HYE, TX (July 10, 2024) – On Saturday June 22, 2024, Garrison Brothers Distillery , the first legal bourbon distillery in Texas, hosted Winner Winner Chicken Dinner , their annual fundraiser that takes places after the Stonewall Peach Parade . This year, the sold-out bourbon fueled event benefitted Panhandle Proud , an organization uniting Texans to provide urgent relief and sustained support for farmers and ranchers devastated by this year’s wildfires in the Texas Panhandle. Over $100,000 in much needed funds were raised at this year’s event.
This was a record setting amount raised for any Garrison Brothers Distillery fundraiser to date. Garrison Brothers then extended their fundraising efforts for the entire month post-event with special limited-edition bourbon bottles for sale. Those additional funds are now being added to the final total.
Hosted in Hye, Texas at Garrison Brothers Distillery, the fundraiser attracted over 500 attendees to partake in a fried chicken dinner and auction. The occasion also featured guest speaker State representative and chairman of licensing and administrative committee Ken King from Canadian, Texas. Guests enjoyed live music from local musician Noah Kurtis Band and auction items included 16 beautiful painted barrels donated by local Austin artists along with over 70 items donated by local Hill Country businesses.
US Foods donated more than 1,000 pounds of chicken for the fried chicken dinner while Alstadt Brewery donated dozens of cases.
