Fresh Hop Group

THE FRESH HOP GROUP (ORGANIZATION) WAS CREATED AS A CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT CRAFT ALE APPRECIATION AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOCAL CRAFT BREWING INDUSTRY, AND LOCAL ARTS GROUPS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND CIVIC GROUPS THAT SUPPORT LOCAL ARTS. THE MAJORITY OF GRANTS WILL BE USED FOR LOCAL ARTS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE THEIR OWN GRANT APPLICATION WRITER. THE ORGANIZATION, THROUGH ITS FESTIVALS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT THE CRAFT BREWING INDUSTRY, PROMOTES THE INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT AND YAKIMA COUNTY, AND SUPPORTS LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.