Thank you to our sponsors, partners, volunteers and attendees!
The Silicon Valley Pig Jig raised over $350K for NephCure Kidney International!
The second annual Silicon Valley Pig Jig which took place on Saturday, October 5th 2019 at Excite Ballpark was a huge success! Live music, line dancing, beer garden, craft vendors and kids zone kept attendees busy while corporate sponsors participated in a friendly amateur BBQ competition. All proceeds raised benefit NephCure Kidney International.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY
- Andy Schatzman from Devcon Construction was this year’s Honorary Chairman
- Over 1,500 attendees
- 28 patient families attended – Two families from Chicago and one from Colorado Springs.
- 28 teams participated in the BBQ competition
- Approximately 150 volunteers to ensure that the event ran smoothly
- Core committee of 22 dedicated volunteers
- Live music from Haley & Michaels, Teddy Robb, Seaforth, Robert Counts and Chris Giles, COO of the Oakland A’s
- Shopping from local artisan vendors
- Local brews in the Beer Garden
- Great family fun in the Kids Zone
- Amazing support from our sponsors and in kind donors
Core Volunteer Committee 
Chris Giles 
Andy Schatzman, Honorary Chair 
Volunteers 
Patient Families
2019 BBQ Results
The BBQ pit was a happening place on Saturday, October 5th as teams competed in a friendly BBQ competition. Team members, guests and VIP attendees were able to visit the pit and watch the teams in action.
Teams competed in four categories – tri-tip, ribs, wild card and overall. Entries were judged by a panel of California BBQ Association judges.
Overall Grand Champions
- 1st place: Rosendin Electric
- 2nd place: Veregy Consulting
- 3rd place: Alpine Electronics
- 4th place: Communication & Control
- 5th place: Joseph J Albanese
Top Winners: Tri-tip
- 1st place: Veregy Consulting
- 2nd place: Preston Pipelines
- 3rd place: Joseph J. Albanese
- 4th place: Rosendin Electric
- 5th place: Alpine Electronics
Top Winners: Ribs
- 1st place: Rosendin Electric with a perfect score of 180 points
- 2nd place: Munne Pig Roasting Company
- 3rd place: Veregy Consulting
- 4th place: West Coast Sheet Metal
- 5th place: Backyard Boys
Top Winners: Wildcard
- 1st place: Joseph J Albanese
- 2nd place: Silicon Valley Mechanical
- 3rd place: Environmental Systems Inc
- 4th place: Communication & Control
- 5th place: Frontier Ford
Best Tailgate – voted by Nephcure patients
- 1st place: Elecor Electric – with a Game Day set including Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit
- 2nd place: Cupertino Electric
- 3rd place: Lee’s Imperial Welding
