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“Pup-Toberfest!” Raising Money for Mohawk- Hudson Humane Society
\nC.H. Evans Brewing Co. to Donat e $1 Per Pint Sold During Week
\nALBANY\, N.Y. – C.H. Evans Brewing Co. at the Albany Pump Station has teamed up with th e Mohawk-Hudson Humane Society this week for “Pup-Toberfest”. For the enti re week\, starting today\, December 14 through Sunday\, December 20\, They Albany Pump Station will donate $1 for each pint of Oktoberfest sold.
\nThe seven-day fundraising campaign has the potential to raise $2\,500 .
\n“As an organization\, we know how important it is to give back t o our local community and wanted to do something after reading stories in the news surrounding animal cruelty and abuse in the Capital Region\, said Adam Sopris\, Marketing Manager at C.H. Evans Brewing Co. “We connected w ith Mohawk-Hudson Humane Society and “Pup-Toberfest” was born.”
\n“T he Society receives no funding from local\, state or federal governments\, so fundraising events like this are vitally important to us and to the an imals in our care\,” stated Brad Shear\, Executive Director of the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society. “We rely on the generosity of the people and organi zations of the Capital Region to help us care for the more than 6\,000 ani mals that come to us each year. We encourage everyone to head to the Alban y Pump Station\, enjoy a pint of Oktoberfest beer\, and support the missio n of the Society to improve the lives of homeless and abused animals throu gh sheltering\, adoption\, education and advocacy.”
\nFounded in 188 7\, the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society is the largest animal protection agen cy in New York’s Capital Region and serves as the SPCA for Albany and Rens selaer Counties\, investigating and prosecuting cases of animal cruelty. T he Society receives no local\, state or federal government funding\, nor d oes it receive funding from any national groups such as ASPCA or Humane So ciety of the United States.
\nThe Society’s main facility\, located at 3 Oakland Avenue in Menands\, is open for adoptions seven days a week\, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.\, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. In addition\, pets are available for ado ption at the Society’s Saratoga Springs satellite facility at 4255 Route 5 0\, Saratoga Springs and at the Everyday Adoption Center at the PetSmart s tore in Latham. For more information\, contact (518) 434-8128 or visit www.mohawkhumane.org.
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C.H. Evans Brewing Co. at the Albany Pump Station is family owned and operated. The Evans family has been brewing commercially for three gen erations with the original brewery in Hudson\, N.Y. in 1786 and opened its current location in Downtown Albany in 1999.
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