Cary-Kildaire Rotary Club, Cary, NC

Announcing the 22nd Annual

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Senior Center at Bond Park

High House Road, Cary

4:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Tickets: Adults $9.00 / Children 12 and under $6.00 / Take out available

The 22nd Annual Pig Pickin' in the Park" will be held by the Cary-Kildaire Rotary Club on Saturday, June 7, 2008 at the Cary Senior Center located in Bond Park adjacent to the Bond Park Community Center.

The annual Pig Pickin' in the Park charity event supports the James Atkins Memorial Scholarship and Humanitarian Fund that has provided scholarships to deserving students in our community for the past 22 years. Giving $1,000 in its first year, the Fund now provides $13,500 annually. As a result, the Cary-Kildaire Rotary Club is currently able to provide the following scholarships from the Fund:

Four scholarships to students at four year schools, renewable each year if academic criteria are met.
Two scholarships for second year Wake Technical Community College students
One Bill Phelps Memorial Scholarship to a deserving individual from the Boys and Girls Home at Lake Waccamaw, NC.

Over the past 22 years, the James Atkins Memorial Scholarship and Humanitarian Fund and Bill Phelps Memorial Scholarship has helped over 40 students pursue a university degree. Students selected by the Cary-Kildaire Rotary Club are outstanding in many ways - academics, school activities, community service, leadership potential and need.

James Atkins was a charter member of Cary-Kildaire Rotary Club. Most notable was James' leadership while serving on the Wake County Board of Education during the merger years in the late '70s. His community and church activities were numerous and varied, allowing him to touch the lives of many, which is what the Cary-Kildaire Rotary Club has tried to emulate with the annual Pig Pickin' in the Park. James' creed was "Never take more out of the community than you are willing to put back in."

The event itself is a great way to enjoy an evening with the family that includes a live bluegrass band, face painting, door prizes and an appearance by a friendly clown and our very own Cary Fire Department.