Ohio Pork Council donates pork after IU’s Big 10 Football Championship

INDIANAPOLIS – What started as a friendly wager between two neighboring states’ pork associations on the outcome of last weekend’s Big 10 football championship game between Ohio State and Indiana University has turned into a big win for everyone in the end – especially for those Hoosier families in need of high-quality protein during the holidays.

Indiana Pork Board director Jackie Ponder Bowman accepts the Ohio Pork Council donation from Ohio pig farmer Clark Jordan. The $2,000 will be used to buy and distribute ground pork through the Hoosier Hogs to Homes program.

“Congratulations to the Indiana Hoosiers on their win over Ohio State,” said Josh Trenary, Indiana Pork’s Executive Director. “We are pleased to accept the $2,000 donation to our Hoosier Hogs to Homes program from the Ohio Pork Council. During this holiday season, we are thankful to be able to provide nutritious protein to those in need.”

This pork donation by the Ohio Pork Council should provide roughly 2,400 servings of pork to Hoosier families.

Receiving the donation on behalf of Indiana Pork was pork producer Jackie Bowman Ponder, of Greenwood, Indiana, who serves on the Indiana Pork board of directors as well as the National Pork Producers Council’s board of directors. “Indiana pig farmers are passionate about feeding our neighbors,” said Ponder. “We know how great the need is around the holiday season, so we are excited that the Ohio Pork Council wanted to make this friendly bet, and the IU Hoosiers came out as the winner!”

“The goal is to help ensure our communities are getting the assistance they need in terms of protein, and we’re happy to do our part to make it happen,” said Clark Jordan, an Ohio pig farmer from Eaton, Ohio, who serves on the Ohio Pork Council board of directors. “It’s a great feeling to know that we’re helping out families on both sides of the state line, which definitely helps ease any bruised egos after the big game.”

About Indiana Pork

Since our establishment in 1953, we have been committed to Indiana’s pork farmers and their families. During the first year of our non-profit formation, a few hundred farmers committed themselves to promoting their product. Today, there are more than 2,200 pig farmers in Indiana.

To learn more about Indiana Pork, visit www.IndianaPork.org or call 317-872-7500. To make a donation to Hoosier Hogs to Homes, click here.