TOWNE SPOTLIGHT
LOCALLY-OWNED BUSINESS LAUNCHES DELICIOUS ROSÉ IN MARYLAND
Youth Sailing Program
Awarded $20,000 Grant
The Brendan Sailing Program for Youth with Learning Differences was recently awarded $20,000 from local Annapolis foundation, the Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation. The grant funding has been earmarked for camper scholarships and will provide current and prospective students financial opportunities to participate in Brendan Sailing’s Annapolis and St. Mary’s summer programs at little to no cost. “At Brendan Sailing, we never turn down a child for financial reasons,” says James P. Muldoon, Brendan Founder and Chairman of the Board. “It is important that these children have the same opportunities to build social skills and teamwork, regardless of their financial position. On behalf of the organization, I want to thank the Wood Foundation for their continued commitment to Brendan. They have believed in our mission from the beginning and over the years have become a truly special partner.”
NautiLife, a new and innovative wine brand, is launching its first California rosé ($12.99 SRP) in Maryland and is proudly distributed locally by Artisan & Vines Distribution. NautiLife is the first full-sized bottle of wine (750ml) packaged fully in 100 percent recyclable PET plastic produced in the U.S. With a majority of public spaces forbidding glass in the area, options for sharing a bottle of wine among friends were limited to cans and box bladders. Knowing there had to be a better way…NautiLife was born. NautiLife is Arnold-based and a part of GoodLife Brands, LLC, a family-owned and female-founded company. NautiLife is currently available at Mills Fine Wine and Spirits and Bella’s Liquors.
BUCK DISTRIBUTING SOLD TO HAMMOND BEV GROUP
Hammond Beverage Group will buy Buck Distributing Company in Upper Marlboro, with the deal expected to close in June, pending supplier approval. Employees were notified in April. Owner Betty Buck, the first female chairman of the National Beer Wholesalers Association, will be forming HM2 Buck for Hope Foundation. Buck will leave the company in “great hands to grow and move forward, while I pursue my new dream of HM2 Buck for Hope Foundation.” The foundation formed after her son Daniel, a Navy Corpsman with the rank HM2, committed suicide last year. The foundation will focus on the problems of suicide and sexual abuse in the military. Meanwhile, Buck’s daughter Erin will stay on and continue in the day-to-day leadership of Buck Distributing. 32
What’s Up? Annapolis | June 2020 | whatsupmag.com
