Mike Bjork, right, owner of the Alpha Michigan Brewing Company makes a $3,600 donation to Lyle Smithson Jr., director of the Iron Area Health Foundation.

ALPHA — The Alpha Michigan Brewing Company made a donation to the Iron Area Health Foundation CoVantage Cares Matching Funds Campaign following a Brats, Baskets and Brews fundraising event on Dec. 13 at the Alpha Michigan Brewing Company.

The fundraising event hosted by the breweryincluded brats provided by the Crystal Falls Volunteer Fire Department, 24 basket raffle prizes, music by Jonny Waara and Alpha Michigan brews.

The event was very successful with over $3,600 raised through the activities and individual donations that were received during the day. IAHF expressed appreciation.

“You certainly ‘brew with a purpose,'” IAHF said on its Facebook site. “Your support of our foundation and our area as a whole is both noticed and appreciated.”