Fundraising

Raise A Glass & Cash – DANA-FARBER MARATHON CHALLENGE

Featured Organization: Joel and Beth Connolly, A.K.A., “Team Connolly,” will be ran their first in-person Boston Marathon together on October 11, 2021. Team Connolly ran as part of the official charity program through the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

As of 2021, Beth had participated in 6 Boston Marathons while Joel’s first was participating on the team for 2020’s virtual Boston. Through their efforts, Team Connolly has raised over $100,000 for cancer research through the Claudia Barr Program at Dana-Farber. They have been part of the Partner and In-Memory programs honoring some of the Jimmy Fund’s most inspiring heroes. Your support fuels their training mileage and gives them heart when their legs get tired.

Featured Beer: El Mozacca was a sessionable, hazy pale ale (4.8% ABV) brewed with El Dorado, Mosaic, and Azacca hops.

Donation: $300

Event: We hosted Beth and Joel in the Tasting Room on September 23rd for the Beer Release, Fundraiser, and Outsmart Cancer Trivia. 100% of the ticket sales were also donated to the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge.

Raise a Glass & Cash – Weideman Family Fund

Featured Benefactor: On September 11, 2020, a dear friend of Great North experienced an unimaginable setback. After suffering a life-altering stroke at just 43-years old, Dave Weideman was stripped of basic motor skills and the joys of everyday life.

For Dave, that included craft beer most of all. To read about Dave’s journey and his inspiring road to recovery, click here.

Featured Beer: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Tank

Donation: $2,208 (this included ticket sales for the Beach Party)

We brewed “We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Tank” as a tribute to one of our favorite customers! An American lager – an ode to great, summer classics and friends. To kick everything off, we hosted a Beach Party, Beer Release and Fundraiser on July 23rd, 2021. 100% of proceeds for ticket sales, plus a portion of Bigger Tank beer sales over the following few months were donated to the Weideman Family Fund.