This weekend's Apple n' Pork Festival in Clinton is the biggest fundraiser of the year for numerous groups in DeWitt County and a local non-profit's director told Regional Radio News of the importance of this upcoming weekend.
The CH Moore Homestead allows non-profit groups to set up on their vast grounds and sell food items. Executive Director of the Clinton YMCA, Rennie Cluver indicates he sees the benefits of the festival from all sorts of perspectives.
For the YMCA, they can bank around $10,000 in an Apple n' Pork weekend. When you compare that number to their targeted $100,000 target with their Strong Kids campaign, Cluver says it may not seem significant but it is.
Cluver says if the YMCA did not have the Apple n' Pork weekend, they would probably have to come up with two, if not three, additional fundraisers through the course of the rest of the year.
The YMCA's pork chop sandwiches have been a staple at the festival for many years. They are located almost directly straight out the front door of the CH Moore Homestead off Woodlawn Road.
The Apple n' Pork Festival is this Saturday and Sunday in Clinton.
