Concert in the Park Benefits FESCO

FESCO, the Family Shelter in Hayward, invites you to “Come on down” to their Concert in the Park on Sunday, August 11th from 1 to 5 pm.  It’s an afternoon of great music at Memorial Park behind the Hayward Plunge, 24176 Mission Blvd.  The Giant Garage Spiders is the featured band and they’ve long been FESCO fan favorites for their wide repertoire of oldies, classics and current tunes.

This free concert, sponsored by H.A.R.D. and the Hayward Odd Fellows Lodge, is a fund-raiser for FESCO, with light refreshments available for purchase along with a live raffle.  Concert-goers can bring lawn chairs and picnic baskets and spend the afternoon listening and dancing if they wish to the toe-tapping music.  The concert is part of the popular series of eight Sunday concerts in August and September benefitting area non-profit organizations.  See the entire schedule on the H.A.R.D. website.

FESCO (Family Emergency Shelter Coalition) is one of the few shelters in the area that takes in whole families with children, including teen-age boys and single fathers.  Their program provides case management, shelter and the needed resources to help families return to self-sufficiency. They’ve been doing this vital work with unhoused families since 1986.

Did we mention free parking and family-friendly fun?  It’s all a part of the Concert in the Park on Sunday, August 11th.  Your support will make a big difference for the families that call FESCO their temporary home!