SAN DIEGO, CA (February 7, 2018)—Now in its fourth year, Lupus Foundation of Southern California (LFSC) fundraising initiative Beer to the Rescue has secured the assistance of a record-breaking 42 San Diego brewing companies for its 2018 campaign.
Established in 2015 by local brewing-industry professional, beer journalist and lupus survivor Brandon Hernández, Beer to the Rescue has raised more than $100,000 for the LFSC. Those funds have been used to provide free services to people living with lupus in San Diego and Imperial Counties, including educational and support-group events as well as funding for medical research focusing on this chronic and potentially fatal autoimmune disease.
Appreciative of the outpouring of generosity from local breweries and their patrons, Hernández has altered this year’s campaign in an effort to pay that open-heartedness forward and assist others in need.