As many Preble Countians very well know…. the World Famous Preble County Pork Festival took place over the weekend.  It is, truly, a pretty nifty community event.  A big festival.  Lots of pigs, and pork, and people.

And I will tell you this much.

The people who host the festival… the ones who roll up their sleeves and make it happen… the tireless volunteers…. those folks are truly, TRULY, nifty.

I have been involved in The Pork Fest for a couple of years now.  As with everything, there are very good and amazing things about this event … and some parts that need improving.  But as Preble County goes… it is one of the biggest affairs our community has ever known.
The festival was born in 1970.  That is 43 years ago.   A long time indeed.
And, since its inception, this non-profit organization has donated 1.7 million dollars back to the Preble County Community.

So I stand up and give a round of applause to all of those who coordinated, volunteered, worked, and cheered this event on.

It is a good thing, when a community can come together, and show pride in something.

We are losing this in society…. I think.

People speak in broad terms of world peace, and global awareness.  These are truly important things, indeed.  But until you start at home…. not throwing trash out of your car window,  showing an act of kindness to someone at school, or at work….. volunteering at a local festival… or for a community group….

Well, I truly believe that is where it starts.   For all of us.  For the “WE” of us.  At the very heart of things.  At home.

Yep….  and this little piggy went….. WE, WE, WE……  all the way home.

“Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.” – Aristotle

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi