This month, Vine Arts, Victoria Park Business Association and Eat North will present Shake, Stir and Strainbow-- a fun-filled LGBTQ2+ fundraising initiative in support of Skipping Stone Foundation. This fundraiser cocktail campaign involves 30 restaurants and bars across Calgary and will run from Saturday, August 18, 2018, until Sunday, September 2, 2018.
During Shake, Stir and Strainbow, patrons can order unique cocktails from great establishments like Model Milk, Una Pizza, Anéjo, Ten Foot Henry, Proof, Cannibale and many more.
"One of the things I love most about our restaurant community here in Calgary is how willing people are to work together and support one another. We have an amazing cocktail community and a cocktail culture that's growing stronger every day," says Jesse Willis, Proprietor, Vine Arts Wine and Spirits. "I'm excited to see the creativity and ideas that the participating bartenders come up with and to work together to help support a great cause. I love this city and Pride is always an amazing time of year!"
One dollar from the sale of each feature cocktail will be donated to Skipping Stone Foundation, a Calgary-based not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support and empower trans and gender diverse youth and their families in the province of Alberta.
"As an entirely volunteer-run organization, it’s been so amazing for us to see what’s possible when folks come together. Through that unity, we’ve been able to send extremely vulnerable youth, who are often isolated, a strong message that there is a whole community of people standing with them," says Lindsay Peace, Co-founder of Skipping Stone Foundation. "As a result of that generosity, we have been able to provide youth with desperately needed services and resources such as mental health and medical services, social and community-based support."
The cocktails that have been created are bright, fun and full of Pride! With equal parts liquor and love, come and sip away to promote diversity, respect, and equality in Calgary, and to do it colourfully for a great cause!
A complete list of participating restaurants and bars can be found at victoriapark.org and featured cocktail recipes can be found at eatnorth.com?
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ABOUT VINE ARTS ?| ?Vine Arts is a Calgary liquor store dedicated to providing advice, recommendations and educating on all aspects of wine and spirits. Vine Arts believes wine and spirits are about creating an experience. Vine Arts has assembled an amazing selection of beer, wine and spirits, bitters specialty cocktail ingredients from around the world with a focus on unique, artisan products that deliver exceptional value. | www.vinearts.ca
Facebook: @VineArts | Twitter: @VineArts | Instagram: @vinearts
ABOUT SKIPPING STONE ?| ?The Skipping Stone Foundation is a Calgary-based not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support and empower trans and gender diverse youth and their families in the province of Alberta. Having observed that historically, far too often trans and gender diverse youth are subject to significant negative stigma and substantially increased barriers to equitable care, support and quality of life, the Skipping Stone Foundation was formed with the goal of breaking down those barriers and giving youth positive and affirming opportunities surrounding their gender identity. | www.skippingstone.ca
Facebook: @skippingstoneca | Twitter: @skippingstoneca | Instagram: @skippingdstoneca
ABOUT EAT NORTH | Founded by food enthusiasts Dan Clapson, Diana Ng and Dave Wilkinson in 2013, Eat North is an online platform that aims to tell stories of the Canadian food scene and the people behind it. Since its inception, Eat North has been encouraging Canadians to look in their own backyards for outstanding home-grown ingredients or dishes, informing the rest of the world that the Canadian food scene is more than just maple syrup, poutine, and ketchup-flavored potato chips and relating stories of why food matters to Canadians. | www.eatnorth.com
Facebook: @eatnorth | Twitter: @eatnorthca | Instagram: @eatnorth
ABOUT VICTORIA PARK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION?| Formed in 1997, The Victoria Park Business Improvement Area (BIA)* is a not-for-profit business association that represents more than 350 merchants and businesses in the community of Victoria Park. Governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, the BIA works to promote and improve the area?and is an advocate on?important community issues.
Facebook: @vicparkyyc?| Twitter: @vicparkyyc | Instagram: @vicparkyyc
