Greater Media wants to fuel the holiday spirit by providing good music and a way to help the hungry at Greater Media's Good Samaritan Holiday Bash to be held Dec. 13 at the Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park.

Proceeds and nonperishable food donations will benefit the Samaritan Center, a food pantry headquartered in Manalapan that has been helping families from Englishtown, Millstone Township, Manalapan and Marlboro for 25 years.

The Samaritan Center, which is totally dependent on the generosity of others to keep it running, has been struggling to keep its shelves stocked due to an increase in the number of families in need.

The Dec. 13 event at the Stone Pony will feature The Reveling, with drummer Jay Weinberg, just back from touring with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, plus popular bands Locksley, Radiant Illusion, Hollywood Help, Lunch Hour Six Pack and Almost There, and vocalists Lauriana Mae, Jackie Hlavenka and Casey Rochelle.

Fans of the popular cover band Mission Dance will be glad to see Lee and Sheri from the band performing an acoustic set.

WRAT-FM DJ Gotts is expected to cohost the event with local DJ Sean McCaffrey.

A

variety of sponsorship opportunities

are available. The A&P family of stores has pledged its support to the benefit, in addition to WRAT-FM in Belmar, Frantasy Enterprises in Lakewood, Direct Printing in Ringoes La Piazza in Freehold Township, The Barge Restaurant in Perth Amboy, and Adult Medical Day Care Center in Englishtown, plus Pine Brook Care Center, Joffe Family Chiropractic, Hair Fusion, Always at Your Service event planning and gift specialist, Romeos Pizzeria (Andee Plaza), Sunrise Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linda Kimmel of Remax Central. Coldwell Banker, Wig Illusions and Remax Homeland, all of Manalapan.

Everyone is welcome to be entertained while helping others. This is an all ages event. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 13. Admission is $10 plus at least one nonperishable food donation.

A ticket for a chance to win valuable door prize gifts will be provided for each item donated — bring more food, get more chances to win.

For details, tickets, sponsorships and items needed, visit www.gmnews.com or call 732-358-5200, ext. 8288 or ext. 8248. Concert info: www.stoneponyonline.com.