American Brewing hosts ‘Fill the Truck’ event to help wildfire victims
Published 5:58 pm Friday, September 4, 2015
Edmonds’ American Brewing Company is hosting a “Fill the Truck” event on Sept. 10 at the brewery in support of the families that have been displaced by the recent wildfires and the firefighters fighting them in eastern Washington.
The brewery will be accepting donations, including Costco gift cards, cash or checks, until Sept. 13. Click on the photo at right to view the list of items needed, including blankets, socks, batteries and more.
Last week, American Brewing delivered 22,000 pounds of food and water to the North Star Donation Center.
“When the woman working there saw us pull up she burst into tears because she had just loaded the last of their supplies on the shuttles to the fires,” American Brewing CEO Neil Fallon wrote in an email. “She estimated that our supplies would last them another two or maybe three days.”
Fallon said that the brewery will drive more supplies out to North Star on Sept. 13. His hope is to fill two 53-foot semis, a 14-foot box truck and possibly two 20-foot box trucks.
“Interestingly, last time we pulled into a Costco to purchase our supplies, the people leaving the store asked what we were doing loading all of this food and water onto the truck,” Fallon wrote. “When we explained, they would give us money — which we walked right back into the store and spent — or go back into the store and buy something else for the trucks.”
As for beer, American Brewing recently released Pale-Gater Session Pale Ale. The beer, which clocks in at 4.5 percent ABV and 30 IBUs, is currently on draft at the brewery and will soon be available in 22-ounce bottles.
Another Edmonds brewery, Salish Sea Brewing, is also donating to help the wildfires. Proceeds from its new Wildfire Red will go to help those displaced by and those fighting the wildfires.
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