Twenty-one community leaders, business professionals, educatorsand Philadelphia media figures puckered up to plant one on a pig inthe finale of the second-annual Kiss-a-Pig Financial LiteracyFundraiser sponsored by the $1.4 billion TruMark Financial CreditUnion in Trevose, Pa.

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The pig kissing took place on Oct. 3 at the Piazza at Schmidt'sin Philadelphia where the participants showed some love to Bubbles,a resident of an area farm.

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This year's event raised more than $35,000, more than doublinglast year's inaugural pig kissing from TruMark.

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“Pennsylvania public schools have witnessed huge cuts in theirbudgets with more proposed in the upcoming year. As a result, vitalprograms will be eliminated,” the credit union said in astatement.

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“The Kiss A Pig Financial Literacy Fundraiser will provide muchneeded resources to teach the fundamentals of saving, borrowing,and investing, making a positive influence on the financial futuresof young adults,” TruMark Financial said.

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