Longtime USBG Member, Trish Vodrazka recently had rotator cuff surgery. After years of working behind the bar, that little piece of cartilage in her shoulder finally gave out. She bit the bullet and scheduled surgery. Even with decent insurance and time off from work, the surgery bills were quite a bit more that she could comfortably handle. Coupled with rent and household bills, she realized she was in need of financial assistance and reached out to the Bartender Emergency A

In light of the terrible fires in California, we thought that we would re-share a story of hope and recovery from the 2017 Northern California fires. In early October 2017, wildfires raged through Northern California near Santa Rosa. A total of 160,000 acres burned, including 27 wineries; over 8,000 structures were lost; and 42 people perished in one of California’s worst natural disasters in a century. This is the story of one bartender caught in the inferno. Early Sunday mo