Purple Pig event to raise money for Relay for Life

Published 5:00 pm Thursday, April 29, 2010

The Purple Pig Bake Sale and Event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Astoria Transit Center, 900 Marine Drive. There will also be activities for children, a weekend getaway raffle and a Smooch the Pig Contest. Helping with the event will be John Chapman from 9-4-9 Music Matters and the new MY 99.7.

For the Smooch the Pig Contest, donate towards Skip Hauke of the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce, Cindy Howe of the Sunset Empire Transportation District or Deborah Boone, Oregon State Representative, District 32 before 2 p.m. Wednesday. All donations from this fundraising event will go to the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, supporting cancer research to find a cure.

Drop locations for donations are: the Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce, Astoria Transit Center and Clatsop Community Bank in Seaside and Astoria. Whoever winds up with the most money, Hauke, Howe or Boone, must smooch the pig.

Marketplace