Barnyard Beer Benefit on Tap
ROTARIAN FUNDRAISER HAS RAISED NEARLY $ 30K FOR GILFILLAN FARM .
BY KATHY RUDOLPH
For 110 years , Rotary Clubs around the U . S . have been known worldwide for their kindness and generosity . The Upper St . Clair-Bethel Park Rotary Club is no different . Over the last two years the club has raised more than $ 26,000 for Gilfillan Farm through the Barnyard Beer Benefit .
This year , the third benefit will be held on May 27 at the farm on Orr Road and will include a variety of craft beers , local food and live music .
It all started with an idea by Natalie Mihalek , a Rotarian with the club since 2012 .
“ We have the Rotary ’ s Breakfast Club , Lunch Club and Evening Club and we all go to each other ’ s events , but we were looking to host a Rotary Day to get us all together and have fun ,” says Mihalek , an attorney and mom of three .
She found the perfect venue after a tour of Gilfillan Farm . The 15-acre farm was built in the 1850s , and was left to the Historical Society of Upper St . Clair in 2001 in the will of Margaret Gilfillan . Listed on the National Register of Historic Places , and awarded a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation plaque in 2011 , it is open to the public on Community Day or by appointment .
After a member of the Historical Society of Upper St . Clair mentioned the farm while speaking at a Rotary Club meeting , Mihalek became curious about it .
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