When federal workers began losing their jobs earlier this year, Right Proper Brewing stepped up with the Executive Order Me A Beer program to buy beer for out-of-work federal employees. The program works as a pay-it-forward: Patrons pay $8 per beer given to former federal workers who popped into the brewery with their federal ID. Co-founder Leah Cheston described the D.C. brewpub’s role as being there for the community, with she and her husband, Thor, kicking off the program by buying the first 50 beers for federal workers.
It wasn’t just about free beers, though. Right Proper hosted happy hours for affected workers to redeem the drinks while networking and getting career coaching and resume support.
