Honored to join @apch2830@LAGalaxy in helping spread Thanksgiving cheer to families of the Los Angeles community.
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— Herbalife (@Herbalife) November 26, 2015
CARSON, Calif. (Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015) – The LA Galaxy Foundation and Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) partnered with non-profit youth center, A Place Called Home (ACPH), earlier today to distribute and serve Thanksgiving dinner to more than 1,200 Los Angeles families.
Former LA Galaxy and USMNT star Cobi Jones and five-time MLS Cup winner Todd Dunivant, in addition to LA Galaxy President Chris Klein and Herbalife Family Foundation officials, were on hand at APCH to help distribute food and turkeys to families planning on cooking their meal at home.
The Thanksgiving meal distribution is part of an ongoing partnership between the LA Galaxy, Herbalife, and A Place Called Home. The Galaxy will continue their giving through a toy drive during the holiday season, with players and staff distributing hundreds of toys on Saturday, Dec. 19 at A Place Called Home. For more information, visit www.lagalaxy.com/community.
Wednesday marked the second-straight year that the LA Galaxy Foundation and Herbalife Family Foundation teamed up with APCH to provide Thanksgiving meals, as over 1,000 families were served last year.
WHAT: LA Galaxy Foundation and Herbalife Family Foundation partner with A Place Called Home to provide Thanksgiving meals for more than 1,200 families in Los Angeles
WHERE: A Place Called Home
WHO: LA Galaxy President Chris Klein
LA Galaxy and USMNT star Cobi Jones
Five-time MLS Cup winner Todd Dunivant
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ABOUT LA GALAXY FOUNDATION
The LA Galaxy Foundation, the 501c(3) organization associated with the LA Galaxy, is dedicated to assisting the community in which the team lives, works, and plays. LA Galaxy players, coaches, alumni and staff spend countless hours giving back to the community at local schools, hospitals, fields, and events. The LAGF continually strives to aid organizations that meet its mission of supporting and creating education, health, and soccer-related activities and programs for youth in the greater Los Angeles area.
ABOUT HERBALIFE FAMILY FOUNDATION
The Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) is a 501c(3), non-profit corporation dedicated to improving lives by helping organizations provide healthy nutrition to vulnerable children. HFF supports more than 100 Casa Herbalife programs globally and serves the daily nutritional needs of more than 120,000 children around the world through annual grants to NGOs and charities that care for vulnerable children.
ABOUT A PLACE CALLED HOME
A Place Called Home is a dynamic, non-profit youth center. Their primary goal is helping members stay in school, go on to higher education, pursue successful careers, and develop into active, contributing citizens and leaders. More than 1000 volunteers log in over 40,000 hours annually to enrich the lives of APCH members.