Thank you to everyone who made it out to Memorial Park (near the Hayward Plunge) on Sunday August 6, 2023, for this season’s first Concert in the Park presented by the Hayward Odd Fellows and the Hayward Area Recreation & Park District (H.A.R.D.). Over 100 people were on hand to enjoy a warm summer day and some very cool tunes by The Collective, Gravity +4 and Gary O.

The H.A.R.D. Foundation was the beneficiary for Sunday’s concert and served up delicious BBQ for those in attendance. Thank you to everyone who supported the H.A.R.D. Foundation by purchasing hamburgers, cheeseburgers and hot dogs. The BBQ proceeds raised $664 to support the H.A.R.D. Foundation’s scholarship program, which provides financial assistance to families who would not otherwise be able to afford to participate in H.A.R.D. recreation programs.

Thank you to the hard-working crew who were worked tirelessly to set up, BBQ, and serve those in attendance! H.A.R.D. Board of Directors; Paul Hodges, Sara Lamnin, and Peter Rosen grilled and served the hungry concert goers, with help from East Bay Regional Park District Board Member and H.A.R.D. Foundation Board Member Dennis Waespi, and volunteers Pat Hodges and Kerstin Firmin. A very special thank you to H.A.R.D. Director Paul Hodges and Pat Hodges who generously donated the hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, chips, cookies and water!

The Concert in the Park series takes place every Sunday in August and the last two Sundays in September at Memorial Park near the Hayward Plunge from 1pm to 5pm. Admission is free. For the full line-up please visit www.haywardlodge.org or H.A.R.D. Recreation Guide Summer 2023 (haywardrec.org) for more information.