Published October 18. 2024 01:43PM
By LOU WHEELAND
Special to The Press
It was Kiss the Piglet at the Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation, South Whitehall on Sept. 20.
The unsuspecting piglet was tasked with being kissed by either Lehigh County Executive Phillips Armstrong or Cedarbrook Director/Administrator Jason Cumello, whomever raised the lesser amount of money for the Cedarbrook Auxiliary.
As it turned out, the “winner” or more likely the “loser” was Armstrong having raised a mere $93 compared to Cumello’s $110.
Cedarbrook residents gathered in the auditorium to witness the spectacle and cheer on their favorite loser.
The four-month-old girl piglet arrived on time from Hillside Acres Farm, Lenhartsville, in the company of farm owner Matt Olmstead.
An important of the pageant was the naming of this little girl by the staff and residents.
Numerous names were suggested, but the consensus was for “Brook” in honor of Cedarbrook.
When the moment arrived for the kiss, Armstrong very carefully held the little girl up and kissed “Brook.”
Not wanting to miss the excitement, Cumello was not at all hesitant to kiss the beautiful little piglet.
Arriving in style for the “Kiss the Pig” challenge at Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation, South Whitehall, was “Brook” a 10-pound 4-month-old piglet from Hillside Acres, Lenhartsville. She was being held by Matt Olmstead, owner of the farm.
Lehigh County Executive Phillips Armstrong and Cedarbrook Director Jason Cumello were anxious to see who raised the lesser amount of donations for the Cedarbrook Auxiliary and would then need to kiss Brook, the piglet.
press photos by Lou WheelandAnd the moment of truth is announced by Cedarbrook Auxiliary Secretary Emily Strohl. Phillips Armstrong lost to Jason Cumello by $17.
Cedarbrook Director Jason Cumello proudly displays his winning trophy at the “Kiss the Pig” fundraiser for the Cedarbrook Auxiliary on Sept. 20.
You be the judge, did Lehigh County Executive Phillips Armstrong really kiss that beautiful piglet or not?
There’s no doubt that Cedarbrook Director Jason Cumello kissed “Brook” and gave her a hug at the Cedarbrook Auxiliary Sept. 20 fundraiser.
Cedarbrook resident Veronica Honsel, a Northampton native, wasn’t at all shy to kiss “Brook” at the fundraiser.
Allentown native Ellie Retchtler gives “Brook” a big smooch at the Cedarbrook Auxiliary fundraiser.
