Los Angeles Galaxy Foundation Announces 3rd Annual Reading Garden Challenge

CARSON, Calif. – The Los Angeles Galaxy Foundation
is inviting Carson, Compton, Gardena, Long Beach, Lomita, Lynwood, Torrance and
Beach cities’ elementary schools to participate in the third annual Reading
Garden Challenge, a joint initiative of the Galaxy Foundation, The Home Depot
Center Charitable Foundation, and The Home Depot.

The Reading Garden Challenge
encourages schools and students (grades K-5) to focus on Earth Day by reading
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax and creating 8.5” x 11” posters based on one of the
following environmentally friendly themes: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, Save a
Tree, Don’t Waste Water, and Conserve Energy. Posters should be designed
according to specifications which can be found at www.lagalaxy.com/reading-garden.

The top five (5) schools with the
most posters submitted reflecting the themes will be entered into a random
drawing conducted by the LA Galaxy Foundation, The Home Depot Center Charitable
Foundation and The Home Depot to have a Reading Garden built at their school.

All schools interested in
participating must meet the following criteria (additional restrictions may
apply):

• Have a
  viable 40’ x 30’ grass or dirt space available for the Reading Garden
• District
  approval for the build including Risk Management and District
  Carpenter
• Staff
  available to maintain the garden
• Agreement to
  review of garden maintenance
• Available
  for installation April 11-15, 2011

For more information on the Reading
Garden Challenge and to view images from last year’s Reading Garden, please visit www.lagalaxy.com/reading-garden or www.homedepotcenter.com (Foundation section).
For additional information, please call the LA Galaxy Foundation at (310)
630-2200.

This year’s Reading Garden will be built utilizing proceeds
from last year’s fourth annual How Suite It Is! Fundraiser, presented by The
Home Depot and Watson Land Company.