Olympic silver-medal winning synchronized diving duo Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon will appear for a meet and greet for one day only at the Minnesota State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 25, in the second iteration of their partnership with the Minnesota Pork Board.
Minnesota Pork Board says fairgoers will have the opportunity to meet the athletes from 1 to 5 p.m., see their Paris 2024 silver medals, and learn about pork nutrition at Minnesota Pork Board’s “Olympic Zone” tent. The tent will be located on Aug. 25 only at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on the corner of Wright Avenue and Underwood Street.
Special activities will take place from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and will include a children’s fitness station, a pork nutrition table, a photo booth, and the opportunity to order ‘Cook ‘n Bacon’ themed t-shirts. Minnesota Pork Board said proceeds from the shirts will be donated to local food bank, Second Harvest Heartland, aligning with Minnesota pig farmers’ mission to invest in people and communities.
“The tent will serve as a promotional event to make fairgoers aware of pork as a protein and the care Minnesota pig farmers have for pigs, people, and the planet. Cook and Bacon made their silver-medal winning dive at the Paris Olympics on July 27. Now back in the U.S., the duo continues their promotion of pork as a lean protein of choice at the Great Minnesota Get Together,” Minnesota Pork Board said in a release.
Bacon, a University of Minnesota alumni, and Cook, who calls Minnesota home while training with Bacon, began a partnership with the Minnesota Pork Board promoting pork nutrition earlier this summer.
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