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ROOTED IN

COMMUNITY

Community Support Through Creative Fundraising Initiatives

Giving Back

Empowering the communities we reside in is our North Star.

We’re proud to source local, because when we lift up the people around us we all thrive. We’re constantly learning and expanding the ways in which we give back, and are so proud to support the communities we call home!

Adrift Hospitality is also committed to helping others give back whenever possible. Are you looking for a donation to help support your cause? Fill out our Donation Request Form below to see what we can do.

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COCKTAIL FOR A CAUSE PROGRAM

ORIGIN STORY

In September 2015, the Pickled Fish bar manager Matt Lessnau (now Head Distiller at Adrift Distillers) was also working as a member of the Parks and Rec department for the City of Ilwaco. He wanted to find a way to raise money for a new play structure the city was building, and suggested creating a cocktail special, with 50% of the sale going to help fund the new play structure.

The first cocktail was incredibly popular, and raised $2,145 for the new play structure! This success was the birth of the Cocktail For A Cause program. Every month we select a cause, dream up a new cocktail and offer the drink at our fine drinking establishments all month long. Starting in 2024, we also have included a Mocktail for a Cause every month.

Over the years, through the Cocktail for a Cause program, we’ve supported over 50 different local charities – from Astoria food banks to our local ACLU chapter, to projects tackling youth homelessness on the peninsula – and raised over $120,000 and counting!

THE OG COCKTAIL

Bourbon Renewal – The first cocktail we offered as a Cocktail for a Cause was taken from a modern classic by Jeffrey Morgenthaler, the Bourbon Renewal: 2 oz bourbon, 1 oz fresh lemon juice, 0.5 oz creme de cassis, 0.5 oz simple syrup, 1 dash Angostura bitters.

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OUR CURRENT CFAC

Sip Sip Hooray!

Cocktail – gin. adrift distillers cranberry liqueur. rosemary simple. lime. bubbles.

N/A Version – starvation alley cranberry juice. rosemary simple. lime. n/a bubbles.

Benefiting Crisis Support Network

Money Raised by Year:

2015: $3,345
2016: $5,155
2017: $5,760
2018: $8,314
2019: $8,515
2020: $6,825
2021: $16,991
2022: $25,224
2023: $20,840
2024: $19,510 so far

WHERE TO ORDER

ABOUT THE CAUSE

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THE ADRIFT CREW

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OUR LOYALTY PROGRAM

We launched our loyalty program, the Adrift Crew, in 2022 both to recognize and reward our loyal returning guests and to have another reason to give back to our local communities. By booking direct, you can make a direct impact on the locale you’re visiting!

Once you join the loyalty program and increase in rank, a portion of the revenue from each of your stays gets donated to a local non-profit organization. The higher you climb in rank, the more we donate on your behalf! Since we started the program, we have raised over $30,000 for local charities.

Want to make a difference yourself? Learn more about the Adrift Crew below!

ADRIFT CREW

EVERY STAY GIVES BACK

ADRIFT HOSPITALITY | KIND TRAVELER

Since November 2022, In partnership with Kind Traveler’s Every Stay Gives Back program, Adrift Hospitality has supported Dylan Jude Harrell Community Center in Long Beach, Washington. When you stay with us, you make a big difference to the youth and teens of Long Beach Peninsula.

When you stay at any Adrift Hospitality property, $1/night (shown in the guest’s final bill) will fund Dylan Jude Harrell Community Center through Kind Traveler’s Every Stay Gives Back program. Adrift Hospitality matches every dollar raised with 100% of the funds, over $147,000 to date, donated to DJHCC.

Explore the positive impact we have made together through our Every Stay Gives Back community impact report with Kind Traveler:

KIND TRAVELER

DJHCC

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STAFF INCENTIVES

YOUNG ADULTS PROGRAM

Education is empowerment, and we believe in investing in the futures of our youth! Anyone between the ages of 14 and 22 automatically are enrolled in our Young Adult Program when hired. Not only are there special events and additional support for those in the program, but they also earn extra money per hour worked during the summer months that is set aside and available to them for educational expenses.

Each summer we also offer paid internship opportunities to those in our Young Adults Program! This is a great opportunity to get experience in a department that interests you. We offer a chance to gain real life skills in marketing, finance, human resources, facilities, and restaurant/hotel management.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Employees have the option to earn compensation for a potion of their volunteer hours with a 501c3 charitable organization, in accordance with our giving and volunteering guidelines.

Our Community Partners

The Sunset Recreation Center (formerly known as the Broadway Middle School) is a landmark property in our community, and its current sale provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prioritize recreation for all, accessibility to child care and after-school programming, and an energized sports-tourism economic strategy at the center of our community.

The SEPRD Board of Directors has identified three primary objectives to be accomplished through the recently completed property purchase:

Objective #1: Increase desperately needed child care, preschool, and after-school activities

Clatsop County is considered a “child care desert,” defined as a community with more than three children for every slot available at child care centers or home-based providers licensed by the state. In Seaside parents struggle to find care and experience long waitlists, especially for infants and toddlers. Emergency measures have created expanded slots for families due to COVID-19.

Objective #2: Expand indoor recreation activities for all citizens

The Park & Rec District is committed to expanding access to recreation opportunities beyond aquatics. The plan is to include activities for all ages, and to expand offerings for arts, culture, and wellness activities. Community input outcomes from the 2014 Charettes report (commissioned by SEPRD) clearly indicated more indoor, dry recreation spaces were needed, affirmed by a County Commissioner at the time.

Objective #3: Contribute to local economy through a sports tourism strategy

The Pacific Basketball League not only provides opportunities for our young hoopsters to compete with teams from all over Oregon and Washington, it brings $10.8 million in tourism dollars to our area. The Board believes this model can be replicated to develop a comprehensive sports tourism strategy to bolster our local economy. Alternately, losing the BMS space would result in a loss of existing indoor recreation space, negatively impacting our local economy and reduction of established opportunities for youth recreation.