O & W Inc. proud to continue time-honored tradition supporting local charitable organizations

YPSILANTI, Mich. — Local independent, family-owned beer distributor O & W Inc. today announced several donations to local charities in honor of Giving Tuesday, a global generosity movement inspiring people and organizations to transform their communities. The contributions are the latest example of O & W Inc. creating a spirit of unity in the places they are proud to live, work, and serve.

“At O & W Inc., our family and employees have been passionately delivering beer and cheer since 1933,” said Kit Wanty-Lambert, president of O & W Inc. “We are an employee-first organization that prides itself on providing value to our retail customers, suppliers, and business partners, many of whom have supported our business and helped us grow over the years. Being actively involved in our local communities is part of our legacy and one way we are proud to give back and say thank you.”

Michigan’s beer and wine distributors are leaders in charitable giving throughout the state. O & W Inc. has time-honored partnerships with many local organizations that support and promote health care and wellness, hunger relief, children and youth, and much more. This year, the beer distributor is thrilled to donate the following for Giving Tuesday:

• $5,000 to the Food Gatherers
• $2,500 to the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor
• $1,500 to Washtenaw County Shop with a Cop
• $1,000 to the Knight's Foundation

“We are proud to call these organizations neighbors and partners in helping to improve our local communities,” Wanty-Lambert said. “We look forward to many more years of enriching the places we service through charitable giving and strengthening cherished relationships with those who work hard to make a difference in our communities.”

Founded in 1933, O & W Inc. is a fifth-generation, family-owned beer distributor located central to its selling territory in Ypsilanti Township with a seven-county footprint in Southeast Michigan. It employs over 180 people and continues to build on its legacy of community involvement and social responsibility while keeping customers and employees at the forefront of all they do.