Monday, November 29, 2010

A signature “Asheville” event to benefit MANNA FoodBank

Craggie Brewing Company hosts a benefit for MANNA featuring craft beer, pizza, live music and a good cause.

(Asheville, NC) – On Thursday December 9 at 5 pm, Craggie Brewing Company will host a food drive for MANNA FoodBank.  Admission is either $5 or 5 cans of non- perishable food items.  Patrons will receive two tickets, which may be used for Craggie brew and/or pizza, and enjoy live music.

This benefit highlights much of what Asheville is best known for:  the arts, craft beer and philanthropy.  Josh Stack, Manna's Communications Director, says, “The folks at Craggie support MANNA by offering discounted beer to those who donate to the MANNA collection bin in their tasting room, they provide kegs for our fundraising events, and the owner, Bill Drew, also contributes financially.  Craggie's attitude about giving and community involvement is exemplary."  Craggie’s Marketing/Business Manager Simone Seitz adds, “When I contacted Mike Rangel of Asheville Brewing Company, he jumped right in to help out by providing the pizza for the December event. This is just another example of how supportive Asheville microbreweries are of local endeavors.”  Stack, who moonlights as a musician, will be bringing some friends along to play for the cause.  “When you combine music with a good cause, it’s not only entertaining, but it’s a celebratory way to participate in giving rather than just dropping some food in the bucket,” he says.

About Craggie Brewing
The folks at Craggie Brewing Company have a passion for quality craft beer and strong community values.  They foster Asheville's quality of life through sponsorship or collaboration with other local organizations including MANNA FoodBank.  Find out more about Craggie's beer and their message by connecting to them at craggiebrewingco.com


About MANNA FoodBank
MANNA FoodBank is a 501c3 non-profit organization serving Western North Carolina since 1982. As an accredited member of Feeding America – The Nation’s Food Bank Network, MANNA serves 255 non-profit member agencies in 16 Western North Carolina counties.  In fiscal year 2009-2010, MANNA distributed nearly 8.2 million pounds of food to partner agencies – enough food for more than 18,000 meals 365 days a year.  For more information on what you can do to help end hunger in Western North Carolina, please visit MANNAFoodBank.org.



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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Asheville Reps for Highland Brewing's 15th Anniversary Party



What a great time all of us had last night at Highland Brewing Company in Asheville North Carolina. Highland, along with Barley's Pizza, was celebrating 15 years in business in the WNC area. While Asheville is a beer city, they are part of the beer heritage in the community, having the first microbrewery in Asheville NC. Exciting times then, now, and so much more to come in the near future. Here are some clips of local people sending some shout-outs of support for Highland. In this video: See Julie from Bruisin Ales, Kevin from Asheville Independent Restaurants and the Grove Park Inn, Richard Lutovsky - President and CEO of the Asheville Chamber, Now You See Them - popular local Asheville musicians, Dan from Skyland Distributing, Jimi from Barley's Pizza and Taproom, Bill from PaleoSun Web Design, and Drea - a Broker with Candy Whitt & Associates. Fun fun for everyone. Beer beer was everywhere. Thank you Highland Brewing for being a pioneer craft beer company in Asheville and for making this 15th Anniversary Party night a landmark community event.

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