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COMMUNITY

CALDERA BREWERY

STEPS UP TO HELP

AFTER PARADISE FIRE

When we say campfire now, we separate it into two words—
Camp Fire. The inferno that basically wiped out Paradise,
California, and where nearly 90 people lost their lives.
There are many ways to help, and Caldera Brewing joined
in one that’s right up their alley. They crafted a special beer.
After the Camp Fire, Sierra Nevada Brewing immediately
stepped up to bring the brewing community together to
brew one beer to raise money to assist in the relief efforts of
the Camp Fire. Sierra Nevada also invited every other brew-
ery in the country and gave out the brew recipe to brew
its own version of Resilience IPA. In turn, the brewery had
to agree to donate 100% of the sales to the Sierra Nevada
Camp Fire Relief Fund. Amazingly, over 1,400 breweries
rallied and joined Sierra Nevada Brewing in this need to help
its community. That’s one out of every five breweries in the
country that stepped up!

BOTTOMS UP FOR A GOOD CAUSE!
Caldera Resilience IPA is now on tap at the Caldera Brewery
& Restaurant in Ashland. Also onboard locally are Vice
Brewing and Climate City Brewing Company in Grants
Pass, and Walkabout Brewing in Medford. There may be
more, but that’s what we found online.

FREIGHT LOGISTICS DONATES

NEARLY 3,000 ITEMS TO ACCESS

Freight Logistics, a transportation company that provides truckload, LTL,
specialized equipment and logistics management services, gave new mean-
ing to the word “drive” when it held its third annual Food Drive for ACCESS
in November and December. The staff of 40 split into two teams, each team
responsible for generating donation items from businesses and individuals
across Southern Oregon. The winning team won a lunch catered by the losing
team and a gift certificate from Freight Logistics. Together, they collected and
donated nearly 3,000 items to ACCESS. “I love that we’re able to brighten the
holiday season for local families and give back to the community,” says Jaime
O’Brien, operations manager at Freight Logistics Inc. Donated items included
a variety of non-perishable food, all of which goes directly to ACCESS and
families in need.

ACCESS is the Community Action Agency of Jackson County. Through part-
nership with a caring community, they provide immediate and long-term
solutions that lead people in need toward self-sufficiency. They use local
contributions to supplement their Nutrition, Housing and Senior Programs.
Other programs are mainly funded through grants and contracts.

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