Geffen Hosts Fulfillment Fund Benefit

The information below is a press release.

The Songs of Our Lives, Volume V concert to benefit the Fulfillment Fund – a nonprofit organization which helps Los Angeles students overcome obstacles in pursuit of their dreams of higher education – took place May 22 at the Geffen Playhouse. 

The concert’s lineup of award-winning songwriters performing some of their greatest hits included:

Burt Bacharach (What the World Needs Now, Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head, Alfie, This Guy’s in Love With You)

Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds (When Can I See You, I’m Your Baby Tonight, I’ll Make Love To You, Don’t Be Cruel)

Arthur Hamilton (Cry Me a River, Sing A Rainbow, He Needs Me)

Sergio Mendes (Real in Rio, The Fool on the Hill, Scarborough Fair, Mas Que Nada)

JD Souther (Heartache Tonight, Victim of Love, New Kid in Town, Best of My Love)

Billy Steinberg (Like a Virgin, True Colors, So Emotional, Eternal Flame)

JoJo performed Like A Virgin with Billy Seinberg

L.P. performed True Colors with Billy Steinberg

The Songs of Our Lives benefit concert is the brain-child of award-winning songwriter Charles Fox who, along with his wife Joan, is a Fulfillment Fund board member.  Fox’s vision was to combine entertainment and philanthropy in a meaningful way to support the Fulfillment Fund’s important work in the community.

For more than 35 years, the Fulfillment Fund has been dedicated to providing first-generation, low-income students in Los Angeles with the support necessary to graduate from high school, earn a college degree and become productive and successful members of society. Through classroom instruction, college counseling, mentoring and scholarships, the Fund transforms the lives of students. Fulfillment Fund students graduate high school at a rate of 91 percent and of those who graduate, 93 percent go on to college. For more information, visit www.fulfillment.org.