WE’RE NOT JUST HERE TO BREW GREAT BEER; WE’RE GOING TO BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY.
About
Our passion isn’t just beer, it’s also our community. Every Wednesday from 5:00-7:00 PM, the taproom hosts Tending for a Cause. It’s our way of giving back to the community that has supported us so much. $1 from each pint sale, $3 from each growler sale, and all tips earned between 5:00 and 7:00 PM are donated to local nonprofits.
We may be the home of Tending for a Cause, but the true heroes are the nonprofit organizations who work to make our community better. We wouldn’t be us without a you.
To book your own Tending for a Cause event, email hollie@beaverislandbrew.com. Before you start planning your event, please read through the information below or scroll to the bottom of the page and download our informational sheet.
Plan and Prepare
- BOOKING
- Your organization must be registered with the state of Minnesota as a nonprofit and located within 30 miles of St. Cloud.
- Accepted organizations are at the sole discretion of Beaver Island Brewing.
- Dates are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.
- ADVERTISING
- SOCIAL MEDIA: Create a Facebook Event at least 1 month in advance and add us as a co-host through your business/organization’s page. If you do not have one, we can create the Facebook Event through our page. If you’d like to create the Event through your personal Facebook page, please note that Facebook does not allow personal pages to add businesses/organization pages as Event co-hosts and vice versa. Be sure to email a link to the Event to sydney@beaverislandbrew.com so we can share it.
- Feel free to contact Sydney with any social media questions!
- PRINT: Create awareness through posters, flyers, postcards, etc.
- ONLINE: Utilize email, your organization’s website, and all social media platforms.
- OUR LOGO: When creating marketing materials for the event, please include our badge in color or white, our horizontal logo, or our Tending for a Cause logo. After clicking on your logo of choice, drag and drop it onto your desktop to download.
- Canva.com is a free design tool you can use to create your Facebook Event cover photo and any other marketing materials. Need a little inspiration? Head to our Facebook page to see cover photos from upcoming and past events.
- If you need assistance with creating marketing materials for your event, please email sydney@beaverislandbrew.com.
- SOCIAL MEDIA: Create a Facebook Event at least 1 month in advance and add us as a co-host through your business/organization’s page. If you do not have one, we can create the Facebook Event through our page. If you’d like to create the Event through your personal Facebook page, please note that Facebook does not allow personal pages to add businesses/organization pages as Event co-hosts and vice versa. Be sure to email a link to the Event to sydney@beaverislandbrew.com so we can share it.
- HOSTING
- ARRIVAL: Please arrive at the taproom 30 minutes in advance to allow enough time for set-up.
- BEERTENDERS: Find 2 volunteers to be your “celebrity beertenders”. No bartending experience necessary! We will train them and be there to help behind the bar throughout the event.
- BRANDING: On the day of your event, bring along any banners or posters you have, and wear apparel with your logo.
- INFORMATION: Place materials such as pamphlets, flyers, or postcards that explain your organization throughout the taproom.
- OTHER
- FOOD: Serving food is a great way to make your event more successful! We can provide an 8′ table and a black tablecloth, or you may bring your own. You must supply plates, utensils, napkins, etc.
- Please note, any food brought in to be served must be from a restaurant, store-bought, or made by an individual with a catering license.
- MUSIC: Know any musicians that would like to provide some entertainment for your event? We have a three-person max. in an 8′ x 8′ space. Acoustic or house sound only; you may bring a mixer, but no speakers. Please talk to our staff before setting up.
- OTHER ENTERTAINMENT: Get creative! Bring in a bigger crowd by planning fun games and activities for customers to take part in during your event.
- FOOD: Serving food is a great way to make your event more successful! We can provide an 8′ table and a black tablecloth, or you may bring your own. You must supply plates, utensils, napkins, etc.
- Tending for a Cause takes place regardless of rain, shine, snow, or cold.
- Donation checks are mailed within 6-8 weeks via USPS. Holidays may extend this time. Please provide your official nonprofit name and address when you schedule with us.
- Your success is our success; questions are welcome at any time. Email hollie@beaverislandbrew.com for assistance.