"Gear for Beer" Night at Yeah Buddy Pizza

Coombs Outdoors is excited to announce a partnership with Yeah Buddy Pizza to host the first annual “Gear for Beer” holiday gear drive for Coombs Outdoors. The organization will be collecting new and gently used helmets, goggles, gloves and mittens, base and mid layers, and snow pants to provide to the 450 Coombs participants and families in Coombs programs this winter. The gear drive will take place on Wednesday, December 13th from 4:00 – 8:00 PM at Yeah Buddy Pizza located upstairs at 20 West Broadway in downtown Jackson. 

Coombs Outdoors has experienced a significant increase in demand from local families for placement in the organization’s year-round outdoor recreation programs and workshops. Coombs winter downhill skiing and snowboarding programs provide 450 local youth and families with season-long ski lessons or mentorship programs, season rentals, and lift tickets and season passes. Winter coats for Coombs participants are generously donated by Stio.  

“Coombs relies on generous donations from the community to support our winter programs financially, as well as through donations of gear and winter clothing that are critical to creating safe, high-quality experiences for Coombs participants,” said Jenny Wolfrom Holladay, Executive Director of Coombs Outdoors. “As community demand and our capacity to include more youth in our programs has expanded significantly over the past few years, we have been unable to match the need for cold weather gear such as gloves and mittens, warm socks, quality base layers, googles, and helmets. We are looking to this generous community to sort through their gear closets and donate gently-used items that can help keep Coombs kids warm and safe this winter.”

The ”Gear for Beer” event is being generously hosted by Yeah Buddy Pizza who is providing the location for the gear drive as well as donating beer and offering 2-for-1 pizza deals for everyone who brings usable items. For those who don’t have gear to donate, there will be an opportunity to make a donation towards gear from the Coombs Outdoors holiday gear tree. Coombs Outdoors will not be accepting hard goods such as skis, boots, snowboards, and poles at this event.