Crazy Brew Bash to Benefit REACH Foundation

What could be more fun than raising a pint on an autumn afternoon? Raising it to help children who face serious challenges.

Featuring hundreds of beers, all proceeds from the first-ever Crazy Brew Bash will benefit the Farmington-based REACH Foundation.

Sponsored by Crazy Bruce’s Liquors and hosted by Ski Mount Southington, the Crazy Brew Bash will take place at Mount Southington, 396 Mount Vernon Rd., Plantsville, from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17. Gates open at 11 a.m. for V.I.P ticketholders.

Backstories of some of the brews found at the event are online at Crazy Bruce’s Liquors virtual beer school at crazybrewbash.com.

V.I.P. tickets are $35 in advance and $40 the day of the event. Cost for general admission is $25 in advance, and $30 the day of the event.

With only a week left before the brew bash, tickets are going fast but are still available at TheReachFoundation.org.

The price of admission includes:

• • Open sampling of more than 200 beers
• • A Crazy Brew Bash tasting mug
• • Automatic entry for a door prize, and the opportunity to enter other raffles and prize giveaways.

Live music, including the bands The Kind Buds and Chaser Eight, will be provided. Food trucks and vendors will also be on site.

Proceeds from the event benefit the REACH Foundation’s programming, including the annual Shop with a Cop to help foster positive relationships between children and police officers.

Held in early December, Shop with a Cop is open to children in need throughout Connecticut. Each child is paired with a participating law enforcement officer, and together they do some holiday shopping for the child, their families and another child from the community in which the officer serves.

The REACH Foundation was founded by Mark and Wendy Wilson in 2000 to help children in need—physically, socially and financially. The REACH Foundation was originally established to fund educational scholarships, continued education and training for educators, unique and beneficial educational programs, and programs that encourage social and civic responsibility in and out of the classroom. However, since its inception, the focus of REACH has expanded to include children with physical, social and financial issues.

The primary mission of the Foundation is to reach out to young people in need and to provide or assist in providing programs to better their environment. The Foundation’s mission is simple, “If in only one life, make a difference.”

Please visit www.TheReachFoundation.org to see all the programs that support children in need.

Photo courtesy of the REACH Foundation