Category Archive: Events

Feb
02

Blue Weekend Benefit Show at Santa Cruz Skate and Surf Shop

We talked to our buddies in Blue Weekend and they agreed to play a benefit show for us at Santa Cruz Skate and Surf Shop. We decided that we would have the entry to the event be FREE, but we are requesting that people donate to Grind Out Hunger. This event is about bring people together in support of a good cause, if we help feed kids in our community while doing it, GREAT! We will have Grind Out Hunger product available and well as some special Blue Weekend merch with proceeds benefitting Grind Out Hunger.

Feel free to bring Canned food and/or Ca$h donations to the event.

Email Shawn Hatjes with any questions or concerns.

SEE YOU ALL THERE!!!
Event details below…


Santa Cruz Skate and Surf Shop Presents:

Blue Weekend

February 12, 2012
6:30pm 

A benefit show for Grind Out Hunger

No Cover. Donations Appreciated.

LOT F MINI RAMP will be OPEN.
(Notarized waiver required to skate. Download waiver HERE.)

To find out more about Blue Weekend visit their Facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/blueweekend 

To RSVP to this event check out the Facebook Event at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/377798932236934/ 

Jan
03

I Don’t Wanna Hear It – New Years Bash Raises 1100 pounds!

It was a rockin’ New Years for Grind Out Hunger. Local 80′s punk rock cover band, I Don’t Wanna Hear It played a benefit show/New Years Bash at Margaritaville and it was crazzzy to say the least. We packed Margaritaville with fans and GOH supporters. We had a raffle where we gave out 2 skate decks, a hat, a bunch of band merch, and more! People donated cash as well as canned food throughout the night! It was a blast and a great way to bring in the new year. We look forward to teaming up with I Don’t Wanna Hear It again in the future as well as other local bands interested in rocking out for a cause!

The show raised 1100 pounds of food for Grind Out Hunger. Not bad for a party!

Big thanks to the band for putting on an awesome show as well as donating merch money to GOH, and to Margaritaville for hosting the rockin’ party!

Enjoy a few photos from the event and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I Don’t Wanna Hear It band members include Jeff Frady, Ed Gregor, Nick Davern, Guerin Myall, and Jimbo Phillips.
Photos by: Shawn Hatjes Photography 

You can see a full gallery of photos on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150454117862596.354511.101722792595&type=3 

Dec
28

I Don’t Wanna Hear It – New Year’s Margaritaville Benefit Show

Our last big benefit show happened at The Catalyst when SC’s punk rock band Fury 66 reunited for a night to rock Santa Cruz County. Now, we have a group of our friends that have decided to form an 80′s punk rock cover band to keep spreading that punk rock feel all over the county. A couple of the band members you all might recognize including, Jeff Frady, from Fury 66 AND the artist and one of our major sponsors Jimbo Phillips. Yup, this is a show you aren’t going to want to miss. Come ring in the new year with this crew as well as the Grind Out Hunger team.

Start the new year off by rocking out and giving back to your community.
Need we say more?

Here are the details:

The Band Features 5 Members: 

Guerin Myall -VOCALS
(Stench and Cupcheck)

Jeff Frady-GUITAR
(Fury 66)

Nick Davern-BASS
(Skulduggery and Pariah Faction)

Ed Gregor-GUITAR
(No Use For A Name, Hedgehog)

Jimbo Phillips-DRUMS
(The Undecided, do you really have to ask who he is??)

_______________________________________________________

Margaritaville Presents:

80′s Punk Rock Cover Band
I DONT WANNA HEAR IT!

NEW YEARS EVE
9pm-1am

21+

A BENEFIT FOR: GRIND OUT HUNGER

This event is a New Years Eve bash benefiting local charity, Grind Out Hunger. They will have a donation barrel for non-perishable food items, money donations, and merchandise for sale with 100% of the sales benefiting the cause.

THERE WILL BE A RAFFLE
$1 Raffle Tickets
Prizes from Grind Out Hunger and IDWHI

RSVP to Facebook Event Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/292639160777222/ 

Dec
06

Vanguard Surf and Skate Shop Presents: Grind Out Hunger Holiday Skate Jam! – Benefiting LA Regional Food Bank

Vanguard Surf and Skate Shop, located in Torrance, California is teaming up with the Grind Out Hunger campaign by hosting a Holiday Skate Jam to benefit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. With the collaboration between Grind Out Hunger, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, and Vanguard Surf and Skate Shop this could be the first major step for Grind Out Hunger to expand to a national campaign. Skate Jam participants are being asked to bring 2 pounds of food to donate and in return they will receive 15% off at Vanguard Surf and Skate shop.

Support this growth by notifying friends and family down in Southern California that this event is happening!

 

Vanguard Surf and Skate Shop Presents:

Grind Out Hunger Holiday Skate Jam!
& best trick contest!

Sunday, December 11th, 2011
11am-Dark

5205 Pacific Coast Highway
Torrance, CA 90505

• MUSIC • FOOD • RAFFLE PRIZES •

Help Grind Out Hunger!
Bring 2 Pounds of dry/canned food and get 15% off at Vanguard Skate and Surf Shop!!!

All donations benefit Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

• Over 400,000 Children in LA County face hunger.
• For each $1 donated LA Food Bank can purchase $5 worth of food.

www.vanguard-sss.com

www.lafoodbank.org

RSVP to the Facebook Event Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/254468911279699/

Nov
29

Local Bands to Play Grind Out Hunger Benefit Show


 

Benefit Show for Grind Out Hunger

Aptos Christian Fellowship Church
7200 Freedom Blvd, Aptos, CA

Saturday, December 10th
7pm

$5.00
(100% Benefits Grind Out Hunger)

Featuring Bands:

Rat Trap
Funk Faction
Bell Thieves
Blue Weekend
Otis and The Fascist Bagels

RSVP to the Facebook Event HERE: https://www.facebook.com/events/198462016899102/

Click on images below to go to each band’s Facebook Page.

Rat Trap

Blue Weekend

Bell Thieves

Otis and the Fascist Bagels

Funk Faction

Oct
28

Aptos High School Kickoff Presentation


Aptos High School, the first school to embrace Grind Out Hunger back in 2005. When all other schools questioned the brand new program, Aptos took it in and owned it. We know these kids have endless amounts of school pride and sprit. It is this motivation that will bring Aptos High School to the top during this years food drive.

Principal, Casey O’Brien introduced Grind Out Hunger founder, Danny Keith to all 1400+ students in the gym. Danny took the floor and gave his speech to all of the students on how and why they need to step up to help fight this battle against hunger in our community.

Danny emphasized 3 main ways to make their food drive numbers sky rocket:

#1: Bring a bagged lunch to school and donate the $3 that you would have used to purchase a meal on campus to Grind Out Hunger.
#2: Take that quarter that you get for change during lunch and drop it into a donation container every day. A quarter = 1 healthy meal.
#3: Bring in canned food and drop them in the donation barrels around campus.

We looked at the numbers and found that last year Aptos Jr. High raised 11,500 Pounds. Almost tripling Aptos High’s raise last year of 4,500. We are wanting to see Aptos High to own this program again and be the ones on top. With their student body and faculty, we know they all have more than enough power to do it.

As we left Aptos High we had a teacher run up to us and buy a skateboard. We also has a faculty member say that he had funds that would tack on another 1200 pounds. Thats 1400 pounds right off the bat! Aptos High is already on a roll.
Let see what happens when the kids start bringing in the donations!

We are planning on having a skate event at Aptos High School on Wednesday November 9th at 1pm. This will be our first ever skate event held on a school campus. Students from Aptos as well as all schools within Santa Cruz County are welcome. We will bring our full ramp setup in our NEW 48ft trailer. Students will be allowed to skate as long as they bring in $5 OR 5 Cans to donate that day.

It is required that participants fill out a waiver and bring it to the event in order to skate.
You can download that waiver HERE: Aptos_High_Liability_Release (50)

If you are wanting to donate online you can CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW and make your donation direct to Aptos High School’s food drive numbers…


 

Aptos High Principal, Casey O'Brien (left) and Grind Out Hunger Founder, Danny Keith.

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