6. April 4, 1993
1993 was the first year a local charity became involved. Arnsberger recalls that “several people pointed out the wisdom of making the thing a charity event … the chance to give something back to the community, all that. It took me a while to find a charity who would have us, though.” Meals on Wheels and the Capital Area Food Bank passed up the opportunity to be affiliated with the big silly pig party, but United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) was more than happy to become the event’s charity beneficiary and receive 51% of the proceeds. This was also the third year for the various SPAMALYMPICS™ events: the SPAM® Toss, the SPAM® Relay, and the SPAM® Cram (now the SPAMBURGER™ Eating Contest).This article appears in March 31 • 2000.