Pale Fire Helps
We’re a popup food bank supporting local restaurant workers in a time of need.
Major Donors
A big thank you to our $1,000+ donors
Hours & FAQs
Hours for pickup
Pale Fire’s tap room will be open Tuesday – Saturday from 1-6 pm for food pickups. Anyone who has a recent pay stub from a restaurant is encouraged to stop during these hours and take what they need.
The Pale Fire Tap Room will remain open to the general public for discounted to-go beer sales during the same hours.
We will be practicing social distancing and following CDC recommendations for maintaining a safe facility. If you are sick, please visit us another time.
FAQ
Who is eligible to receive donations?
Is this limited to restaurant workers in Harrisonburg?
What will be available?
How much can I take?
How long will the program last?
I'm not in the restaurant Industry, can I still help?
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Donate
Donations are graciously accepted. Non-perishable food items can be dropped off at Pale Fire Brewing and monetary donations are welcome at our GoFundMe page. All donations will benefit restaurant workers directly.
Take what you need
Pale Fire Helps provides shelf-stable food to make this uncertain time a little more manageable for you and your family
Sister Campaigns
Pale Fire helps has spread from Coast to Coast!
Concept & Mission
Pale Fire Helps is a partnership between Pale Fire Brewing Co, Sysco Foods, Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance and Digital Minerva. Our goal is to help people in the restaurant industry with direct support by supplying food products, free of charge.
The restaurant industry has been decimated by the COVID-19 virus and our country’s need to close or restrict public gathering spaces. Hundreds of restaurant workers in Harrisonburg and the surrounding area have been laid off with no idea of when they will be able to return to work. This means, for many, a total loss of income with little warning.
Pale Fire has a large, airy tap room which, like most restaurants, is presently closed to the public. We have put that space to work as a pickup location for food items generously donated by Sysco Foods. Anyone in the restaurant industry is welcome to stop by our space and pick up shelf stable food items for themselves and their families in this time of need.
Our partnership with Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance provides a structure through which donations can be made as well as logistical support and communication with the community. Digital Minerva has donated their services through the creation, hosting maintenance and ongoing updates of this website which provides up to date information to those in need.
Responsible sanitation and social distancing measures will be followed at all times.
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Recent News
Press Release
March 23, 2020 — Harrisonburg, VA — Pale Fire Brewing Company is teaming up with Sysco, Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance, and Digital Minerva for “Pale Fire Helps,” a food bank resource to support restaurant workers during the COVID-19 crisis. The food bank will be...
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