Budweiser Clydesdales Making Exclusive Hitch Stop in Vero Beach

Mark your calendar and make early plans with your family and friends
to experience the Budweiser Clydesdales who will be making an
exclusive “Hitch Stop” at Riverside Park in Vero Beach on March 2, to
help United Against Poverty raise awareness for its transformational
programs and Burgers & Brews – An American Heritage Celebration, which
will be held in late June.

“This is our third year as a sponsor for Burgers & Brews and we
wanted to do something special to help raise early awareness and build
excitement for it,” explains Southern Eagle Distributing’s Julia
Busch. “The Budweiser brand is proud to support events that fund
United Against Poverty’s programs that inspire and empower people to
lift their families out of poverty.”

The Clydesdales parade route will be along the promenade within Vero
Beach’s Riverside Park on March 2, at 7 p.m. Following the parade,
they will also be available for guests to visit. The last time that
the Clydesdales visited Vero Beach an estimated 20,000 spectators
turned out.

As part of the festivities, United Against Poverty is hosting a free
community celebration from 5-9 p.m. at Riverside Park’s Grand Pavilion
area in the northwest quadrant of the park featuring live music and
select brews from Budweiser, Islamorada Beer Company, Sailfish Brewery
and Hoplife Brewing Co., along with featured food favorites from
Woody’s Burgers, Waffle Wagon, Scoop Coop and Jimbo Carroll
Catering/Café 66; available for purchase. A special free Kid’s Zone
will also be featured.

Limited edition “Red, White & Brew” t-shirts will be available at the
United Against Poverty booth along with an opportunity to register for
a free drawing to win a five-night cruise for two donated by Filthy’s
Fine Cocktails and Beer. Prize drawing tickets to win two Elite
Airways round-trip tickets to Newark for a $10 donation will also be
available.

The Budweiser Clydesdales have become an American icon that is the
living embodiment of America’s great industrial spirit They made their
first appearance in 1933 as a gift from August A. Busch Jr. and
Adolphus Busch to their father in celebration of the repeal of
Prohibition. The presentation moved father, son and the drivers to
tears, thus the phrase “crying in your beer” was coined. In 1950 the
Dalmatian mascot joined the team.

To learn more about the Vero Beach Budweiser Clydesdales Hitch Stop
and to receive updates about the event “Like” the Facebook page:
facebook.com/burgersandbrewsvero/

United Against Poverty was founded in 2003 by Austin and Ginny Hunt.
In 2017, the 501c3 nonprofit organization provided over 183,000 total
services including crisis navigation and referrals, transformative
education, food and household subsidy, employment training and
placement, personal empowerment training and active referrals to other
collaborative social service providers. Through UP’s Success Training
for Employment Program (STEP) 109 adults became employed in 2017,
joining the 144 STEP participants that have become employed since
2014. To learn more about UP’s programs, schedule a tour of the campus
or make a donation call 772-770-0740 or visit UPIRC.org.

B&B Committee

Burgers & Brews committee including (left to right): Alex Soares, The
Heritage Center; Annabel Robertson, United Against Poverty; Phillip
Keeling, Bridge to Wellbeing, Board Member United Against Poverty;
Angela Novak, Filthy’s Fine Cocktails, Board Member United Against
Poverty; Kelly Clemenzi, ADP; Barbra Lowry, Board Chair of United
Against Poverty Board, Danielle Collius, United Against Poverty;
Natall Barsalou, Morning Star Screen Printing; Michelle Griffin,
National Bank of Commerce; Alex McGee, Vocelle & Berg; Geoff Moore,
United Against Poverty. Not Pictured: James Barsalou, Staci Barney

Budweiser Clydesdales

The Budweiser Clydesdales will make and exclusive Hitch Stop in Vero
Beach on March 2nd to raise awareness for United Against Poverty’s
programs that lift families out of poverty and for its Burgers & Brews
– An American Heritage event slated for June 30, in downtown Vero
Beach.

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