Feeding Pennsylvania is teaming up with PA Eats and Breweries in PA this November for a monthlong fundraising campaign, Hops for Hunger, to raise funds for Pennsylvanians facing hunger.

As part of the inaugural Hops for Hunger program, people are invited to visit participating breweries during the month of November, and the businesses will donate proceeds from a beer of their choice, host special events, and more to engage their guests about the issue of hunger in Pennsylvania. Events will be announced and updated at http://www.feedingpa.org/hopsforhunger.

Local participants include The Vegetable Hunter, Harrisburg; Lovedrafts Brewing Co., Mechanicsburg; Pour Man's Brewing Company, Ephrata; Moo-Duck Brewery, Elizabethtown; Our Town Brewery, Lancaster; Wolf Brewing Co., Mechanicsburg; and Desperate Times Brewery, Carlisle.

The concept of the campaign came from Feeding Pennsylvania's community manager, Corinne Foster, who doubles as a Central Pennsylvania food blogger, Fosterthefoodie. Through her food blog, Foster incorporates different ways of partnering with local restaurants on promotions that encourage individuals to support local restaurants while raising awareness and funds to support anti-hunger efforts. This once-localized approach eventually sparked an idea to take these efforts statewide.

PA Eats joined the campaign because of its mission of showcasing Pennsylvania food culture.

Breweries in Pennsylvania also played a key role in outreach for the inaugural event, with a combined total of more than 60,000 followers on Facebook and Instagram. The plan is to use these platforms to share upcoming events, specials, and promotions for the Hops for Hunger campaign to help promote this year's participating breweries.

Breweries that are interested in participating can join the campaign throughout November. For more information on how to get involved, visit http://www.feedingpa.org/our-programs/hopsforhunger/join.