Hops for Hunger 4.0

SACA Food Shelf will be having their 4th annual fundraiser featuring local craft beers held at the historic Solar Arts Building by Chowgirls in Northeast Minneapolis on Saturday March 26th from 5:00-8:00pm.

Hops for Hunger has become an anticipated community event, bringing together established and emerging microbrewers, generous local businesses and beer lovers who support the SACA food shelf! In the last three years, this flagship event has raised $47,790 which has allowed SACA to buy 350,320 pounds of food. This year’s event hopes to raise another $25,000 to purchase 200,000 pounds of food.

Financial One Credit Union continues to be the premiere sponsor of this event since its inception. In addition to Financial One, all participating microbrewers donate their time and product to SACA as well as numerous businesses who donate to the silent auction.

SACA Manger, Dave Rudolph says, “I can’t thank the brewers who come to Hops for Hunger enough. They are so community orientated. Because of them and the attendees who come to Hops, it has enables SACA to buy over 350,000 of food in the last 3 years!”

Tickets are $40pp. You can buy your tickets to this event on EventBrite.

Hops for Hunger 4.0 microbrewer participants include: 0K Brewing, 56 Brewing, 612 Brew, Able Seedhouse and Brewing, American Sky Brewing, Bad Weather Brewing, Barley John's Brew Pub, BauHaus Brew Labs, Bent Brewstillery, Boom Island Brewing, Fair State Brewing Co-op, Dangerous Man, Inbound Brewing, Indeed Brewing, Insight Brewing, NorthGate Brewing, North Loops Brewco, Sociable Cider Werks and Urban Growler .

About SACA: Southern Anoka Community Assistance (SACA) is a 501 c 3 non-profit food shelf located in Columbia Heights. SACA has been serving the communities of Columbia Heights, Hilltop, Fridley and Spring Lake Park for 39 years. Using the Client Choice food shelf model, we serve 500 – 625+ in crisis families (1450 to over 1650 people), giving out 39,500 – 45,000 plus pounds of food monthly. We work closely with schools, police and fire departments to bring food and hygiene products to in need students. SACA also has a low barrier homeless youth program (ages 21 and under) and in partnership with the 5 Anoka County food shelfs, a senior delivery service (Anoka CAN). We also give out Christmas toys and a complete holiday meal for either Thanksgiving or Christmas.

There is also a Thrift Shop where clothing, and small household items are sold at garage sale prices. SACA’s Thrift Shop is open to the public. All of the money earned from the Thrift Shop stays at SACA. It is used for buying food, fixing the truck etc.