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For Immediate Release:
THE
2007 LABADIE PIG GIG
PRESENTED
by
STATE FARM
Co-Sponsored by
COVENANT HEALTH CARE AND MEIJER
August 2nd – 5th, 2007
Bay City, MI –
The Labadie Pig Gig presented by State Farm is
set to kick off August 2nd through the 5th
in Veteran’s Memorial Park in Bay City.
Covenant Health Care and Meijer have joined with
Labadie & State Farm and other local sponsors to make
sure that the Boys and Girls Clubs of Bay County and
other area charities will have another successful
fundraising weekend! (Participating charities list
attached).
Advance tickets again will only be $5.00. We realize in
this day of high gas prices that family budgets could be
getting tighter. We are doing two things to keep the
price low – The first – Kids 12 and under are FREE!
What a great way to keep your kids happy for the
weekend! 2nd – we will be offering the
advance discount when you take your 7-Eleven Big Gulp,
Slurpee or coffee cup to participating State Farm agents
and both Labadie locations. Daily admission at the gate
will still only be $10.00. Weekend passes are only
$17.00! Again…kids 12 and under are FREE!
Our
goal is to provide a family friendly event that is
affordable for everyone in the community. Without the
support and sponsorship of the Labadie Family, the $5.00
advance ticket pricing would not be possible.
This Championship Rib Cook-off is the setting for
national competitors vying for the title of “The Best in
the Midwest”. We are excited to welcome rib champions
from around the country and even from around the world,
as the Aussom Aussie returns again! 2007 promises
some exciting new tastes, with numerous new rib
competitors all fired up to be crowned the champion!
Competitors so far includes Famous Dave’s of Saginaw,
Meats & Moore of Bay City, Willinghams BBQ of Minnesota
and of course one of our founders, Billy Bones BBQ from
Red Keg, MI! A new and exciting competitor this year is
Checkered Pig. Tommy Houston is the head chef of this
team who has led the country in braggin rights.
Checkered Pig won the National Rib Competition in Reno,
Nevada. You may have seen Tommy on the food channel
claiming rights to the Best BBQ in the country.
The
Labadie Pig Gig will also feature on-going entertainment
on the HealthPlus Family Stage. The family fun
will be non-stop and just as hot as the ribs that will
be served up all weekend long! Magic shows, clowns,
dance and musical performances will delight young and
old alike! In addition, a special appearance will be
made by Ronald McDonald courtesy of Larry & Diana Peters
of the Bay City McDonalds! Do a little performing
yourself and sing karaoke with Jay Samborn
Entertainment!
Pig
Racing returns to the Labadie Pig Gig as well! Several
individual races each day will provide fun you can bet
on! Back by popular demand, the pig races offer our
guests the chance to bet on their favorite pig and bring
home the bacon! The Red Cross will host the
races with all proceeds donated to their fundraising
efforts.
We are adding three new
events this year; The Pigalicious Tasting Trough, The
Dow Corning 5K race, and the Great Lakes Harley Davidson
Hog Heaven.
The Pigalicious Tasting
Trough is an exciting new food demonstration tent for
our attendees to learn professional cooking tips from
the experts! Area chefs, rib competitors, dieticians,
media personalities and food columnists will demonstrate
their culinary creations from appetizers, summer salads,
BBQ fare to desserts. There will be entertainment from
singing chefs to Barefoot Wine tasting. Samples will be
offered to compliment the fare when appropriate. Admission
to the tent is free for our guests. The Bay Arenac ISD
Career Center’s Culinary Arts class will be selling
lottery tickets for a chance to be able to taste the
savory dishes.
The Dow Corning 5K race
is a true test of commitment, not only to finish the
race but to the charities as well. The event is open to
all runners and walkers. The race begins at the Bay
County Community Center, travel along Bay County’s
Riverwalk and looping back to finish at the Labadie Pig
Gig festival grounds in Veterans Memorial Park. It’s a
great place to show your speed, endurance or your
support of our local charities. Log on to
www.Piggig.com for more
information.
The Great Lakes Harley
Davidson Hog Heaven is the perfect event for our
motorcycle friends. The event includes a parade, bike
contests on Saturday August 4th, a Teddy Bear
ride to Covenant Health Care’s Pediatric unit, and
special parking for motorcycles.
We
would like to take this opportunity to thank our
presenting sponsor for supporting the 2007 Labadie Pig
Gig, with special thanks to State Farm Insurance,
who will be hosting a hospitality tent to provide
additional covered seating for our patrons. We welcome
the many area State Farm agents who will be attending to
spread the “good neighbor” hospitality.
Another major sponsor is Meijer, who will be hosting the
Michigan Lottery Booth.
Meijer
is a tremendous addition to Bay City and the surrounding
communities and we appreciate their support.
For
all that fun in the sun, Covenant Health Care
will again be providing the Hospitality Tent as a place
to get out of the heat and enjoy your rib dinners.
Thanks to Covenant Health Care for helping out by
providing sunscreen again this year.
The
Boys and Girls Clubs of Bay County will staff the “Kids
Kraft” Center, which is sponsored by Meijer.
There will also be a Kids “U Build It’ area compliments
of Lowe’s. “Sand Art” and many more activities
and contests will be ongoing starting Thursday and
continuing throughout the weekend. Face painting will be
available to transform all the kids into little piggies
for the day!
Of
course, the most significant aspect of the Labadie Pig
Gig is the fundraising effort for the Boys and Girls
Clubs and other participating charities. We are proud to
share that with the efforts of our volunteers and the
continued support of our sponsors and patrons,
throughout the years we have managed to raise over
$600,000.00 for our worthwhile charities. The recipient
organizations use the donation to continue to keep our
area a great place to live and to raise our families.
Here’s to setting another record for Labadie Pig Gig
fundraising in 2007
The
Labadie Pig Gig will again this year host a “Celebrity
Rib Challenge” in which local media personalities
compete against each other with their own “secret
recipe” to win “The Best Celebrity Ribs”. Proceeds
generated during this competition will be donated to
worthwhile charities in the area. The general public can
try the ribs specially prepared by their favorite local
celebrity and vote for their favorite.
Thank you to Coors Light, Molson and Barefoot Wine;
which are distributed by Muehlenbeck Distributing, as
well as Coca-Cola who will be sponsoring the refreshment
tent! The Bay City JayCees will be hosting the
Coors Light tent as a fundraising effort again this
year!
The
Boys and Girls Club will operate the Casino Tent again
this year! Come spend time in Bay City’s own little Las
Vegas! Plus the Jaycees will host a Texas Hold’em
Tournament.
Don’t forget the rest of the fun games and contest going
on all weekend as well! The Jalapeno Eating Contest, Pig
Calling “Oink Oink”, Dunk Tank, Piggy Putting-green and
the Piggy Parade led by the Labadie Pig Gig Piggy.
We
would also like to thank all the additional sponsors
supporting the 2007 Labadie Pig Gig, especially Dow
Corning, Chemical Bank, The Bay
City Times, Arnold Sales, Coors Light, HealthPlus,
Coca-Cola, Art Van, Belle Tire, Great Lakes Harley
Davidson, Barefoot Wine, Sign Tec, Hamilton RV,
Blue Care Network of Michigan, The AmericInn, 7-Eleven,
Lowes, and The Michigan Lottery and Speed Net. In
addition, special thanks goes out to Batschke Garden
Center for donating the beautiful decorations at the
event entrance, VIP “Swine & Dine” tent and the Pig
Racing Area. As always, it’s sure to look great!
Returning for the second
year is the Rock by The Dock – which will feature
teen bands from the Bay Area showcasing the talent of
our young people. The event will run on Saturday,
August 4th, sponsored by the Bay Area
Community Foundation Youth Group.
Also, a special thanks to all of our media sponsors that
give their support to their fundraising event.
Again this year we will host the Give-a-way of the
Labadie Pig Gig Party Pick-up! One lucky winner will
receive a 2 year lease on a Toyota Tacoma Extended Cab
Pick-up complete with the Coors Light Grill N’ Chill on
the back as well as a years’ supply of Coors Light Beer,
Party Snacks compliments of Meijer and a year’s supply
of Barefoot Wine. Listeners of Citadel Radio stations,
WIOG, WHEELZ, WHNN AND Z-93 will be directed where to go
to register to win the lease on this fantastic truck
with the Coors Light Grill N’ Chill and all of the party
“goodies” to go along with it! A new twist this year to
the Labadie Pig Gig Party Pick-up promotion – Not only
can potential winners qualify by going to Citadel radio
remotes, but listen up, you can also qualify by singing
the new Labadie jingle on the air! Those singers can
win the truck and also the chance to star in a Labadie
TV commercial with Marc Labadie! The lucky winner will
be announced on Saturday, August 4th @ The
Labadie Pig Gig!
DoreAble
Entertainment, the organizing event company of the
Labadie Pig Gig is proud to have been part of this
fundraising event. According to Wendy Dore, the
festival organizer, “The Dore family lives in this
community and are proud to contribute along with our
sponsors, media representatives, city officials,
employees and volunteers to raise the funds for the
worthwhile work that our recipient charitable
organizations do to keep our area one of the best places
to live in this country”.
For
specifics log on to
www.piggig.com
For More Information
Contact:
Wendy Dore
Doreable Entertainment Inc.
(989) 684-0452 Phone
(989) 684-4173 Fax
wldore@yahoo.com
Labadie Pig Gig Rib-Fest
presented by State Farm
Entertainment line-up
Thursday, August 2, 2007
They
return to Bay City…
The Bay
City Rollers
http://www.piggig.com/entertainment-baycityrollers.htm
Hits
include:“Saturday Night”, “I Only Want To Be With
You”, “You Made Me Believe in Magic”
Friday, August 3, 2007
STYX
Legend
Dennis
DeYoung The Music of STYX
http://www.piggig.com/entertainment-styx.htm
Hits
Include:"Lady",
“Babe", “Renegade", “Come Sail Away”, “Mr. Roboto”,“Best
of Times” & more!
Saturday, August 4, 2007
90’s
Classic Rock / Pop Stars
Gin
Blossoms
http://www.piggig.com/entertainment-ginblossoms.htm
Hits
Include:"Hey
Jealousy”, “Follow You Down”, “Till I Hear From You”,
“Found Out About You”
Sunday- August 5, 2007
Country
Star
Mark
Wills
http://www.piggig.com/entertainment-markwills.htm
Hits
Include:
"19 Somethin”, “Wish You Were Here”, “Back At One”,
“When You Think Of Me”
LABADIE PIG GIG
SPONSORS
Labadie
State
Farm Insurance
Covenant Health Care
Meijer
Coca-Cola
Dow
Corning
HealthPlus
Coors
Light
Molson
AmericInn
Great
Lakes Harley Davidson
Arnold
Sales
7-Eleven
Barefoot Wine
Bay
City Times
Chemical Bank
Hamilton RV
Michigan Lottery
Lowe’s
Art
Van
Sign
Tec
McDonald’s
Blue
Care Network
Belle
Tire
Batschke’s Garden
Center
Outdoor Adventures
Speed
Net
LABADIE PIG GIG
RECIPIENT CHARITIES
The
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bay County
Literacy
Council
CORY Place
Bay
Arenac Community Living
Nathan
Weidner Children’s Advocacy Center
American
Red Cross
Johnny
Burke Children’s Foundation
Bay
County Women’s Center
Studio
23
Santa
House
Big
Brothers & Big Sisters
Bay
County Vietnam Veterans
The
Boys & Girls Clubs Auxiliary
Holy
Trinity Boy Scout Troop 111
Thunder
Bay Hockey Team
Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum
For More Information
Contact:
Wendy Dore
Doreable Entertainment Inc.
(989) 684-0452 Phone
(989) 684-4173 Fax
wldore@yahoo.com
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