A large group of local bands and international performers gathered on the beach in Long Beach Sunday to raise funds for the Jumpstart college aid program.
Perennial favorite Familiar Faces (The Bierman Brothers), Sterling Red, and performers like Amy May took turns performing for the beach get-together.
“We work with students starting in the eighth grade all the way until college graduation,” said a spokesman for the Jumpstart program.
“We have to see them finish college in order to really be making an impact on students lives,” she said.
The spokesman said Jumpstart has helped thousands of students finish college since the program began in 1994.
“Our goal isn’t simply to be another program, but to be a ladder to college dreams,” the spokes person said.
