{"id":1641,"date":"2009-08-05T23:08:08","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T03:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/blog\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2009-08-05T23:08:08","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T03:08:08","slug":"widmer_brothersday_2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/05\/widmer_brothersday_2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Brother’s day 2009 – Join Widmer in the celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s another year and brother’s day is approaching fast. Get ready to celebrate and thank your brother on August 11th. Widmer Brothers Brewing Company needs your help.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sean
\n2Beerguys.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

BROTHER\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S DAY: BREWS, BROS AND BEER-NEVOLENCE
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\nWidmer Brothers Brewing Raises Funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters in Celebration of Annual Holiday
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\nPORTLAND, Ore. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c July 7, 2009 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Thankfully most guys do not need a reason to savor a cold beer, but here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a great one in case you do need it \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a celebration of Brotherhood. Brother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day is Tuesday, August 11 and bros nationwide can get ready to celebrate their special day by hoisting a beer, clicking a mouse and occasionally punching each other in the arm \u00e2\u20ac\u201c all in the name of doing good.<\/p>\n

To honor Brother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day, Widmer Brothers Brewing has pledged to raise $10,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters by August 11 and is making it easy for those who love their bros to help, with a collection of e-cards at www.widmer.com\/brothers.<\/a> More snarky than sentimental, for each e-card sent $1 will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters in support of the organization\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s effort to recruit more volunteer Big Brothers.<\/p>\n

Facebook junkies can help Widmer reach its $10,000 goal, too \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the brewery will donate $1 for each person who \u00e2\u20ac\u0153fans\u00e2\u20ac\u009d its official page at www.facebook.com\/WidmerBrothersBrewing<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our effort to support Big Brothers Big Sisters is a personal commitment,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kurt Widmer explains. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We know firsthand the value of strong role models and of course, the importance of brotherhood.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I just hope Kurt remembers to buy me a Brother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day present this year,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d added his brother Rob.<\/p>\n

Widmer encourages those interested in getting involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters to visit the Brother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day website to find out how, and to sign up for Widmer Brothers Brewing-sponsored recruitment events in select cities.<\/p>\n

Brother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day was made official last year when August 11 was proclaimed a holiday in the State of Oregon and the City of Portland. Kurt and Rob Widmer recognize Brother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day as a day to celebrate the success and contributions of brothers everywhere.<\/p>\n

About Big Brothers Big Sisters
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\nBig Brothers Big Sisters helps children reach their potential through one-to-one relationships that have a measurable impact. Volunteers spend just a few hours a week with a child, watching movies, playing in the park, or just hanging out. Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest serves children in Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties in Oregon, along with Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, and Wahkiakum counties in Southwest Washington. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound is the largest mentoring organization in Washington State, serving 2,500 children in King, Pierce, Kitsap, Jefferson and Clallam counties.<\/p>\n

About Widmer Brothers Brewing<\/strong><\/p>\n

What started as a dream for two ordinary brothers who just loved beer has now become a reality for two ordinary brothers who still just love beer. Kurt and Rob Widmer helped lead the Pacific Northwest craft beer movement in 1984 when, in their twenties, they dreamed of brewing American interpretations of authentic European style beers. In 1986, Widmer Brothers Brewing introduced the first American-style Hefeweizen; today, the unfiltered cloudy beer is the company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s signature brew and one of the best selling wheat beers in the country. Based in Portland, Ore., the brewery currently produces a variety of European- and American-style beers including Drop Top Amber Ale and Broken Halo IPA. For more information about Widmer Brothers Brewing, visit www.widmer.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s another year and brother’s day is approaching fast. Get ready to celebrate and thank your brother on August 11th. Widmer Brothers Brewing Company needs your help. Sean 2Beerguys.com Drink Craft Beer, You’ve Earned It!! BROTHER\u00e2\u20ac\u2122S DAY: BREWS, BROS AND BEER-NEVOLENCE Widmer Brothers Brewing Raises Funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters in Celebration of Annual […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[28,21,76,69],"tags":[262,703],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/widmer1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1641"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1641"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1643,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1641\/revisions\/1643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}