Editor,
Saying “thank you” doesn’t seem enough after seeing the outpour of generosity from our community in helping the Pigfest be the success it was Aug. 10.
The committee would like to thank our major sponsors, Island Thrift, People’s Bank and Oak Harbor Motors. Your support and belief in the success of Oak Harbor’s first sanctioned barbecue contest is greatly appreciated.
It made us want to work harder and allowed us to show our community and the visitors from out of town that not only is Oak Harbor a destination place, but it’s a town that works together as a whole.
We want to give a shoutout to the City of Oak Harbor for being patient to our need for street closures and allowing us to utilize the space needed for the barbecue judges. It made our job easier and showed PNWBA, which had never been to Oak Harbor or experienced the accommodations that isn’t given at other competitions, what a wonderful community we have.
How lucky we were to have such great weather. Saar’s Market Place donated more than 60 bags of ice and 3,000 water bottles to help on that hot sunny day. Food Services of America lent a refrigerated truck.
We were able to bring in a new game feature that included balls and water for the kids with Sea-Tac Shuttle’s sponsorship. Whidbey Tech Solutions helped in sponsoring a covered area so we could eat without the sun beating down on us.
Without the BBQ Joint, Seabolt’s and Sho Nuff BBQ, which cooked hundreds of pounds of pork, we wouldn’t have enjoyed the delicious lunch of barbecue pork served by the Soroptimists, who volunteer every year for this fundraising event.
Our other sponsors included Winderemere Real Estate, Whidbey Island Bank, Jet City, Stewart Title, Walmart, Frontier, Whidbey News-Times, Guild Mortgage, Boeing, Les Schwab, New Leaf, P&L Construction and Ace Hardware.
This event was successful because of your help and donations. We could not have done this without you.
We can’t forget the volunteers who worked before and after the event because they believe in the importance of helping and giving back to the community.
Of course, we must also thank the community. Your donations exceeded our expectations.
We look forward to working with you all over again at the next Pigfest, set for Aug. 9, 2015.
Maria McGee
Fidalgo Avenue Merchants Association
