Bidding soars for Woodbury's pig

The bids just kept on coming.
It’s not unusual for the grand champion swine to bring top dollar at the annual 4-H livestock auction at the Jay County Fair. For years, the Jay Classroom Teachers Association has bought the animal, teaming up with Fisher Packing to make it the prize for a raffle raising funds for Special Olympics.
But Friday’s bidding was different.
Ten-year 4-H member Kameron Woodbury pledged half of the premium he received for his grand champ crossbred barrow would be donated to Special Olympics as well. And that provided a special spark.
A client of Jay-Randolph Developmental Services, Kameron is the son of Kevin and Kris Woodbury.
This time around, JCTA was joined in the bidding by dozens of friends, family and supporters.
Kameron, who wore the crown he received as king of the Jay County High School prom, blew a kiss to the crowd as the bidding started.
When the bidding closed, the total was just short of $4,000.
But as add-ons were contributed throughout the day, the amount soon topped $5,000 and was still rising.
Among those joining with the JCTA to purchase Kameron’s swine were Fort Recovery Construction and Equipment, Towell Family Show Pigs, Racster Jacks and Associates, Bob Schmit, at least half a dozen members of the McAbee family, Remember When, Matthews Feed and Grain, Bob Lee Farms, Dues and Sons, Adams Physical Therapy, Mike Leonhard, Clear Choice Chiropractic, JaMar TV and Appliances, Mike and Cindy Shawver, Ryan and Kelly Johnson, Hutzler Collision, Phil and Barb Stoltz, and a number of 4-H members.[[In-content Ad]]