It might seem like an unlikely community partnership – a beer wholesaler and a healthcare provider – but when WellSpan’s care teams needed a boost of energy, Brewery Products answered the call.
When Spot the Dalmatian shows up on the side of a delivery van from Brewery Products, most people think it’s time to crack open a cold one and get ready for happy hour. But for the care teams at WellSpan Health, the delivery meant it was time for a frosty Hi Ball Energy Drink to give them a boost.
About 300 cases of the bubbly beverage were delivered to WellSpan’s York Hospital and Apple Hill campus, as well as Gettysburg, Chambersburg, and Waynesboro Hospitals.
The energy drink delivery wasn’t the only contribution from Brewery Products, a beer wholesaler based in York County. The team at Brewery Products initially reached out to the COVID-19 testing center at York State Fairgrounds, where they delivered cans of Anheuser-Busch relief water. The signature blue and white cans are part of an emergency drinking water program started by the company in 1988, and cans of water are often sent to disaster recovery areas.
"It is unique that a beer wholesaler is able to donate to the front line since the majority of our beverages are alcoholic," says Vicki Stambaugh, event coordinator at Brewery Products. “We are so proud to be able to do so."
Brewery Products only delivers Hi Ball to a few locations, Vicki says, and found they had a surplus stock.
"The front-line health care workers are working long hours, and we couldn’t find a better idea than 'giving energy to the front lines,'" she says. "We hope this gives them a needed boost to both their bodies and spirits."