DeKALB | Bar patrons at Molly’s Eatery & Drinkery, 1022 W. Lincoln Highway, will do more than just satisfy their urge for a night on the town this Saturday.

The Public Relations Student Society of America will host its 10th Annual Rock for Life benefit concert from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday at Molly’s.

The event will feature free food, music, raffle drawings and prize giveaways. All proceeds will benefit Northern Illinois Food Bank, an organization dedicated to distributing food to more than 520 food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other nonprofit food assistance agencies.

“We’ve booked four bands for the concert,” said PRSSA vice president Brittany Meier. “They’ll play in 45-minute sets. Our headlining band, Field Trip, will play for an hour. They’re a mix of rock, reggae and hip-hop and have played in Rock for Life for the past three years.”

Field Trip will headline the event with supporting acts The Attraction, Strongshark and From Here on After beginning at 7 p.m.

“Everything’s going to be outside this year,” Meier said. “Our alum will have a VIP room in the back where they’ll be able to have their own networking.”

In the event of rain, Meier said the festivities will be moved inside the bar. Prizes to be given out throughout the night include an Infinity Vista Pro golf club, an autographed Chicago Wolves’ puck, Chicago Rush tickets, salon packages and local area gift certificates.

“Each person who comes to the door with a ticket is automatically entered in two free drawings,” Meier said. “Our goal is to donate $5,000 to the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Each year, we try to pick a new beneficiary. Last year, we donated $4,200 to Safe Passage.”

Amber Wood, community and public relations manager for Northern Illinois Food Bank, said there are currently a total of 275,008 people living in poverty in the 13 counties they serve.

“There are over 8,700 people that live in poverty in DeKalb alone,” Wood said. “And that doesn’t even include the people living just above the rate of poverty who are constantly struggling to make ends meat.”

Northern Illinois Food Bank distributed 20 million pounds of food last year, Wood said.

“The face of hunger would surprise most people,” Wood said. “Hunger can impact anyone. This concert is an exciting opportunity for us to work with this group of young people in such a positive cause.”