Point Brewery Teams Up with Joe Pavelski of San Jose Sharks

Golfers in the upcoming Joe Pavelski

Charity Golf Tournament will play the Stevens Point Country Club’s

fairways and greens thanks in part to the Stevens Point Brewery,

presenting sponsor of the 2014 event.

Established by San Jose Sharks hockey star and Plover, Wis., native Joe

Pavelski, the sixth annual golf outing will tee off at noon on Friday,

June 27. Pavelski has returned to the Stevens Point area each summer since

2009 to host the tourney, which raises money for the Stevens Point Area

Youth Hockey Association.

“We are proud to support Joe, a fan of our handcrafted beers for years,

and our local community by sponsoring this popular annual event,” said Joe

Martino, Stevens Point Brewery Operating Partner. “Like Joe, we understand

how important it is to give back to the community that supports us”

Registration for the Joe Pavelski Charity Golf Tournament can be found

online at: www.pavelskigolf.com <http://www.pavelskigolf.com>.

Stevens Point’s Hometown Stars

Pavelski and the Point Brewery’s award-winning handcrafted beers are

well-recognized icons of the Stevens Point area. Pavelski, who grew up in Plover

, is the very model of both NHL superstar and local sports legend. A star

player in the Stevens Point Area Youth Hockey Association, he was a

member of the Stevens Point Area Senior High team that won the 2002

Wisconsin state boys hockey championship. He went on to skate for the

University of Wisconsin Badgers, including the 2006 NCAA championship team.

Selected in the 2003 draft by the San Jose Sharks, he began his NHL career

with the team in 2006 by scoring a goal his first game, a rare feat. In

the Sharks’ recently completed 2013-2014 season, Pavelski led the team

with 41 goals, making him just the fourth player in Sharks history to

score 40 or more goals in a season. He also led the team in total points

with 79 and was named the San Jose Sharks Player of the Year. In 2010

Pavelski skated for Team USA, Silver Medal winners at the Vancouver Winter

Olympics. Earlier this year, after he was again selected for the Team USA

s quad at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, the City of Plover proclaimed

February 7, 2014, as “Joe Pavelski Day” in his honor.

The Stevens Point Brewery, founded in 1857, is one of America’s oldest

operating breweries. Point’s handcrafted specialty beers consistently win

medals and awards – including 20 during 2013 alone – in prestigious beer

judging competitions such as the Great American Beer Festival, World Beer

Cup, World Beer Championships and U.S. Open Beer Championships.

Point Brewery’s Community Involvement

Although it now sells its beers in 24 states, Point’s fan base begins

right outside the doors of the brewery on Water Street, according

to Martino. “Because a solid home base is important for the success of any

business, we make it a point to be involved in the community where our

brewery has grown and prospered,” Martino said. “One important way we

support our hometown is through local sponsorships, which are also a great

way to thank our customers, supporters and neighbors. Saying thank you

never goes out of style.”

Point Brewery’s area sponsorships and community activities

include:

Major sponsorship of

the Riverfront Rendezvous, the

Stevens Point area’s annual Fourth of July festivities.

Major sponsorship of

the WWSP 90FM World’s Largest Trivia

Contest, the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point radio station’s famous

annual trivia contest.

Sponsorship of UWSP Athletics.

Sponsorship of the Point Bock Run each March; proceeds are donated to local

     running organizations and schools.

Hosting the annual Pointoberfest celebration to raise funds for Pints for

Prostates.

Supporting numerous

local charitable organizations, including the United Way of Portage

County, American

Red Cross, Meals on Wheels, Special Olympics, and veterans, police and

fire organizations,

with donations.