Join our team and get involved! Use your creativity and passion to take an active role by fundraising, donating or spreading awareness for our cause. Choose from the options below to get started in a few short minutes!
Get Involved by Fundraising
Tess Dunn
18 Year old, Tess Dunn has faced many obstacles throughout her life. She lives and breathes through her music, helping others whenever she can. Hearing that 1:4 kids in Santa Cruz Co...
Jeff Frady
Jeff Frady is currently a guitarist in Santa Cruz local 80's Punk Rock cover band I Don't Wanna Hear It. He is most known for his time as a gutarist in 90's punk band, Fury 66...
Nic Lamb
Big Wave Surfer, Nic Lamb, is jumping on board as a new Grind Out Hunger Athlete. He's ready to charge the big waves of Mavericks, all for the cause. Nic has his eyes set on helping t...
Zane Keith
Name: Zane Keith
Age: 19
Hometown: Santa Cruz
Sport: Skateboarding
Sponsors: Yogurtland, Cold Blooded, Electric Visual
Other Sports: Surfing
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Royalty
Overcoming several obstacles throughout his life, Royalty’s musical journey began at the early age of 14. Raised in the Lower-Middle Class area of San Jose, CA, Royalty was fac...
Pono Hawaiian Grill
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 in Santa Cruz he immediatel...
Only In Santa Cruz
Founded by Hobbs Enterprises, Only In Santa Cruz aims high. We are dedicated to serving our unique community of Santa Cruz and plan on doing so by jumping on board with Grind Out Hunger.
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SPINFARM
SPINFARM, based out of Monterey County, is currently comprised of 3 members: Adam Stafford on drums and vocals, Brendon Ghiringhelli on the bass guitar, and the anonymous Mr. X, who...
St. Francis High School
Visit the school website at: http://www.stfrancishigh.net/
Black Pearl Electric Tattooing & Fine Art
CRUZMATIK
Meet Cruzmatik, a collaboration of two veterans from the music world who have come together for the first time and put together a fresh n...
Tim Cattera Photography
Local Santa Cruz photographer Tim Cattera is joining the fight against hunger. Tim is the official photographer for Cruzmatik and has shot photos of ther artists such as Chris Rene, Royal...
The Nicks
Nick Balesteri joined Grind Out Hunger in May of 2012, after being deployed overseas as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, Nick did not want the poverty that he had seen in tho...
Yogurtland 831
Meet Brian and Kevin Dueck, Santa Cruz community members, Hunger Fighters, and yes…owners of Yogurtland Capitola and Watsonville.
Brian and Kevin Dueck have personally been in...
Monikape
Keith Monikape Squires, local musician, artist and now hunger fighter has joined the fight against hunger in our community and beyond. Monikape had heard a lot about Grind Out Hunger thro...
Village Sea Glass
"When I opened Village Sea Glass in the Capitola Village I had a vision. I knew that I wanted to create a business that would not just serve a retail purpose but one that would provi...
Drew Milburn
"I've been painting for 16 years, and have been doing murals throughout Santa Cruz County for the last decade. I also skate in my free time, so when I found out about Grind Out H...
Santa Cruz Warriors
The Santa Cruz Warriors are the official D-League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors. They are kicking off their inaugural season at their new arena in Santa Cruz starting December 23...
Q
"The first time I thought about being a Hunger Fighter was when I had my 9th birthday party at Grind Out Hunger Headquarters and asked for food donations instead of gifts. It felt go...
Colby Phillips
Transparent Glass Coatings
"The protection, development and empowerment of our children is more important now than ever for the future of the planet and the human race. Grind Out Hunger is taking a fresh new a...
James Durbin
Taylor Griffin
White Menace
LifeAID
Katie Ekin
"I wasn’t aware of how extreme the issue of hunger had gotten in the Santa Cruz community until I heard of Grind Out Hunger a couple years back. The moment I learned about ...
Black China Bakery
"I was amazed to learn that 1 in 4 children in our community are hungry. I want to be a part of changing that, and Grind Out Hunger is educating, empowering, nurturing, and feeding o...
Logan Frank
“I am a skateboarder and a Hunger Fighter. I skate because I love it and I like to learn new things. I am a hunger fighter so I can raise money for kids that go hungry. I am going t...
Bay Federal Credit Union
Jimbo Phillips
My name is Jimbo Phillips and I am a second generation artist from Santa Cruz, CA. My father is the creator of the iconic Screaming hand design. He raised me in the surf, skate and ar...
Mo El-Sherif
"Why be a hunger figher? the better question is why not be a hunger fighter? As a musician and entertainer it seems that I have a good way of creating more awareness for organization...
New Leaf Community Market
Mission: New Leaf's mission is to nourish and sustain our community
Values:
Community Support
Integrity
Sustainability
Excellent Quality
Dedication...
The Holidays
33% of all donations are made during these holiday months. Try giving up a gift or two and ask for donations instead!
Host an Event
Organize an event for our cause! Recruit your friends & sell tickets to concerts, golf tournaments, races, socials and more!
Birthday
Why not give up your gifts and ask for donations instead? Make this year special. Celebrate your birthday and a great cause at the same time.
Sports
Whether you're running a marathon, skydiving for the first time, or anything in between, use your next sporting opportunity to raise funds & awareness for a cause you care about.
Be Creative
Grow a mustache, shave your head, play a video game, dance all day. Do your thing, just do it for a cause. Go ahead. Get creative!
In Honor Of
Celebrate the memory of someone you love by raising money for a cause they care about.
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