Bruce Springsteen, hunger advocate.

Susan Baughman, CAFB Board Member with Bruce Springsteen. Susan was the lucky winner of two ticket packages.

Bruce Springsteen rocked the stage Sunday, April 5.

Wanna hear something cool?
He offered to give the Capital Area Food Bank a Meet and Greet package if we raised more than $10,000. He also agreed to match the funds raised, up to $50,000.

We raised $17,350 from the Meet and Greet package! And with Springsteen’s matching gift, $34,700 will help nourish hungry Central Texans. Amazing.

The package included: four concert tickets, four E-Street Lounge passes and a Meet and Greet with Bruce.

At the concert, he asked fans to help support the Food Bank by making a donation. We raised nearly $4,000 and more than 1,500 pounds of food.

Bruce Springsteen is a member of World Hunger Year’s Artists Against Hunger and Poverty Program, which supports the efforts of community-based hunger relief organizations across North America. He typically selects a hunger relief organization to be a beneficiary in the city in which he performs.

Were you there? Did you hear the Food Bank’s shout-out? Tell us about it in our comments section.