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For the birds! Pacific Western Brewing makes large grain donation to Ducks Unlimited volunteers
SHARE ON: Ducks eating at Cottonwood (Photo provided by Kyle Sampson)
Local Ducks Unlimited Chapter members, Brock Bailey and Paul Cailleaux recently received some help from the Pacific Western Brewing (PWB) Company in feeding the ducks at Cottonwood Island Park.
Volunteer Brock Bailey fills buckets with grain to feed the ducks (Photo provided by Kyle Sampson)
PWB Brewmaster, Kelly Olson is now storing nearly 3000 lbs of grain that the duo can access and use to feed the ducks, something they’ve been doing every winter for the past 5 years.
Olson approached Bailey and Cailleaux with the idea after hearing about their dedication to the cause. “I heard what they were doing to help ensure the local ducks could survive our tough winters and thought it would be pretty great if PWB could step up to support them,” Olson said. “One of our core company values is giving back, and we always have a significant supply of malted barley on hand here at the Brewery as it’s one of our key ingredients for making beer, so I reached out to Brock to see how we could help.” Bailey and Cailleaux welcomed the contribution.