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Many businesses have felt the impact of shutting down from the COVID-19 outbreak, yet some are still doing the best they can to support the community, and provide them with the essentials they need.

Fox Trail Distillery in Rogers responded to the shortages of hand soap and sanitizer by switching their production from bourbon, to hand sanitizer. The best part, is that it’s free too. Every Thursday, and Friday (during their current interim hours of operation) from 4-9 pm those interested in picking up a limit of one free sanitizer bottle per person.

“Our regulatory agency, basically issued an emergency referendum letting us produce this and distribute it for free, for sale would be another story. We would have to go through a formula process, and label approval-” Evan O’Callaghan, Creative Director at Fox Trail Distillery said.

“Profiting off of this was not really our intent, we’re just looking to give back to the community.” O’Callaghan said.

The only requirement of limiting customers to one item per person has been a necessary step to ensure as many people as possible receive the sanitizer.

In a post on their Facebook page, Fox Trail Distillery has suggested that people can bring their own bottles of 16 ounces or less to fill with the sanitizer if they wish.

Fox Trail Distillery will continue to produce the sanitizer until the needs of the community are met, and they run out of the product.

Fox Trail also has their normal spirit selection available for curb-side pick-up.