Charities
A benefit for Oregon Food Bank, Leukemia Lymphoma Society,
and Oregon Tilth, the NAOBF celebrates numerous facets of sustainability.
The chemical pesticides and fertilizers used in conventional agriculture are
one of the leading causes of cancer, addressed by the work of the Leukemia
Lymphoma Society, which helps those suffering from leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's
disease and myeloma. The Oregon Food Bank feeds the hungry, and Oregon Tilth
promotes sustainable agriculture and is one of the most stringent organic
certification bodies in the nation.
This year the festival also features a special guest beer,
the Falconer Foundation Memorial Brew, the proceeds from which will benefit
the Glen Hay Falconer Fund, which maintains a scholarship to the Siebel Institute
of Technology brewing school. Eugene brewer Glen Hay Falconer was an organic
beer pioneer while at the Wild Duck Brewpub. The Imperial Vienna, brewed by
last year’s Falconer Foundation scholarship recipients Corey Blodgett
and Jacob Leonard, uses organic malt.
Bring Three (3) 4 ounce cans of food and get a discount on
your reusable, yet compostable, cornstarch tasting glass.
The Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society is the world's largest voluntary health organization
dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services.
The Society's mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma,
and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
Oregon Tilth is a nonprofit
research and education membership organization dedicated to biologically sound
and socially equitable agriculture. Tilth's history begins in 1974, as an
agricultural organization with a unique urban-rural outlook. Primarily an
organization of organic farmers, gardeners and consumers, Tilth offers educational
events throughout the state of Oregon, and provides organic certification
services to organic growers, processors, and handlers internationally.
Oregon Food Bank
works to eliminate hunger and its root causes ... because no one should
be hungry. Oregon Food Bank directly operates the four regional food banks
serving the Portland metro area, Tillamook and southeast Oregon. Those four
centers distribute food weekly to 348 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters
and other programs helping low-income individuals in Clackamas, Clark, Multnomah,
Washington, Tillamook, Malheur and Harney counties.
The North American Organic Brewers Festival will be collecting
canned food at the gate for this worthy organization. Bring Three (3) 4
ounce cans of food and get a discount on your reusable, yet compostable,
cornstarch tasting glass.
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