2023 SoDel Family Day of Giving

SoDel Family Day of Giving Raises $205,000

Funds will support local charities through SoDel Cares

PHOTO [Day of Giving.jpg]: Thompson Island Brewing Company employees Bethany Flick, Logan Redden, Gaby Castillo and Mason Strecker prepare to serve customers on Dec. 5, which was the SoDel Family Day of Giving. All the proceeds went to SoDel Cares. 

REHOBOTH BEACH, DEL. (Dec. 11, 2023) — On Dec. 5, customers in specific coastal Delaware restaurants benefitted the community simply by placing an order.

SoDel Concepts’ restaurants, Surf Bagel, Southern Delaware Brewing (Thompson Island Brewing Company and Ocean View Brewing Company) and Highwater Management (The Clubhouse at Baywood) donated 100 percent of the day’s proceeds to SoDel Cares, the philanthropic arm of the hospitality group’s family.

The SoDel Family Day of Giving promotion raised $205,000 to support organizations that assist children, at-risk youth and adults, and the elderly.

“We want to thank the guests who came to support SoDel Cares and our restaurants,” said Scott Kammerer, CEO of SoDel Concepts, who established SoDel Cares to honor Matt Haley, SoDel Concepts’ founder.

“We also want to extend our appreciation to the Matt James Haley Trust, the Levin family and the Carl M. Freeman Foundation for their generous donations,” he continued. “To date, we have awarded more than $1 million to charities in our backyard.”

Beneficiaries have included the Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation (CHEF), the Delaware Adolescent Program Inc. (DAPI), Harry K Foundation, Meals on Wheels Lewes-Rehoboth and Pathways to Success 

For information on SoDel Cares, visit sodelcares.com.

ABOUT SODEL CONCEPTS

Based in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, SoDel Concepts was founded by James Beard Award-winning chef Matt Haley.  The SoDel family includes four companies: SoDel Concepts restaurants, Highwater Management, Surf Bagel and Southern Delaware Brewing, as well as SoDel Cares, a charitable non-profit foundation that strives to improve the community in which we live.