The LA Galaxy will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Night this Saturday, Sept. 16 at StubHub Center during the team’s match against Toronto FC (7:30 p.m. PT; Spectrum SportsNet, Spectrum Deportes). In honor of Hispanic Heritage Night and in continued support of the Los Angeles community, the LA Galaxy Foundation will honor Homeboy Industries as the LA Galaxy Community Partner of the Match.
Tickets to Hispanic Heritage Night
During the match on Saturday, Homeboy Industries will be represented in Soccerfest at StubHub Center with a booth activation with 80 tickets donated to host families and representatives from this organization. Additionally, LA Galaxy will partner with Homeboy Recycling as a part of the LA Galaxy Protect the Pitch sustainability program, inviting fans to donate electronic waste items as they enter stadium gates on game day. All fans are encouraged to bring unwanted items including the following:
LA Galaxy-Homeboy Recycling E-waste Drive Items:
· Smart phones
· MP3 players
· Power cords
· Digital cameras
· Cell phones
· PDAs.
Before the match starts, artists Guillermo Makar and Línea Roja will play a free concert at Pitch & ale at StubHub Center. The Pitch & Pale area is located on the southeast area of the StubHub Center concourse.
Homeboy Industries, based in the Los Angeles, serves high-risk, formerly gang-involved men and women with a continuum of free services and programs, and operates several social enterprises that serve as job-training sites.
Last week, LA Galaxy staff members visited Homeboy Industries for a day of service and soccer in partnership with DrinkUp. During the visit, the Galaxy volunteers attended lunch with Homeboy members, received an organization tour and met with Homeboy trainees and staff members to discuss values and individual journeys. Following the onsite programming at Homeboy, LA Galaxy and DrinkUp hosted a community clinic at LA Historic Park inviting Homeboy families for soccer skills training.
