words how amazing it was to watch the recording of the Cops VS […]
http://www.soor.org/ Special Olympics Oregon Inspire greatness. No other maxim could be more fitting for Special Olympics Oregon, an organization that, at every level, flourishes or fails on its ability to empower individuals. It applies, of course, to the remarkable athletes who, by their very greatness, inspire the staff, board, and volunteers, and extends to excite […]
Peter was 38 years of age at the time of his tragic death on Hwy 97 on 07-18-07. He would have been 39 on 07-27-07. His life was taken by an out-of-control 20yr old who typified the youth that Peter had tried to get back on track in his 3 years as Klickitat Co. Sheriff’s […]