Molson in the Community

Minister Gerretsen at the Toronto Brewery with Molson Employees
It was a warm and enjoyable afternoon at Molson Brewery in Toronto when we were delighted to welcome Ontario’s Minister of the Environment, the Honourable John Gerretsen. I have had the pleasure of knowing John for over 25 years, dating back to his tenure as Kingston’s Mayor, and mine as a member of student government. Minister Gerretsen has a passion for his portfolio. After a quick greeting from our President Kevin Boyce our brewery Manager Wayne Arsenault and his team were very proud to showcase Molson and our efforts to protect our environment. Sebastien Charbonneau, our employees communications manager also rallied …

A couple of months ago, our internal communications manager here at Molson was interviewed by Mark Ragan, CEO and publisher of Lawrence Ragan Communications at the Web 2.0 Summit for Internal Communications, PR and Marketing. The conference was hosted by Ragan Communications and the Public Relations Society of America.

In this interview, Sebastien Charbonneau (Molson) talked about our blog which was (at that time) live for about a month. His comments and thoughts sparked some thoughts of my own….it’s now mid-July (which is scary…where did June and July go?), which means Molson in the Community has been up and running for about six months…. Is it time for a blog audit? Has the Molson Blog changed …

Molson Extreme Team presented the Wellspring Foundation Board $2500 in support of the Wellspring Chinguacousy (Brampton) Centre.  Some of the events that took place that day was a dunk tank, 50/50 draw and a silent auction.  By the end of the day Oscar’s Roadhouse raised over $14,000 .  Great job guys!!

I was traveling in western Canada when Adam and Tonia hosted the BREW 2.0 event at the Air Canada Centre’s - Lord Stanley’s Mug a couple of weeks back. I must say that I was impressed by the engagement and conversations that ensued, not only about the great food and brewing insights offered by our brewers - but about the discussion that unfolded on the merits of such an event.

At Molson we’re committed to being in conversations with folks related to our business and beyond. The amazing thing about beer is that Canadians usually have an opinion. In particular, this blog was created to connect with community partners from coast to coast to coast …

 

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From Left:  Dr. Jack Bishop, K-W Oktoberfest Fund-Raising Director and Todd Lewin, Molson Sales Director

One of my favourite ‘holidays’ takes place in my hometown of Kitchener-Waterloo, and I’m super happy to share the news that Molson and the K-W Oktoberfest Inc. announced a new three-year sponsorship agreement for the festival know for its beer, lederhosen and Onkel Hans!

To help kick-off the celebrations for this year’s fest, which will run from October 10-18, a reception was held at the Molson Canadian Hockey Haus VIP area at the Kitchener Auditorium during the Memorial Cup.

So what is there to do at Oktoberfest?  There are …