{"id":54,"date":"2011-06-17T13:23:27","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T17:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholenotes\/?p=54"},"modified":"2011-06-18T16:50:23","modified_gmt":"2011-06-18T20:50:23","slug":"switchfoot-to-host-annual-bro-am-charity-event-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wholenotes\/2011\/06\/switchfoot-to-host-annual-bro-am-charity-event-this-weekend.html","title":{"rendered":"Switchfoot to host annual Bro-Am charity event this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Switchfoot hosts seventh annual Bro-Am charity event this weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n

Switchfoot has played for thousands, sold record to millions and won numerous prestigious awards including a Grammy earlier this year. But according to keyboard player\/guitarist Jerome Fontamillas, not much can top the feeling the band gets from participating in its own annual Bro-Am surf contest and beach concert.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s probably one of our favorite times of the year because it\u2019s not about Switchfoot the band,\u201d Fontamillas told Whole Notes. \u201cIt\u2019s about giving to the community and helping out (Stand Up For Kids). The band is there to help out but it\u2019s more of a community thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This year\u2019s event will be held Saturday, June 18th at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, Calif., The seventh annual gathering includes surfing contests, food and games and a beach concert featuring Switchfoot, The Howls, The Romany Rye and The Silent Comedy, along with a private auction and an after-party concert at The Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach headlined by Goo Goo Dolls front man Johnny Rzeznik, Little Hurricane and Jon Foreman\u2019s side project Fiction Family.<\/p>\n

While the event is enjoyed by thousands of people each year, Fontamillas said that the Bro-Am is ultimately all about community and giving back.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really a charity event and Switchfoot just happens to be there,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s cool because we\u2019re not really the focal point. The charity is the focal point and we\u2019re there to help out anyway we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year, the Bro-Am will once again benefit the San Diego and Oceanside chapters of the non-profit organization StandUp For Kids<\/a>, which pulls together resources to assist at-risk, homeless and street kids.<\/p>\n

\u201c(A few years ago), we were able to visit their place and we saw how they were connecting with the kids that are struggling in San Diego,\u201d Fontamillas said. \u201cThey really take them in. That struck us and we wanted to help out. It\u2019s a great organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

So far, the Bro-Am has raised more than $400,000 for various San Diego-based children\u2019s charities including last year\u2019s event that pulled in $135,000 on behalf of StandUp For Kids.<\/p>\n

For a full list of the weekend\u2019s events, visit the band\u2019s official Bro-Am site by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Visit Whole Notes next week for more from Switchfoot\u2019s Jerome Fontamillas including his thoughts on the band\u2019s upcoming studio album Vice Verses (September 27th).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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