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Newcastle Brown Ale, a brand of Heineken USA, White Plains, N.Y., is serving up summer fun with the return of its “Your Beer. Your Glass.” summer retail program. Adult consumers can participate for the chance to claim their own Newcastle Geordie Schooner — the authentic British-style brown ale glass — in Newcastle, England.

Coney Island Brewing Co., Brooklyn, N.Y., has teamed up with the New York Public Library to create a beer fit for a founding father. To toast the 100th birthday of the library’s landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street, the two institutions are brewing a very limited amount of “Fortitude’s Founding Father Brew,” a porter based on George Washington’s handwritten “small beer” recipe, which can be found in the library’s extensive collections. 

Brands of Crown Imports LLC, Chicago, began new national multimedia advertising campaigns. Modelo Especial launched its campaign entitled “Descubre lo Especial” (“Discover What’s Special”) and Corona Extra released its “Refresca Como Somos” (“Refreshes How We Are”). 

Resulting from Middlebury, Vt.-based Woodchuck Hard Cider’s Facebook Global ReLeaf campaign American Forests will plant 13,618 trees in Northern California. Woodchuck Cider committed to planting two trees for every Facebook fan gained during Earth Week 2011 by donating to Global ReLeaf, which is American Forest’s tree planting initiative. 

Wat-aah!, New York, partnered with National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) and Grammy winning artist Beyonce for the “Let’s Move! Flash Workout” event that encourages children around the world to get moving, stay healthy and to support First Lady Michelle Obama’s initiative to combat childhood obesity.

Jones Soda Co., Seattle, announced it has teamed up with winter sports brand K2 Sports to pursue new snow-inspired initiatives. As part of the partnership, K2 will wholly integrate the Jones brand throughout its marketing initiatives as well as create a selection of Jones Soda skis and snowboards. 

Heineken, Amsterdam, launched its second film from its global “Open Your World” campaign, entitled “The Date.”