UPDATE: Due to that das­tard­ly weath­er caus­ing hav­oc across Welling­ton today the Beer & Blade Van­u­atu Fundrais­er has been post­poned until tomor­row night, Fri­day, 15 May.

You may recall, amidst all the atroc­i­ties that occur on a far too reg­u­lar basis through­out the world, that in mid-March Van­u­atu was hit by Cyclone Pam. The cyclone killed over 10 peo­ple, impact­ed on the lives of tens of thou­sands of peo­ple in Van­u­atu and neigh­bour­ing islands and destroy­ing infra­struc­ture. The island of Tan­na was espe­cial­ly dev­ast­ed with many of the crops of cava, coconut and cof­fee, that con­tribute a large amount to the econ­o­my being destroyed.

This Thurs­day, 14th May, you have the chance to do some good while drink­ing beer as Boar & Blade, Tuatara and Mojo are fundrais­ing at The Third Eye.

Mojo Cof­fee, who got the last of the cof­fee beans from Tan­na before Cyclone Pam hit, teamed up with Tuatara and have made the new Van­u­atu Cof­fee Porter. Not only can you get your lips around a tasty porter, per­fect­ly matched by the weath­er we are hav­ing, you can also get your haircut/beard trimmed by the guys from Boar & Blade AND you can be an awe­some human and donate $$ to the cof­fee grow­ers of Van­u­atu to help them get them back on their feet.

Boar and Blade Fundraiser

You may think that this will leave you feel­ing fan­tas­tic and you’d be right! You’ll feel even bet­ter when you realise you can get all of this for only $20. And fear not! If the idea of a porter does not appeal you can choose any oth­er pint that’s on offer, with all pro­ceeds assist­ing cof­fee grow­ers who sup­ply beans to Mojo Cof­fee in cyclone-hit Van­u­atu.

Your beard could look as good as the ones on these faces!
Your beard could look as good as the ones on these faces!