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The Jackson-Vinton Farm Bureau’s annual Hog Wild Fundraiser has wrapped up, and 2025 has proven to be another year of fun, creativity, and community support!

🐖 Top Hog Winner

Slark’s Collision Center – Wrecky Bobby

With an impressive 48,506 votes ($485.06) collected in just seven days, Wrecky Bobby has officially been crowned Jackson County’s TOP HOG! Adding in Round 2, Slark’s Collision Center brought in a grand total of $507.24.

🏆 Special Awards

• People’s Choice Award: Happenings Bistro – Hog Wash with 44,150 votes ($441.50) in Round 1.

• Most Creative/Original Hog: Southern Ohio Smiles – Porky-go-round, the carousel pig.

• Facebook Likes Winner: Faith & Fitness – Sweetie the Swine with 228 likes.

📊 Round 1 & 2 – Top 15 Totals

Here are the Top 15 hogs (in no particular order):

• Arch & Eddies – Ms. Candy Sprinkles: $432.95 – 43,295 votes

• Brennan Family Pizzeria – Pizza Face: $67.26 – 6,726 votes

• Casa Grande of Jackson – Porky Piñata: $392.16 – 39,216 votes

• Clark Law Office – Cammo the Ham-O: $675.52 – 67,552 votes

• Davis Veterinary Services – “Apple”-solutely Wicked!: $98.63 – 9,863 votes

• Faith & Fitness – Sweetie the Swine: $267.44 – 26,744 votes

• Happenings Bistro – Hog Wash: $741.22 – 74,122 votes

• Holy Grounds Coffee – Green Bean: $240.64 – 24,064 votes

• Jackson Ag Service – Sunflower Susie: $431.24 – 43,124 votes

• Jackson County Banking Center – Granny Smith: $339.78 – 33,978 votes

• Peoples Bank – Harry Porker: $178.74 – 17,874 votes

• Sixth Sense Brewing – Hog Wash: $89.63 – 8,963 votes

• Slark’s Collision Center – Wrecky Bobby: $507.24 – 50,724 votes

• Southern Ohio Smiles – Porky-go-round: $516.25 – 51,625 votes

• Total Media – Elvis Pigsley: $117.92 – 11,792 votes

💰 Totals & Impact

• Round 2 raised $2,245.43 in just seven days.

• Combined Rounds 1 & 2, 662,523 total votes = $6,625.23 raised for scholarships and youth programs.

• Round 1 alone brought in $4,379.81 from all 40 pigs!

Mick Scott, JVFB President, shared:

“The second round of voting was very competitive, and they got very creative in raising money for their pigs this year. The community support has been incredible.”

Thank You to All Participants

Every business and community member who painted, decorated, and voted for a pig played a part in this year’s success. Even pigs outside the Top 15 made big contributions, from Mark Porter Auto Group’s 21,366 votes to small-but-mighty entries like Village Haircutters and Taylor Excavating.

This event, started 30 years ago, has grown from funding a single scholarship to providing six scholarships annually, along with supporting youth activities across Jackson and Vinton Counties.

Special Thanks

• FFA students from Wellston, Oak Hill & Jackson for helping shake coins from piggy banks and displaying Farm Bureau Queen photos.

• The Telegram for donating space to run the Piggy Pages so that all proceeds could go directly to the fundraiser.

The Jackson-Vinton Farm Bureau is grateful for the overwhelming support and can’t wait to continue growing this tradition next year!