This past November, we teamed up with Feeding Pennsylvania and PA Eats for the inaugural “Hops For Hunger”, a month-long fundraising campaign to raise funds for Pennsylvanians facing hunger.
Craft breweries across the state (see the full list below) donated proceeds in a variety of ways: beer sales, hosting special events, offering roundup options on bills, and more. There were a few events that took place to raise additional money towards the total, The (Milk) Tube-A-Thon hosted by Human Robot Brewing, and the PGH Beer Ladies meetup event.
Together, they all combined to raise $13,821 throughout the month of November. This money was donated directly to benefit Feeding PA’s mission, and support the development of nutrition education resources created by PA Eats for Feeding PA’s network of food pantries.
“We are so grateful to all of the participating breweries for their incredible fundraising efforts in the inaugural Hops For Hunger campaign,” said Jane Clements, Chief Executive Officer of Feeding PA. “Their contribution will help our network of pantries provide educational resources to help minimize health risks associated with food insecurity and empower pantry clients to make nourishing meals with the food they receive.”
Participating Breweries:
• Black Rock Brewery (Pottsville)
• Bitchin’ Kitten Brewery (Morrisville)
• Burd’s Nest Brewing Co. (Carlisle)
• Desperate Times Brewery (Carlisle)
• Downriver Brewing Co. (Stroudsburg)
• Earth Bread + Brewery (Philadelphia)
• Fat Bat Brewing Company, LLC (Hanover)
• Lovedrafts Brewing Co. (Mechanicsburg)
• Mindful Brewing Co. (Pittsburgh)
• Monday’s Brewing Company (McMurray)
• Moo-Duck Brewery (Elizabethtown)
• Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company (Croydon)
• New Trail Brewing Co. (Williamsport)
• Odd Logic Brewing Company (Bristol)
• Our Town Brewery (Lancaster)
• Pour Man’s Brewing Company (Ephrata)
• Second Sin Brewing (Bristol)
• Shy Bear Brewing (Lewistown)
• Susquehanna Brewing Company (Pittston)
• The Vegetable Hunter (Harrisburg)
• Whitehorse Brewing (Washington)
• Wolf Brewing Co. (Mechanicsburg)
Stay tuned for the Second Annual Hops For Hunger in 2022! Those interested in joining should visit Hops For Hunger.
