The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) continues its viral ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’ promotion, and with only one week left in the tryouts, Iowa State Cyclone football players Dominique Orange and Carson Rhodes are the next-to-last members vying to join the initiative. The NIL (name, image, likeness) partnership aims to promote pork consumption, with more Iowa State student athletes being recruited for this fun and engaging campaign.
Dominique Orange, a junior defensive lineman from Kansas City, and Carson Rhodes, a freshman offensive lineman from Nevada, Iowa, are hoping to join the likes of Myles Purchase, Tyler Moore, Tommy Hamann, Caleb Bacon, Alec Cook, and Zach Lovett in the promotion, which launched last September. The campaign quickly gained traction, going viral on social media, capturing national media attention, and earning recognition as the Best NIL Deal of 2023.
The big question for Orange and Rhodes: Do their last names fit into the slogan ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’? Fans are invited to watch the video and see how their names might be worked in.
Supporting Local Food Banks In conjunction with their tryouts, IPPA will be donating $1,000 worth of pork to local food initiatives. Carson Rhodes’ participation will result in a donation to Cubbie’s Cupboard in Nevada, Iowa, while Dominique Orange’s involvement will see $1,000 worth of pork donated to the Food Equality Initiative in Lenexa, Kansas.
“Well, I didn’t think my last name would be worked into anything pork-related, but I’m really happy to try it,” Rhodes said. “Obviously, we had a really good time with it, and being from Iowa, I’ve been eating Iowa pork for a very long time. We have some great pork tenderloin spots in central Iowa. It’s hard to beat a good pork tenderloin.”
“I saw it on social media last year, and to be able to be a part of it this year is the coolest thing,” said Orange. “Being able to help out people back home is really a blessing.”
Pork Donations to Food Banks The following food banks and pantries will each receive $1,000 worth of pork as part of the ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’ campaign:
- Food Bank of the Rockies, Denver, CO (Myles Purchase)
- Food Bank of Iowa, Des Moines, IA (Tyler Moore)
- Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners, Plymouth, MN (Tommy Hamann)
- Lake Mills Food Shelf, Lake Mills, IA (Caleb Bacon)
- Food Bank for the Heartland, Omaha, NE (Alec Cook)
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida (Zach Lovett)
- Food Bank of Iowa, Des Moines, IA (Abu Sama III)
- St. Theresa Catholic Church Food Bank, Des Moines, IA (Isaiah Seymour)
- Mahomet Helping Hands Food Pantry, Mahomet, IL (Wyatt Bohm)
- Loving Hearts Outreach Food Pantry, Washington, MO (Trevor Buhr)
- Second Harvest Heartland Food Bank, Brooklyn Park, MN (Steve Klotz)
- River Bend Food Bank, Davenport, IA (Xavier Hamilton)
- Kossuth County Food Pantry, Algona, IA (Audi Crooks)
- First Church United Food Pantry, West Liberty, IA (Kelsey Joens)
- Derby Community Food Pantry, Derby, KS (Addy Brown)
- Denton Community Food Center, Denton, TX (Alisa Williams)
- Cubbie’s Cupboard, Nevada, IA (Carson Rhodes)
- Food Equality Initiative, Lenexa, KS (Dominique Orange)
October is ‘Porktober’ October is National Pork Month, or ‘Porktober’, and the final tryout video will be released on Monday, October 7th, where the judges — Purchase, Moore, Hamann, and Bacon — will decide the winner(s).
Hy-Vee Joins the Campaign Hy-Vee grocery stores are now promoting the ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’ campaign to encourage pork purchases. In-store displays featuring the Cyclone players have been set up in 200 Hy-Vee stores across the Midwest.
In conjunction with the campaign, Hy-Vee will give away free bacon for a year to 20 recipients and Blackstone Griddles to 10 recipients. To qualify, consumers simply need to purchase pork at any of the 200 participating Hy-Vee stores before October 31st and scan their Hy-Vee PERKS card at checkout. Hy-Vee operates grocery stores in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
All ‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’ videos are available on the Iowa Pork Producers Association’s Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube channels.
