Left to right- Brandon Kluender, General Manager of District Table & Tap, Jeremy Kirby, Brewmaster at Divots, Andrew McCarthy, owner of District Table & Tap, and Norfolk Mayor Josh Moenning
Two local businesses are once again teaming up to help a local program. District Table & Tap is donating $1 from every pint of Divots beer sold in July, to the City of Norfolk’s Tree Bud Program.
“In 2020 we started donating $1 per Divots pint sold as a way to say ‘Thank You’ to our customers for helping us get through a very scary time of COVID when the State of Nebraska only allowed us to sell to-go orders,” said Andrew McCarthy, owner of District Table & Tap. “During that time of three months, we had huge support from the community, and without that support we would not be open today.”
“Donating this money to the Norfolk Tree Bud Program to help plant and maintain trees on Norfolk city property is our way of trying to give back. Jeremy from Divots has been a huge supporter and more than willing to help out. We call it ‘Think Local, Drink Local.’ We had so much fun with this promotion, we have decided to make this an annual month-long affair and our goal is to sell as many pints as we can during the month of July,” McCarthy added.
The program continues to grow year after year with $565 raised in 2020, and $744 in 2021.
"Divots Brewery is honored that the team at District Table & Tap reached out to us with the opportunity to participate in this awesome program! We love Norfolk and are excited at the opportunity to make it a more beautiful and shady place,” said Jeremy Kirby, Brewmaster at Divots.
Norfolk Tree Bud funding is slated to be used along with Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District funds in the continuation of the beautification efforts along the South 7th Street corridor.
“Trees help keep us cool in the summer, protect and preserve our infrastructure, improve our soil and water quality, and make our city look better and more inviting. We appreciate local businesses who are making it a tradition to help us grow our tree canopy across the community,” said Mayor Josh Moenning.
Instituted in 2015, the Norfolk Tree Bud program allows utility customers to give an additional $2 on each water bill to purchase, plant and care for trees in Norfolk on city owned or controlled property. For more information please visit, norfolkne.gov/treebuds.