Anheuser-Busch Delivered More Than 100,000 Cans of Emergency Drinking Water to Louisiana, Tennessee, and Mississippi Communities Following Severe Ice Storm

February 4, 2026 – St. Louis, Missouri –At the request of the American Red Cross and a local fire department, Anheuser-Busch delivered more than 100,000 cans of emergency drinking water to communities in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Louisiana, to support residents and first responders recovering after an ice storm impacted communities across the region.  

“The American Red Cross is deeply grateful to Anheuser-Busch and its wholesaler partners for their generous donation and delivery of safe drinking water to communities recovering from the ice storm,” said Lauren Ulrich, Executive Director of Operations Management and Logistics for the American Red Cross. “We appreciate their partnership and ongoing support of our mission.” 

The 100,000+ cans of water were sourced from Anheuser-Busch’s brewery in Cartersville, Georgia, which alongside the Fort Collins, Colorado brewery, periodically pauses beer production to can emergency drinking water and help communities in times of disaster. 

More than 25,000 Cans of Emergency Drinking Water to Oxford, Mississippi  
At the request of the Oxford Fire Department, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesaler partner, A&B Distributing Co. Inc of Byhalia, Mississippi, delivered 25,000+ cans of emergency drinking water to Oxford, Mississippi on Monday, February 2.  

More than 25,000 Cans of Emergency Drinking Water to Monroe, Louisiana  
At the request of the American Red Cross, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesaler partner, Marsala Beverage of Monroe, Louisiana, delivered 25,000+ cans of emergency drinking water to an American Red Cross site in Monroe, Louisiana on Wednesday, February 4.  

More than 50,000 Cans of Emergency Drinking Water to Nashville, Tennessee 
At the request of the American Red Cross, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesaler partner, Ajax Turner Co Inc. of La Vergne, Tennessee, delivered 50,000+ cans of emergency drinking water to Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, February 3. 

Since the inception of the emergency drinking water program in 1988, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesaler partners have donated more than 100 million cans of clean, safe drinking water to communities and volunteer fire departments in support of ongoing disaster relief and preparedness efforts.   

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