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Pono was packed on Saturday for their celebration. Pono and The Reef Bar raised 4,300 meals from Grind Out Hunger.

Last Saturday was the celebration of Pono Hawaiian Grill being awarded “Best New Restaurant in Santa Cruz” in the Good Times 2012 “Best of” awards. Saturday also marked the official opening of The Reef Bar. Both Pono Hawaiian Grill and The Reef Bar share the same facility and work together to provide a relaxing Santa Cruz/Hawaiian style environment for the community. Pono Hawaiian Grill and The Reef Bar celebrated this day with a full buffet, music, dancing and more.

Braddah Timmy Hunt, owner of Pono Hawaiian Grill, has been a supporter of Grind Out Hunger since the beginning. When Timmy opened Pono Hawaiian Grill he immediately contacted us and said that he wanted to find a way to support the cause with his business. As Pono got the kickstart it needed during its opening, we kept in contact strategizing ways for us to establish a partnership/sponsorship opportunity. Pono is now a major sponsor, providing Grind Out Hunger with food for any and all events. For this celebration Braddah Timmy approached us and said that he wanted to donate 10% from the entire day to the cause. Ernie, owner of The Reef Bar, quickly jumped in on it too and said he would donate a portion of his profits from the day as well! By the end of the event we had raised 4,300 Meals for Grind Out Hunger.

“We support Grind Out Hunger because we firmly believe in the differnce it makes in our community, right here in Santa Cruz. Pono literally means “to do good” an it is our pleasure to give to those in need in any way we can. Hunger Fighters For Life! Mahalo nui loa”
~ Braddah Timmy 

Braddah Timmy Hunt expressing his thanks to the community for all of their support

Timmy Hunt, Michael Bethke and Santa Cruz City Mayor Don Lane.

Special guest, Santa Cruz City Mayor, Don Lane showed up to the event to present Timmy Hunt with a Mayors Proclamation stating that May 12th is officially “Pono Hawaiian Grill Day” in Santa Cruz. Pono Hawaiian Grill, along with The Reef Bar, has helped to created a fun, inviting, and safe place within Santa Cruz. A place with food, drink, music, and more. For Grind Out Hunger to have the support from a business so focused on bettering the community is an honor. Future events at Pono Hawaiian Grill are already in the works. There is also talk about creating Special Edition Pono Hawaiian Grill Grind Out Hunger wristbands…we will fill you in on that as we find out more.

Until then, thank you to all that came out to support Pono Hawaiian Grill, The Reef Bar, and Grind Out Hunger. If you weren’t able to make it, be sure to stop by 120 Union Street and grab some food! The poke bowls are amazing, oh and try an order of the coconut prawns.
Ask for Braddah Timmy and tell him you are a Grind Out Hunger supporter!

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Mayor Don Lane handing Braddah Timmy Hunt the Mayors Proclamation stating that May 12th is Pono Hawaiian Grill Day in Santa Cruz

Braddah Timmy holding the official Mayors Proclamation.

Michelle Hatjes and Dylan Morrish running the Grind Out Hunger setup at Pono Hawaiian Grill.

Grind Out Hunger Founder, Danny Keith and Braddah Timmy Hunt

Carter Keith repping his brother, Zane Keith's Hunger Fighter Wristband at Pono Hawaiian Grill Celebration.

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17 year old, Tess Dunn was recently the featured/cover story in local Santa Cruz publication, the Good Times, titled  Finding Grace.  It was this article that first caught our attention. Our good friends in local band Blue Weekend knew Tess quite well, in fact, they play as her band quite frequently. We reached out to them and asked if there was a way we could get Tess Dunn to play at our recent Grind Out Hunger Youth Service Day Event, which ended up raising 5,830 meals for kids. After many back and forth emails, texts, and messages, we got in contact with Tess and she immediately agreed to come out to perform. It was during that event that we knew that we wanted to ask her if she wanted to be an official Hunger Fighter Musician.

Tess Dunn has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF), an incurable life-threatening disease which causes progressive lung damage, as well as epilepsy and diabetes. She has been very active in helping spread the word about CF and how people can help find a cure. She has the motivation and passion for helping others, so when asked if she wanted to jump on board in the fight against childhood hunger she immediately said yes.

You can visit her Hunger Fighter campaign page at: www.grindouthunger.org/tessdunn 

We sat down with Tess and asked her a few questions:

GOH: Tess, In your own words explain Grind Out Hunger.

Grind Out Hunger is an incredible movement that inspires the youth to get involved with the community. It’s beyond just educating youth about childhood hunger, but it also helps them realize their potential to address the problem and find solutions.

GOH: Grind Out Hunger is focused on Kids helping kids. You are now part of that army, how does that make you feel? 

I am really honored to be working with Grind Out Hunger and being a hunger fighter. I think that its ridiculous that there are 1 in 4 kids going hungry in Santa Cruz alone. Music is a universal language and I am stoked to use my music to spread the word about this problem that really needs to be addressed and fixed full on.

GOH: You have overcome many obstacles and are constantly pushing through them every day. What
advice can you give to the youth of Santa Cruz and beyond to keep their heads high, no matter what struggles they are going through? 

When I perform in front of kids I recently started asking them “who can define a normal life”? The fact of the matter is that no one can describe what a normal life is because everyone is different and everyone faces different obstacles, but everyone has the strength to overcome them no matter how difficult it might seem. no matter what, you are going to come out alive and stronger than before. You can’t let other people tell you that, because of all the difficulties or obstacles in your life, you can’t do something. You can, and you have the power to change what you wish to see in the world.

Final thoughts? 

There are many charities in Santa Cruz that are focused on helping others, but not many use the power of youth to spread the word. Learning that kids are going hungry in Santa Cruz alone is not okay with me. I am going to do everything I can to spread the word through my music and put an end to childhood hunger in Santa Cruz and beyond. Like I said earlier, music is a universal language, and I’m determined to make others aware of childhood hunger through mine.

Here is some info about Tess’ music history. This content is from her website at www.tessdunn.com

Tess Dunn is a 17-year old singer-songwriter phenom who hails from Santa Cruz, California. Tess’ raspy vocals, mature piano compositions and alternative sound transcend her years. She started playing the piano at age 5, began writing songs at age 11 and first took to the stage at age 12. Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF), an incurable life-threatening disease which causes progressive lung damage, as well as epilepsy and diabetes, Tess faces issues of mortality that infuse her music and lyrics with radiant richness and haunting depth.

Tess’ first CD, “Darling Just Walk,” released in 2009, was recorded in North Hollywood with a host of internationally recorded musicians, including Ari Shine, Carina Round, Adrienne Pierce and Adam Topol. Dubbed in the media as “the young and the fearless,” one music reviewer wrote that her lyrics “…delve into deeper and darker spaces than the pop stars of her time.” Tess says living with CF is “…almost like having a clock ticking over your head, but it has a way of putting things in perspective.” She “finds a certain beauty in the randomness of life,” and her music explores issues of love, trust and relationships. An affecting advocate for anyone battling the challenges of chronic disease, Tess encourages others due to to her take no prisoners zest for life.

Tess has performed throughout California, including at the Vans Warped Tour at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View in 2011 and 2010, and at the San Francisco Warped Tour in 2009. She has had successful solo shows in Santa Cruz County, and has opened for artists including Karla Bonoff, Nina Storey, Ari Shine, Adrienne Pierce, and Iris DeMent. She contributed a song for an anthology album in Canada, performed for the Santa Cruz TEDx, and participated in a national film and music production, “The Breathe Song Event,” to raise CF awareness. She was recently filmed for the Vans Off The Wall TV “Pass The Bucket” series, which will be released in March 2012.

Tess’ second album, “Honesty Box,” recorded with Ari Shine and Noah Shain at White Buffalo Studios in Los Angeles, was released in February 2012. The first single from the EP, “Shame To See,” was recorded at the legendary EastWest Recording Studios in Hollywood, and the accompanying music video won a S.F. Bay Area contest for Best Local Music Video. 99.7 FM recently named Tess one of the top local artists of 2011 in the SF Bay Area.

To learn even more about Tess Dunn and her music check out the recently released Vans “Pass The Bucket” video:

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Jeff Frady playing at Margaritavile for a Grind Out Hunger benefit.

Jeff Frady first got seriously involved with Grind Out Hunger last September when 90′s punk rock band, Fury 66 wanted to do a one time reunion show at The Catalyst and make it a benefit for the cause. Jeff played guitar in Fury 66 for a while back when they were still together as a band. Through the process of putting together the reunion show and after it raised 16,000 meals for the cause, our relationship with Jeff had grown significantly. He was informed about the hunger situation within Santa Cruz County and knew that he wanted to help be part of the movement to make a change.

We sat down with Jeff Frady and did an interview asking him questions about his stance on Grind Out Hunger, issues of food insecurity among children, and his history in the music industry. Get to know Jeff Frady a little better and check out the interview below.
Be sure to take a look at his Hunger Fighter page at: www.grindouthunger.org/jefffrady and donate to his campaign. He currently has a goal set of $1000. Thats 4000 meals. Let’s help him blow that goal out of the water!

Click on the button below to make a donation:

Jeff Frady during Fury 66 reunion show, a benefit for Grind Out Hunger

GOH: What is Grind Out Hunger to you and why are you so motivated to be involved?

FRADY: I appreciate the passion on your guy’s side and what you are really trying to do, which is feed kids. I don’t want to overcomplicate something. I could care less about a person’s political stance, music tastes, hobbies, or whatever…there is one issue that should stand alone here, above and beyond anything else, and that is feeding hungry, powerless children.
Kids have no ability to feed themselves. They don’t know how to do it and they shouldn’t have to. There is an old saying “demographics is destiny” and that could not be more true in this situation. These kids are born into a certain lifestyle, culture, income bracket, and all of a sudden they can’t eat….If you’ve ever been hungry in your life, imagine going days on end, weeks, not knowing where a meal is going to come from. The simple things we take for granted, waking up in the morning , thinking to yourself, “I’m going to pour myself a bowl of cereal, I’m going to make my smoothie, I’m going to have a piece of fruit, I’m going to have a bagel”…these things become complicated for a 5 year old…10 year old…12 year old. They have no way of getting up in the morning and saying “I need to get up, get a job, get paid so I can eat”. They are powerless.
Without our help, without Grind out Hunger’s help, there’s no way for them to eat. I want to make it very simple to everybody, $5 = 15 pounds.
Whatever you can do to donate, just do it, whether you like me, my views, or my music…Just feed kids.

GOH:   Grind Out Hunger’s main focus is the opportunity for Kids to Help Kids. Empowering the youth. How to you feel about that part of our mission and the empowerment of todays youth?

FRADY: I think its amazing. Outside of giving these kids something to do and a purpose, more importantly you’re showing them the value of helping others and contributing back to their community to help the less fortunate. And if they use that as a foundation and it shapes them and others around them to do that, maybe this hunger problem doesn’t exist anymore. Maybe everybody that has the ability and the opportunity to expose this hunger issue comes together, does so, and it goes away. And all great programs and great missions have to start somewhere. Maybe we are able to squash this thing at a community level and even globally one day.

GOH:   You’re athletic, healthy and work in the field of nutrition. Speak about your job, what you do and the importance of nutrition and exercise. How does it tie into healthy eating and feeding people?

I was very healthy in the 90’s. Vegan for part of it, concentrated on a healthy lifestyle. Then ended up having a family and kids and really was focusing on them and not myself. I let myself go, got unhealthy, gained weight and became unhappy with myself. It got to the point where I felt like I needed to do something about it. I decided I needed to change.

Jeff Frady, shredding.

I got very involved in fitness, so much so that I began to study through the “International Sports Sciences Association” to get certified training to become a nutrition consultant and sports conditioning trainer. Through my own training, and research I ended up going to work for a sports nutrition distribution company and really expanded my knowledge into diet, exercise and nutrition.
It’s very important to educate these kids NOW on healthy eating. The emergency aspect is feeding the kids. So how do we use that and make it healthy? I think it can be done all at once.  Are we going to push unhealthy food or healthy food in their direction?
You see so many poverty stricken communities with a lack of education on nutrition and it’s interesting because you look at these communities and think, “these people aren’t hungry, they are overweight”…We don’t equate that with starving, but I, personally, equate that with the more important issues at hand. These people end up with really bad habits and they think that fast food is the way they are supposed to eat and it becomes culture, it becomes their way of life. What happens there…health problems. Do these people at this level have health insurance? No. So what happens? Our system ends up paying the price and we end up screwing ourselves.
Grind Out Hunger’s first and foremost mission is to feed kids, but we need to provide healthy food and nutrition counseling to help people not only eat, but teach them to eat well and to survive on a budget eating healthy food.

GOH: Give me a rough outline of your music history. Where you started and where you are now.

I started messing around with an acoustic guitar when I was 9 years old…I eventually begged my way into a guitar and amp from my dad and told him that if I got an electric guitar I would get more into it, because that’s what I wanted to play. 

Jeff Frady getting a Fury 66 tattoo from good friend, Jessica McDermott at Staircase Tattoo

Jeff Frady and Micky Dunnegan during sound check for Fury 66 reunion show.

Once I got an electric guitar and amp, the rest is history. I never put it down. I was determined. I could not be stopped. This was what I was passionate about. I took a few guitar lessons but essentially was self taught.
The second I graduated from high school all I was doing was music. I landed in SC and worked at Guitar Showcase when it was on 41^st ave. That’s where I met most everybody that I know now in the SC music scene. That’s where I met Fury 66, the guys from Good Riddance, Mock, Blast, and just kind of evolved from there.
I was in a band called L.I.F.E for a while, that I put together. It stood for “Living in Fear Eternally”. We had a practice spot on the West Side behind Haut Surf Shop, where Fury 66 practiced in the room across us. Joe Clements, singer for Fury, and I were friends, shared a lot of the same theories about life and music. Micky Dunnegan, Fury bass player, and I became friends. I hung out with them a lot… eventually the opportunity came up for me to be in the band and I didn’t hesitate. That started my career with Fury 66.
Outside of having kids, that was the best time of my life. We definitely had our ups and downs, like all bands do. Looking back on it all, especially after our reunion show, I am thrilled to have been a part of all of that. All things come to and end, I guess…it was the best band I was ever in, the most memorable and the most fun, collectively. Really shaped my existence in Santa Cruz and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
I am currently in a 80′s punk rock cover band, I Don’t Wanna Hear It. The band is comprised of a lot of really good friends of mine, including: Jimbo Phillips (drums), Guerin Myall (vocals), Ed Gregor (guitar), and Nick Davern (bass). We are all doing this because we love music and can’t get enough of it. We mostly play shows locally, so if anyone can come and check us out, go for it. I will be there, repping Grind Out Hunger full force.

GOH: Closing thoughts?

It sickens me to think of Santa Cruz County & that there are kids going hungry. I walk these streets everyday looking at million dollor homes and people with more than they even know what to do with. To think that 1 out of every 4 kids are not getting enough to eat? This world is out of balance! You’re damn right I’m a hunger fighter!!

~ Jeff Frady, Hunger Fighter 

**Click here to donate to Jeff Frady’s Grind Out Hunger Campaign Today**

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Join us at The Reef/Pono Hawaiian Grill on Saturday May 12th for the Grand Opening of The Reef Bar as well as the celebration of Pono Hawaiian Grill winning “Best New Restaurant” of 2012. Grind Out Hunger will be in da house with our new Hoodies, Tees, Stickers, Wristbands, and more…
See you all there! Event details below…

The Reef Grand Opening Party & Celebrating Pono Hawaiian Grill
Winning Best New Restaurant in the Good Times “Best of” 2012

120 Union St. 
Santa Cruz, CA

Saturday May 12th
11am – 11pm

Live Music 2pm-10pm

Buffet 5-9pm
$14.99 per person 

• All Day Happy Hour
• $5 Mai Tai’s & Hawaiian Margaritas
• $3 Kona Drafts

**10% proceeds donated to Grind Out Hunger**

Event on Santa Cruz Patch: http://santacruz.patch.com/events/the-reef-grand-opening-pono-hawaiian-grill-celebration

RSVP on Facebook Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/304915226251788/

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Aptos Jr. High’s Whiplash has a goal set of raising 2000 Meals for Grind Out Hunger during their upcoming show on May 13 at Coasters Bar & Grill.
Help them reach their goal by donating at the show OR online HERE:
http://thefoodbank.givezooks.com/grassroots_fundraisers/whiplash-grinds-out-hunger

Coasters Bar & Grill Presents:

WHIPLASH
OVERCAST
ALIVE

Sunday, May 13

5-7:30pm

Coasters Bar & Grill
in the Boardwalk Bowl

115 Cliff Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

NO COVER

**A Benefit for Grind Out Hunger**

RSVP to the Facebook Event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/209872465796454/

Event on Santa Cruz Patch: http://santacruz.patch.com/events/aptos-jr-highs-whiplash-show-to-benefit-grind-out-hunger? 

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Hunger Fighters Zane Keith and Marissa Hushaw

On Tuesday night family, friends, and community members gathered at Palapas Restaurant y Catina in the beautiful Seascape area to sit down and have dinner together in support of Hunger Fighter, Marissa Hushaw and Grind Out Hunger. A couple months ago Marissa approached Palapas asking if they would be interested in supporting her Grind Out Hunger campaign. They decided that they would choose a night in the month of April to donate 10% of their dinner profits to the cause. The night was wonderful, everyone eating dinner together, socializing, looking out over the ocean all in support of the cause.

By the end of the evening, through Palapas’ and several additional donations we ended up raising 2,380 meals for kids in need.

Hushaw Family With Danny Keith and Zane Keith

“I want to send out thank you’s to Mark Holcomb, Don and Hanna Palapas Managers, Chris, Brook, Angie and the entire staff for a great evening. So many of my amazing friends attended such as the Ramirez, Higginbotham, Perez, Watkins, Naranjo and Cabral families just to name a few!

I want to give a Special Thanks to Jared Lee and Jason Perez, full time China Peak employees, for coming all the way out here to visit and come to my event.  I know that the Grind Out Hunger word is getting out when my circle of snow friends are driving all the way from the mountain to get involved.

For those that couldn’t make it but wanted to…You are all Hunger Fighters and I greatly appreciate the support and donations before and after the event!”

- Marissa Hushaw, Hunger Fighter

Marissa and some fellow friends/supporters

Hunger Fighter Athlete, Zane Keith rolled through to support his fellow hunger fighter. These two have been teaming up recently to Grind Out Hunger. Be sure too keep an eye out for events coming your way with these two involved….
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Chris Rene with all the youth Hunger Fighters. #lovelife

With support from the SODEXO foundation, Youth Service America, and Disney Friends for Change, Zane Keith and Marissa Hushaw’s Grind Out Hunger Youth Service Day was nothing short of spectacular.

Hunger Fighters Marissa Hushaw and Zane Keith with Award Winning film maker, Rocky Romano of The Go Big Project.

Film Maker, Rocky Romano and The Go Big Project had a full film crew at the event, documenting, interviewing, and more. The Go Big Project will be whipping up an incredible recap of the day. We had delicious catered food provided by Pono Hawaiian Grill (Mahalo Bruddah Timmy!). Families, friends, kids, celebrities, musicians, athletes and more all showed up to support the cause and the event. The energy throughout the day was inspiring. It was a day of kids helping kids fight hunger…

We had a full crew of helpers that worked from setup to breakdown. From merchandise tables to interacting with people and educating them about Grind Out Hunger. We couldn’t have done it without the help from our youth/student hunger fighters; Connor Luther (Connor Luther Photography), Caleb Luther, Kalil Mitchell, Felicia Mitchell, Ari Doggett, Dylan Morrish, Joycelynn Marie, Ashley Epis, Iggy LaMacchia…and all the other helpers that showed up!

Kalil, Felicia, and Caleb helping out at the Grind Out Hunger merch table.

People began to arrive for the event at about noon. Our skate ramps in the back officially opened and the party got started. Musician, Tess Dunn showed up to perform. She played an amazing set with her mighty sidekick Austin Corona (Blue Weekend), who usually plays guitar, but busted out the drum set for this one. Killer!  What can we say about Tess Dunn… What a rockstar…110% supportive of Grind Out Hunger and someone that we want to work with for a very long time. This was her first event performing for us and she told us that she had a BLAST. The energy, the community, and the cause are all something she wants to be a part of. We have a feeling this wont be the last time the lovely Tess Dunn performs for Grind Out Hunger… Tess recently released a new album, “Honesty Box“, head over to iTunes and take a listen. Check out her Facebook fan page here for more information about her music… www.facebook.com/tessdunnmusic 

Tess Dunn and Austin Corona. Killer performance.

Hunger Fighters, Zane Keith and Marissa Hushaw were in the building. Zane, promoting his skate campaign, shredded the back skate ramps for all of the groms and adults. He took the mic and explained to people “fighting hunger can be fun when incorporating skateboarding. All you have to do is spread the word and encourage people to help their community. It all starts with awareness.” Zane offers skate lessons to kids with a portion of the fee being donated to Grind Out Hunger.

Marissa, our snowboarder hunger fighter, got a large group of her school and snowboarding friends to show up to the event. She has these friends enlisted under her “Hunger Fighter Army” that she is rapidly creating in effort to eradicate childhood hunger. Dedicated to her sport and the cause, Marissa thanked everyone for showing up to help feed kids. She knows that no one should go hungry, and that she, along with her army, can be part of the solution to that problem.

Hunger Fighters Marissa Hushaw and Zane Keith with Grind Out hunger founder, Danny Keith.

Big wave surfer Nic Lamb dropped in for a surprise visit and quickly donned a new Grind Out Hunger Surf Hoodie. Representing the cause, Nic Lamb is looking to take his involvement to the next level by using his surfing talent to feed kids within his community. Nic Lamb is our next Hunger Fighter Athlete in surf.

Kimberly Moriarity of the Jay Moriarity Foundation with the next Hunger Fighter Athlete, Nic Lamb.

About an hour into the event Sam Diggedy and Domingo Rivera of 102.5 KDON The Morning Madhouse walked through the door. Alongside them none other than special guest, Royalty the King. Royalty, known for his hit song “Brown Eyed Girl” heard about the event and wanted to check it out to see if he could get involved with the cause….Sam Diggedy (Director of Music for Grind Out Hunger) has recruited Royalty to be our next musician Hunger Fighter, look for his page and wristbands soon.

Marissa Hushaw, Royalty the King, Sam Diggedy, and Zane Keith.

Shortly after, we were blessed with another big surprise as local music celebrity Chris Rene entered the building. Chris Rene, an X-Factor USA finalist, is a Santa Cruz local know for the recent release of his song “Young Homie” (Find in iTunes store here), the first single from the 29-year-old singer/songwriter’s forthcoming ‘major label’ debut album due in stores later in 2012 via Epic Records. Chris came to check out the Grind Out Hunger hype that has been going on and show his support for a local charity started by members of his community. He grabbed a Grind Out Hunger music hoodie put it on and stood in for a few photos with fans, fellow supporters and the youth hunger fighters. Big thanks to Chris Rene for coming out to support this event, he is doing good things, spreading positivity throughout the community with his music. Grind Out Hunger supports Chris Rene and all of the work that he is doing.

Chris Rene shaking Danny Keith's hand. Thanks for the support, Chris.

Chris Rene signed a large Love Life poster for Grind Out Hunger

Chris Rene supporting Grind Out Hunger

Our second musical performer was Jackie Roxx of Jackie Rocks Band and Dressed in Roses. She played an acoustic set alongside her sister who is also a member of the band Dressed in Roses. Jackie Rocks Band is described as melodic and upbeat, yet aggressive and heavy. A wide variety of comparisons have been made from Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, The Donnas, Poison, Soundgarden, to My Chemical Romance, AFI, and Cheap Trick. We were very fortunate to be able to have her at the event and perform. We talked with her afterwards about lining up some future shows for Grind Out Hunger. Find out more about her music on her band’s facebook page: www.facebook.com/Jackierocksband And take a listen to come of her music on iTunes here. 

Jackie Roxx and her sister Maddie performing.

By the end of the event we ended up raising 5,830 meals for kids in need. Made a bunch of smiles happen and spread the Disney cheer making Santa Cruz Skate and Surf Shop the happiest place on earth for the day.

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With the release of our 4 new Grind Out Hunger Logos drawn and designed by Jimbo Phillips Graphix, we have been being asked about the release of clothing;
“I want a shirt with that logo on it!”,
“Are you guys going to make hoodies? I want to represent this!”,
“If you guys had tees id rock one during once of our music shows!“,
the list goes on and on….

Well, friends, our very first run of Grind Out Hunger Clothing has arrived thanks to Cadillac Designs. Now you can represent your sport/music while supporting the cause. You choose; SKATE, SURF, SNOW, or MUSIC… How are YOU going to help fight hunger?

We printed a limited amount, so you better get yours NOW…

Here is the breakdown:

All Logos. Black With White Ink. Mens sizes only (for now). S-XL.
Proceeds Benefit Grind Out Hunger.

• Grind Out Hunger Tees: $19.95 each = 80 Meals/60 Pounds •

• Grind Out Hunger Hoodies: $49.95 each = 200 Meals/150 Pounds •

So, how do you get your hands on theses???

1. Order online through our ONLINE STORE and have us ship it to you…

2. Order online through our ONLINE STORE and pick up at Santa Cruz Skate and Surf Shop…
(you will have the option of being refunded your shipping cost at time of pick-up)

3. Pick one up at Santa Cruz Skate and Surf Shop
912 41st Ave, Santa Cruz, CA. 95062

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Click the Banner to get your Wristband today.

Hunger Fighter, Ken “Skindog” Collins has his own Special Edition Grind Out Hunger Wristbands, NOW AVAILABLE.
These bands are yellow with black ink injected writing and his name embossed on the inside.

These bad boys are on the market for $5 a pop with 100% of the proceeds benefiting his Grind Out Hunger campaign.

Each of these wristbands, when purchased, provides 20 healthy meals for kids in need. That’s an equivalent of 15 Pounds of food. 

Are YOU ready to rep the cause? Help Skindog GRIND OUT HUNGER.
Get your wristband today at the Grind Out Hunger Online Store.

You can also stop by Santa Cruz Skate and Surf Shop at 912 41St Ave Santa Cruz, CA. They will be available at the counter there as well.

Surf community, let’s Grind Out Hunger.

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Teaser For The Red Balloon Party Series To Benefit Grind Out Hunger from The Go Big Project on Vimeo.

When we started Grind Out Hunger 8 years ago I could have never imagined that my action sports family would champion childhood hunger so feverishly. One by one as skaters, surfers, snowboarders and musicians became aware of the atrocity that kids were going hungry in our own town they didn’t hesitate to step up.

To end hunger we need the whole community, hungry people are not just going to go away. 20% of all homeless people are working everyday and then sleeping in train stations, bus stops and wherever they can. Kids are showering in 7-11 sinks, kids are watching their parents not eat. Does this piss you off? I can tell you the hunger fighters we have are dedicated to making change. We are looking for volunteers this night click HERE if you want to be a hunger fighter for the night.

Our partner The Go Big Project led by award winning film maker Rocky Romano and his digital warriors are committed to bringing awareness and a solution. We need you in this fight now more than ever. Please join us at The Red Balloon Party Saturday April 28th. Click HERE to get involved, advocacy is our biggest asset and if everyone screams form the rooftops NO MORE KIDS GOING HUNGRY….we might just have a chance.

I want to thank all the people/businesses that support Grind Out Hunger…this is our year to turn the tides and dent the universe. One person can make a difference. Link them up and they can change the course.

Please enjoy the the teaser for The Red Balloon Party and if you cannot make it you can make a donation HERE.

~Danny Keith Founder of Grind Out Hunger~

The Red Balloon Party Series