A vibrant crowd of about 150 trickled into Kesey Square for the “Goodbye July” concert on Saturday night. The free concert aimed to raise money for White Bird Clinic in Eugene.

Next door to Kesey Square, Voodoo Doughnuts offered custom doughnuts, donating a portion of the proceeds to White Bird. The cherry-filled, chocolate creations topped with white frosting in the shape of a bird will be available through August.

The musical talent for the evening included acoustic band STEEL WOOL, Gumbo Groove, and Musekiwa Chingdoza.

Nel Applegate, a percussionist and singer for STEEL WOOL, said she hoped to raise $1,000 during the concert to be donated to White Bird.

“Working collaboratively and collectively is the best way to get things done,” Applegate said.

Socks, snacks, toothbrushes and toothpaste will be bought with the money collected at the concert and distributed to White Bird’s clients, according to Cahoots program coordinator Kate Gillespie. Cahoots (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) is a mobile care service that provides assistance to the Eugene homeless.

Gillespie stood in front of the crowd in a black angel costume and told her story of the time she was called a “street angel.” While out in the Cahoots van during a rainy night, Gillespie had woken a man sleeping in the street to bring him to the White Bird Clinic. When she wrapped a blanket around his shoulders, Gillespie said that the man told her, “‘You’re like an angel. You’re like a street angel.’”

Halfway through the concert, the Lane County Human Trafficking Task Force passed through the crowd carrying neon picket signs, handing out free popsicles. The sex trafficking awareness group marches in Eugene four times a year to raise awareness about human trafficking around the world and hand out cards for other available resources.

The Goodbye July concert is the first that STEEL WOOL has hosted, but lead singer and guitarist Tim Mueller hopes to make it an annual event.