The LA Galaxy Foundation have announced the launch of 20 for Twenty
The LA Galaxy Foundation have announced the launch of 20 for Twenty, a year-long initiative that will see the implementation of 20 unique community service acts to celebrate the Galaxy’s 20th season in Major League Soccer. The 20 for Twenty program will kick off on Wednesday, Feb. 25 with LA Galaxy Build Day with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles in Lynwood, California.
“We’re extremely excited and proud to launch 20 for Twenty during the Galaxy’s 20th season in MLS,” said LA Galaxy President Chris Klein. “The LA Galaxy remains committed to serving the local community in which the Galaxy play and this program affords us multiple opportunities to give back to the various individuals and communities that have supported our club over the past 20 years.”
20 for Twenty will see LA Galaxy players, coaches, alumni and front office members participate in 20 unique and separate full-day service projects to benefit communities surrounding the greater Los Angeles area. LA Galaxy Build Day with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles on Feb. 25 will feature Galaxy front office staff, players, alumni, academy personnel and Cozmo assisting with roofing, landscaping, and painting at a designated site in Lynwood. A full schedule of 20 for Twenty programming will be announced throughout the course of the 2015 season.
“The 20 for Twenty program celebrates 20 years of team history in Los Angeles through a variety of community projects that promote positive change,” Community Relations and LA Galaxy Foundation Manager Lauren Nowinski said. “We continually strive to be active participants in the community by promoting healthy lifestyles and generosity and this program allows us to interact with multiple philanthropic organizations through fun and engaging service opportunities.”
Last year, the LA Galaxy and LA Galaxy Foundation led numerous initiatives and spent countless hours serving the Los Angeles community. In Fall 2014, the Galaxy Foundation invested funds to create the LA Galaxy Field at Algin Sutton Recreation Center in South Los Angeles, giving the local community a venue to play soccer and feature weekly Soccer For Success programs. Additionally, 2014 saw an expanded partnership with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles after becoming an official sponsor of their Sports Medicine Conference and Sports Medicine program at the hospital.
In the fall and winter of 2014, the Galaxy Foundation formed a new partnership with A Place Called Home (APCH) in South Central Los Angeles, where the two organizations teamed up with Herbalife to serve over 2,000 families Thanksgiving meals and donated toys to over 3,000 youths in LA during the holiday season.The Galaxy Foundation and MLS WORKS also refurbished a multi-purpose synthetic field at APCH to provide a new field surface, a scoreboard, lights, cleats, and enough new kits for the 17 teams and approximately 500 athletes that participate in organized soccer programing provided by APCH.