'The Contributor' Partners with Big Machine Distillery

Big Machine Distillery and The Contributor are partnering to give paper vendors hand sanitizer to distribute alongside the newspaper.

“It will be a long while until vendors’ incomes move back up as streets will still be emptier and people have less cash,” says Cathy Jennings, director of The Contributor. “We are grateful that Big Machine is partnering with us and believe the city will benefit from having sanitizer easily available! We hope this effort gives our vendors another tool in which to earn income.”

Big Machine Distillery has committed to jumpstarting the effort by giving 1,000 individual-sized bottles of hand sanitizer to The Contributor. 

“We continue to feel blessed during these challenging times to be able to support Nashvillians in need,” says Big Machine Distillery EVP, Mark Borchetta. “The Contributor has proven to be a light for so many in our community, and we are happy to be partnering with them to further their efforts.”

Big Machine Distillery started making hand sanitizer in March in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The sanitizer is 80 percent alcohol and made in accordance with FDA and WHO guidelines.

The bottles of Big Machine Hand Sanitizer will be co-branded with The Contributor and provided to the newspaper vendors.

“Our vendors are concerned with keeping safe and making sure their customers are safe also,” says Jennings. “They are committed to doing everything they can to prevent the spread of the virus.”

About The Contributor: The Contributor helps our homeless neighbors establish their own micro-businesses and work their way into housing through selling an award winning street paper.  Vendors earn immediate income, establish meaningful relationships, regain their dignity, and become Contributors to the community.

For The Contributor press inquiries please email Cathy Jennings cathy@thecontributor.org.

About Big Machine Distillery: Located in Nashville and Lynnville, TN, Big Machine Distillery produces premium, hand-crafted spirits led by its Platinum Filtered Big Machine Vodka “The Smoothest Tasting Vodka, Period.” The brand has an association with Nashville-based Big Machine Label Group, which has been called the number one independent record label in the world [Billboard Magazine]. Big Machine hand sanitizer is available in the distillery tasting rooms and nationwide via their website https://www.bigmachinevodka.com/shop.

For Big Machine press inquiries please email Aubree Schilder Aubree.schilder@bigmachinedistillery.com.