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Rusty Rail in Lincoln wins Top Dog Bar in the Pink Pumpkin Pub Crawl

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[December 26, 2023]

Congratulations to the crew at the Rusty Rail Pub in Lincoln. This is the pub that raised the most money for the American Cancer Society via the first Pink Pumpkin Pub Crawl Challenge from the Friends and Family Relay Team.

Lincoln Daily News’ Chassidy White joined the Relay team when she became a part of the LDN staff. Her position in sales offered her the opportunity to call on several businesses in Logan County and as she did so, she came up with the idea of a pub crawl.

There were two primary parts to her challenge to local bar owners. First, she asked that they all donate drink tokens to an auction item that would be included in the 2023 Pink Pumpkin Auction.

Second, she asked each pub to take a pink pumpkin and collect donations from patrons during the month of October. The idea was that when customers paid their tabs, perhaps they would drop their change into the pumpkin on their way out.

The plan worked out well. The pink pumpkin in the auction was a popular item that brought in several hundred dollars for ACS.

The pumpkin buckets also worked out well, raising a combined total that exceeded $1,000.

When all the money was collected, White and Karen Castelein determined who had raised the most money and that bar earned “braggin’ rights” for the year.

LDN and Debbie’s Downtown Floral in Lincoln provided the winner with a lovely planter and a promised photo as the Top Dog Bar in the Pink Pumpkin Challenge featured in a daily edition of the paper.

The business owners reported that they enjoyed the fun of the competition and liked the idea of a single auction item that represented all the bars collectively. They are looking forward to next year.

Those who participated in the 2023 Pub Crawl and Pink Pumpkin Challenge, listed alphabetically are:

217 Roadhouse