SJC Ecology Center Pairs With Avana For Tasty Philanthropic Cause

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA — The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano unveiled its official partnership with canned cocktail brand Avana on Tuesday.

Avana — a newly launched company founded by recent Chapman University graduates — is donating $0.50 to the Ecology Center's Nourishing Neighbors program for every case of canned beverages bought. The center's program offers weekly meals with fresh produce to families experiencing food insecurity.

Avana said it is the first canned cocktail brand to use USDA-certified organic tequila and is "guided by the belief that we are only healthy when we are all healthy," Brad Ledford, founder of Avana, said in a statement.

The two Orange County organizations are also giving away two seats to the next Community Table dinner, hosted by The Ecology Center and Avana.

Winners will have the chance to visit the center's regenerative farm in San Juan Capistrano and enjoy a full-course meal with the addition of a pouring of Avana.

Residents can enter on Instagram by following @drinkavana and @theecologycenter and then tagging one person they'd like to bring with.

Winners will be drawn on March 7.

The Ecology Center is a 28-acre regenerative organic certified farm and education center located in San Juan Capistrano.