Last weekend, I went to a pub crawl in Belmar called “Paws and Pour.” Designed to raise money for rescue dogs around the Jersey Shore, it consisted of seven stops. Money raised went to the local non-profit, Rescue Ridge, who was there in full force to bring awareness to what they do in finding good homes for homeless pets.
The first stop of the crawl was McCann’s Tavern, located on Main Street between 17th and 18th Ave. It’s where everyone went to sign up and check in for the event. Over 80 people registered for the event! You were also given a little goodie bag of dog toys and such.
The second stop was Salty’s Beach Bar, conveniently right across the street from McCann’s. The organizers of Paws and Pour hosted a raffle giveaway while we were there and accepted donations for Rescue Ridge. Each stop offered drink specials for this event. There was also a scavenger hunt you could take part in.
The third and fourth stop of the crawl required more exercise. From Salty’s we went further down Main Street to the Boathouse for an hour. Kudos to the bartender who managed our large group singlehandedly! Afterwards, we backtracked in the opposite direction to Bar A. Tables for raffles and donations were set up at both places.
Bar A was where things got very busy. Our group was offered a free buffet of hamburgers and hot dogs for participating in the crawl, but Bar A was also catering to three other large events being held there on the same day. Bar A is huge! This caused the line for food to be a bit longer than expected but it gave us a chance to get to know some of the other participants in our group.
Since people from our crawl were still in line and wanted to stay and eat, when it was time to migrate to the next bar, the organizers decided to make the fifth and sixth stops optional. Once everyone finished eating, my group went right to the final stop at 9th Ave Pier.
At 9th Ave. Pier, there was a musical group playing, simply called the NJ Party Band. They performed several cover songs from the 1980’s and 90’s as the sun went down to conclude the crawl.
Overall, I had a ton of fun attending the Paws and Pour Pub Crawl. I met some really nice people from Rescue Ridge and the Jersey Shore Day Drinkers club. Meredith did a great job coordinating this event, and I’d certainly recommend going to anyone interested in supporting our local non-profits.
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