(Seguin) — A new coffee company gave away thousands of drinks over the weekend, and at the same time helped to raise thousands of dollars for a good cause. The new 7Brew Drive-Thru Coffee held a special event called Caffeine for a Cause Friday, Saturday and Sunday at its store on State Highway 123 Bypass next door to Schlotzsky’s.
KWED was there broadcasting live from the event on Saturday morning. Traffic lined the street as vehicle, after vehicle, after vehicle pulled in to get their free drinks. In exchange, the company asked that a donation of choice be given to the Guadalupe County Children’s Advocacy Center.
Advocacy Center Executive Director Christy Williams was there and spoke to us during the remote. She says it was an amazing opportunity for the center, and they were truly grateful to 7Brew for sponsoring the three-day fundraiser.
“We are always working to grow our services and make sure that we’re meeting the demand of this growing population here in Guadalupe County. All of the cities that we serve have really just exploded, and when you have more people, you have more need. So, we’re really just making sure that we’ve got the dollars to meet the demand so that we can keep serving the kiddos that are coming our way, but also hoping to expand our services as well and build a building in the city of Schertz that will meet the needs over there like the one that we built here in Seguin. It’s really impossible for people to, on a weekly basis, come to counseling services for trauma-informed care all the way across the county,” said Williams.
Seguin Mayor Donna Dodgen also stopped by to show her support. She says 7Brew demonstrated how we all can do more to help make this community a better place for everyone.
“There are many ways to give back to our community. This being one today. Come and give a little bit back to the advocacy center, that serves us and other counties as well. So come on by and do those sorts of things, because that makes you feel part of our community and to give a little bit back to that,” said Dodgen.
Dodgen says 7Brew is just one of the many new retail and restaurants that have opened in Seguin recently. It was announced just last week that Seguin would soon have its own Target store. Mayor Dodgen says the city, for years, has laid the foundation that has been used to build the current success it is having. She says they want to continue to lead the city in a positive direction and grow in a way that benefits the entire community.
“It’s about us having set this up 15 years ago, 20 years ago, and we’ve consistently built on that same premise, and we need to keep rolling. Whether people like it or not, we need to keep rolling in a process and in an organized manner forward. Because, I say this all the time, but one of the things that we do, is we manage today and plan for our grandchildren’s grandchildren. And it needs to be done correctly to the best of our ability, so that we can do it with the litmus test about — what is good for Seguin and the citizens and how can we make it best for all or for most. We can’t do it for everybody. I wish we could make it just 100 percent perfect. But I promise that you can trust us, (and trust) that we’re doing the best that we can and we’re the leanest that we can be, but yet giving the services and the autonomy and keeping our small town feel. And how you do that is by volunteering and being involved in things, and talk about all the things that are going on,” said Dodgen.
The radio event also included another special unexpected guest. David Angelo Roman stopped and introduced himself. You may not know his name, but he’s quite famous when it comes to his association with a long running and popular animation series. We let him introduce himself during the broadcast. He not only showed up but he made a significant donation of his own to the cause.
“I’m one of the artists for Rick and Morty. I’ve also done work for Star Wars, Walking Dead, Marvel, Steven Universe and other projects. But yeah, I’m here to support a good cause. So, what I’m going to do is — I think I’ve got about 50 or 60 Rick and Morty mini prints — if you come down and get yourself a coffee and donate some money, I’m going to have them give out these mini prints. I’m going to autograph all of them for the first 50 or 60 people. So that in itself is about, I don’t know, a $30 or $40 value. So, come on down,” said Roman.
As he mentioned, Roman is one of the talented artists that works on Rick and Morty, which is in it’s ninth swim on the Adult Swim cable network and also streaming on a number of major services, including HBO Max. We initially thought Roman was there as a guest of 7Brew, but quickly learned that wasn’t the case. He is actually a resident of Seguin and there to show his support for a good cause.
“We moved down here a couple years ago. Whatever I can do to help out the community, because I really love this community. I’ve lived in big cities, and Seguin has just been a breath of fresh air for me,” said Roman.
The final tally is being counted, but organizers say as much as $15,914 was raised during the Caffeine for a Cause event. 7Brew, which has a motto of “Cultivating Kindness,” officially opens up to the public this week at 350 N. State Highway 123 Bypass.