Local Craft Beer for Charity & More at All-You-Can-Eat Crab Fest

On Sunday, August 4 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., join the Radnor-based nonprofit Help Hope Live at St. Christopher’s Church (226 Righters Mill Road in Gladwyne) for its 3rd annual Crab Fest. Highlights include all-you-can-eat fresh steamed crabs, fried chicken, and sides, live music, outdoor fun, and activities for kids in a beautiful outdoor setting, and a beer tasting opportunity from West Chester craft brew sensation Levante Brewing. Tickets are on sale now. Proceeds from the event will benefit the nonprofit’s mission to help thousands of patients facing a medical crisis to access care and equipment through fundraising.

Levante shares a special connection to Help Hope Live. “I started putting on a homebrewing competition as an extension of an annual fundraiser: the Jeff Harris Curl-a-thon,” explained Greg Harris Levante’s head brewer. The Curl-a-thon benefits Help Hope Live, raising spinal cord injury funds and awareness in honor of Greg’s brother, Jeff, who sustained a life-altering spinal cord injury in 2007. For Greg, the event also provided an opportunity to connect with Levante’s president and brewmaster—and the rest is history.

This year, Help Hope Live’s Crab Fest features Levante as the official craft beer partner, allowing the brewery to give back to the organization that has played a key role in Jeff’s recovery and touched the lives of patients locally and far beyond.

Among the offerings at Crab Fest on August 9: an exclusive craft beer tasting flight featuring exceptional seasonal brews ranging from a pineapple-infused summer zinger to a one-of-a-kind salted caramel imperial stout. Wine and classic domestic beers will be available on draft from Wayne Beverage.

Crab Fest tickets are on sale now at https://events.helphopelive.org/event/4979/signup/. Adult tickets are $60, Family 4-packs are $140, kids 6 and older are $15, and kids under 6 attend free. Add an all-you-can-drink pass for just $15. Participate in the exclusive Levante craft beer tasting for an additional $10. Tickets will also be available at the door. Rain date August 11. All proceeds benefit Help Hope Live thanks to generous sponsorships from Levante Brewing Company, Waynesville Beverage Exchange, Costco, Kona Ice, Wawa, Herr’s, GIANT, and John Serock Catering.

Learn more about the event and the nonprofit’s mission at helphopelive.org. Can’t attend but want to help? Make a tax-deductible donation at any time to support the nonprofit online or by calling 800.642.8399.

Help Hope Live is a national nonprofit established in 1983 by a Villanova heart transplant surgeon and his wife, a nurse. Today, the organization engages communities in fundraising campaigns to help people who need a transplant or are affected by a catastrophic injury or illness. Campaigns organized by Help Hope Live have raised over $135 million to pay patient expenses.