HOUSTON, TX (Tuesday, June 4, 2024) – At the requests of the American Red Cross, Anheuser-Busch and Silver Eagle Distributors Houston delivered a third truckload – more than 155,200 cans – of emergency drinking water in the last four weeks to aid local communities in Montgomery and Harris Counties.
Over the last month, Montgomery and Harris Counties and surrounding areas have seen double-digit rainfall totals, tornados and flooding that continue to affect local homes and businesses. All donations of emergency drinking water help the communities impacted by these catastrophic events.
“We will continue to support our neighbors in partnership with Anheuser-Busch with water donations,” said John Johnson, president of Silver Eagle Houston. “Supporting the communities we serve is a priority for us and we hope these contributions provide some relief to all those affected.”
The canned water was delivered Monday, June 3, to the American Red Cross distribution center in Houston, where Silver Eagle Houston will work with the American Red Cross to distribute the water to those in need.
The water is sourced from the Anheuser-Busch brewery in Ft. Collins, Colorado, which alongside the Cartersville, Georgia brewery periodically pauses beer production throughout the year to can emergency drinking water and help communities in times of disaster in partnership with the American Red Cross.
Anheuser-Busch has a longstanding tradition of providing support for disaster relief efforts in partnership with the American Red Cross, dating back to 1906. Since the inception of the emergency drinking water program in 1988, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesaler partners have donated more than 93 million cans of emergency drinking water to communities and volunteer fire departments across 49 states in support of ongoing relief and preparedness efforts.
