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The Hagar Family Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2008 by Sammy and Kari Hagar. Based in Marin, the foundation supports community-based food relief organizations and children's causes.

History
Hagar grew up in poverty in Fontana, California. He and his three siblings were raised by a single mother.

Sammy Hagar and his wife, Kari, started the Hagar Family Foundation after selling 80 percent of his tequila and restaurants brand, Cabo Wabo, for $80 million in 2007. Hagar owns Caba Wabo Cantina, Sammy’s Beach Bar and Grill and Sammy’s Red Rocker Bar and Grill, and he still earns money performing live. All of these ventures fuel the foundation’s activities, ensuring it continues to make an impact.

From Billboard: 2013 - North American Four Decades of Rock tour, Hagar is giving about $2,500 to local food banks in each city he visits.

featuring information about them on video screens during live performances of Van Halen’s 1992 hit “Right Now.” “I redid the [music video] to bring it up to date and I’m putting [in] food bank information from each local food bank,” he says. “We’re sending people down with cameras and taking footage of people collecting food.”

agar gave away more than 10,000 lawn seats in exchange for fans donating to local charities the St. Louis Area Foodbank, Ranken Jordan Pediatric Specialty Hospital, the Backstoppers or Cardinals Care.

Sammy and his wife, Kari Hagar, created The Hagar Family Foundation in 2008. The private non-profit focuses on food relief and children's causes. Hagar’s hardscrabble upbringing instilled in him an unstoppable work ethic that’s been the driving force behind his rise to the top as a musician and entrepreneur - and continues to fuel his dedication as a philanthropist. “Being a poor kid is a little humiliating and it instilled in me a desire to be somebody,” Hagar explained. “It's where all my drive comes from. I was willing to work hard to ensure I was never poor again. Even now, I can still go to that place and remember that feeling but now it drives me to want to give back and to show kids that if you work hard, there’s going to be an open door out.” Since 2008 the foundation has given more than $4 million to local communities. Sammy continues to tour the world with his band, The Circle, donating back to local food banks in every city they play. In 2014 he also founded “Acoustic-4-A-Cure,” an annual Bay Area concert featuring acoustic performances by some of the biggest names in music benefitting the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.

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mighty multiplatinum rockers gamely tried to downsize their stadium-size sounds for the evening's intimate, acoustic format.

the roughly 1,000 attendees who paid between $150 and $500 to benefit researchers with the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. A "glorious rock and roll circus" 2017

2014 inuugural co-presented with James H

Among the Hagar’s charitable initiatives include: • Supporting local food banks in every city to city he performs in. • Donating profits from his chain of (4) popular airport restaurants,“Sammy’s Beach Bar and Grill” and Sammy’s Red Rocker Bar and Grill • In 2014, Sammy Hagar and James Hetfield created "Acoustic-4-A-Cure," an annual benefit concert for the Pediatric Cancer Program at UCSF.

The Hagar Family Foundation in 2008. The private non-profit focuses on food relief and children's causes. Hagar’s hardscrabble upbringing instilled in him an unstoppable work ethic that’s been the driving force behind his rise to the top as a musician and entrepreneur - and continues to fuel his dedication as a philanthropist. “Being a poor kid is a little humiliating and it instilled in me a desire to be somebody,” Hagar explained. “It's where all my drive comes from. I was willing to work hard to ensure I was never poor again. Even now, I can still go to that place and remember that feeling but now it drives me to want to give back and to show kids that if you work hard, there’s going to be an open door out.” Since the creation of the foundation, more than $4 million has been donated to local communities. Hagar continues to tour the world, donating back to local food banks in every city they play. In 2014 he also founded “Acoustic-4-A-Cure,” an annual Bay Area concert featuring acoustic performances by some of the biggest names in music benefitting the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. In recent years, he’s also become an in-demand speaker alongside new friends like Warren Buffett. His #1 priority remains to be a great husband to his wife, Kari, and a supportive father to his four children.