October 9, 2012 (Cont'd) "It was so great to see how proud they all were of something they had accomplished, of making people laugh," Bodily says. She adds, "Just to watch people grow and think and problem- solve, and maybe get out of their comfort zone a little bit, is just fun and enormously gratifying." Dose of whimsy The community festivals are CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Sue Bodily, dressed as a pirate, pets a potbelly pig at the Utah Pirate Festival at the south Willard Bay Marina; Bodily sports a pair of pirate boots; this necklace is part of Bodily's costume of an Irish pirate queen; Bodily smiles for the camera during the Pirate Festival. Photos by KERA WILLIAMS Standard-Examiner enjoyable because they help break up the routine of the year, says Bryce Gregory of Washington Terrace, who was selling pirate flags and other items with his wife, Tiffany Sawyer, at Willard Bay State Park. "You celebrate the different seasons — you celebrate history," he says. And unlike some re-enactment groups that are sticklers for historical accuracy, the pirate event focuses on more of the whimsy of things, Gregory says. "This is just silly fun," adds Sawyer. Such activities bring together a variety of talented people and fulfill a need "for something besides just work and television," says Brenda Gordon of Ogden's Pack 'n Pounce Animal Rescue, which brought pens full of animals to the pirate event for children and adults to see and pet. As a festival organizer, Bodily is passionate about offering fun for the whole family, says Gordon, and has amazing stamina as well. "I can't imagine ... somebody with a family, with a full-time job and putting on three festivals a year," Gordon says. A soft spot A portion of the proceeds from the three festivals is donated to Pack 'n Pounce, which seems a natural choice for Bodily, who grew up around animals and lives 219