You’re hosting a Tending event. Now what? Read through our rules, requirements, suggestions, and tips.
Promote your event
- Promote your event early and often!
- Create a Facebook Event at least 1 month prior to your Tending for a Cause night; add Beaver Island as a co-host if possible. Business pages can add us (directions here,) but personal pages cannot. However, we can share the Event to our page. CLICK HERE to learn about creating a public event from your personal page.
- Share the event through other social media channels and/or on your website.
- Invite your friends, family, customers, etc. to the event.
- Print posters, postcards, flyers, or other assets.
- Use Canva.com for free design help!
- Please arrive at 4:30 for basic beertender training. If you need to come earlier for setup, please make prior arrangements. Tending events are 5pm-7pm, no exceptions.
- As a guest beertender, you will be required to run the register and pour/serve pints.
- Familiarize yourself with our current lineup, found on our Taproom page.
- Up to two guest beertenders are allowed behind the bar; no “shift” changes. We encourage a few representatives from the organization be present to provide additional education as needed.
- Food and entertainment are an option. Let us know if you will be taking advantage of either.
- We recommend Jules’ Bistro, Green Mill, Bravo Burritos or House of Pizza. Contact them or other local restaurants to get pricing and information.
- If you supply your own food, such as nachos or pretzels, it is best to ask for a donation to generate more revenue.
- We can supply a table for food. You must provide your own serving dishes, utensils, napkins, etc.
- Be mindful that the taproom is a small space. Musical guests are limited to three people and are allotted an 8′ x 8′ space. Acoustic or plugin to house sound only (bring your own mixer but no speakers.)
- Consider providing informational materials on your organization. Pamphlets, booklets, fliers–anything to help spread the word about who you are and what you do. We can supply a separate table or you may place your items tables for patrons.
- Your chosen organization will receive a check within six-to-eight weeks after your event via USPS. Please provide the official nonprofit name & address when you apply.
- If you’re raising funds for an event, such as a run or bike ride, let us know so we can add your name to the memo of the check.
- Tending for a Cause will go on as scheduled each week, regardless of rain, shine, snow, or cold.
The most important info
- From 5pm-7pm, $1 from every pint (or pop) sold, $3 from every growler sold, and all tips/free-will donations go to your organization.
- Provide names of guest beertenders.
- Include a few sentences about the cause and/or how the donations will be used.
- Add a link to your website for further information.
- Make known any food, entertainment or additional items available.
Create a unique Facebook event cover photo.
(size = 500 x 252 pixels or 1920 x 1080 pixels / ratio of 16:9)
Check out Canva.com, a free online design tool
(Below are some past examples.)
Feel free to use one of our logos
