Bruce Springsteen, the rock star, also known as “the Boss”, features a community nonprofit as a beneficiary for each of his concerts. The nonprofit is given concert tickets to auction off, has a table at the concert and collects donations from fans. Bruce also makes a short pitch for the organization on stage.

Bruce is having a concert in Oakland at the Oracle Arena on Friday October 26, 2007 and People’s Grocery has been selected as the beneficiary. This is a great opportunity for us to gain some exposure and funding.

Bruce and his agent, John Landau Management, have given People’s Grocery concert tickets to auction off. The proceeds from the auction will support People’s Grocery’s food security, nutrition education and youth development programs in the West Oakland community.

We are auctioning two pairs of tickets. These tickets are for the First Tier (Loge) directly above the floor, in the first five rows. However, the auction winners may also request GA tickets (The Pit).

The auction will be held from October 8, 2007 – October 21, 2007. Each pair will go to the highest bidders. The average price for First Tier tickets for Bruce’s October 26 concert is presently $200. So we will be starting the auction off at $400 for a pair of tickets. If you wish to put in a bid for a pair of tickets you can either 1) post a response to this blog post with your bid amount or 2) email brahm@peoplesgrocery.org with your bid amount. We will keep anyone who submits a bid updated on the status of the ongoing bidding process.

This is definitely a great value: you get really good seats at a fantastic concert and while also supporting a really good cause at the same time.

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