Calling All Hogs

I know I know, the title of today's post seems very strange, but please keep reading, trust me it's for a great child and a wonderful cause.

From Hogs for the Cause website...


Hogs for the Cause is an opportunity for friends and foes alike to come together under the banner of the pig to support a worthy cause.

This year the proceeds will go to Ben Sarrat, Jr. Little Ben is an amazing 5 year old boy from New Orleans who was diagnosed with a Diffuse Pontine Glioma (a rare inoperable brain tumor) in Nov 2008.

Come join us while we roast pigs on a spit as well as smoke pigs, oysters, and chickens. Plenty of drinks intended for adults and other food as well.

What we mostly ask from you, is to participate. You can do this in a myriad of ways: buy a t-shirt, help out at the event, donate money and lots of it, donate items, spread the word, or just come and have a good time.


I invite you to check out the following sites, it links you to Ben's blog as well as Hogs For The Cause's FB event page. Please check out Ben's site and read his story and check out how Ben is doing right now. Please join me in praying for Ben and his family.

Ben's Blog

Hogs For The Cause FB event page

Hogs For The Cause webpage

For those who may not be familiar with Ben, he is a 5 year old boy from New Orleans. I have come to know Pirate Ben's mother, Erin, via a new DIPG Google group. It is a newly created DIPG support group for parents, family, friends and all supporters of DIPG and other childhood cancers. I invite all of you to visit the Google DIPG group and please consider joining and inviting other to join as well. I know that the Google group can be another wonderful resource for the DIPG community. I strongly encourage everyone to utilize as many DIPG resources as possible, leave no stone unturned in this battle for cure.

Let's all help make this event a huge success.

God Bless.

Rich ~Angel Matthew's Dad~
DIPG Parent