maybe so..I happen to think that the societal insistence on acting like everybody is going to sue us all the time, looking over our shoulder instead of looking ahead and tending our own lives, is unhealthy for us all.
It isolates us in a creepy bubble of mistrust.

I also think that community events are an excellent use of firehouses, community halls, libraries, churches, schools..etc. Sure, taxpayers pay for the insurance and all that.
Taxpayers are sometimes also called Members of the Community and I think most things that provide a good gathering place for folks are a Positive.
It's a shame that we allow litigiousness and distrust to limit our enjoyment of life.

Drinks would be a packaged product. Whether they were sold or donated, tainted product would logically fall back on the packager unless the store happens to make it's own soda and bottled water.