Press Release: SweetWater Brewery and Goldring Gulf Distributors are teaming with Emerald Coastkeeper’s and Mobile Baykeeper’s to raise money to help with Gulf Coast restoration following the Deep Horizon Oil spill in 2010. The group will hold a kick-off party for the fundraiser, which runs from May 27th through July 11th, at Wisteria Tavern, 3808 N. 12th Avenue, on Thursday, May 26th at 7 p.m.
Participants will be able to purchase “Donation Fish” in increments of $1, $5, and $10 at participating bars in the Pensacola area, as well as from Mobile to Panama City. “Save Our Gulf Coast” t-shirts will also be available for purchase, and all proceeds will go to the Save our Gulf Coast fund. The goal is to raise $10,000, and the money will go to Gulf Coast restoration from Mobile Bay to Panama City Beach.
The kick-off party will feature SweetWater’s Waterkeeper Hefeweizen Ale, a limited brewed wheat beer, as well as live entertainment featuring Michael Lockwood, starting at 8 p.m.
For additional information, visit www.wisteriatavern.com
The Wisteria Tavern is Pensacola’s oldest bar, celebrating 75 years in 2010, and features over 100 beers. It in East Hill at 3808 N. 12th Avenue.
Emerald Coastkeeper’s mission, headquartered in Pensacola, is to respond to citizen reports of pollution and adverse environmental impacts from the AL/FL state line across the Panama City, followed by reporting permit violations and holding governmental representatives accountable for protecting our watershed. We utilize education and advocacy to increase awareness of water quality issues and use citizen enforcement of the Clean Water Act when necessary. Through the support of our members we fight for our right to swimmable, fishable, drinkable waters.
Mobile Baykeeper’s mission is to provide citizens a means to protect the beauty, health and heritage of the Mobile Bay watershed, Alabama’s waterways and coastal communities. We diligently research to find the solutions to the problems that affect our health and environment. We use those facts to ensure that the Bay and the citizens who live near are protected. We make sure that citizens are educated so they are able to get involved in the issues that affect them in and around their homes. We find solutions. We form coalitions to bring about a common sense of change that will address the problems that affect our community. We know and use the laws established to protect our health and natural resources. Sometimes this means calling on state or federal agencies. Sometimes it means holding a polluter accountable. We have a big job. We have to balance a strong economy with the protection of our environment, the public health and the quality of life. Additionally, our work is statewide because the Mobile Bay Watershed covers 2/3rds of the state of Alabama. There are over 200 rivers, bays, bayous, creeks, inlets and sloughs associated with the fourth largest drainage basin in North America.