Community Corner
National “Day For Kids” Comes to Los Angeles: Pop star Beck G, Laker Girls Highlight Activities
On Saturday, September 14 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Central Park, Playa Vista, 12045 Waterfront Drive, Los Angeles adult volunteers representing several major corporations including Coca-Cola, Bank of America, Nestle USA will participate in a series of fun-filled activities such as leap frog and tug of war to benefit with Boys & Girls Club of Venice club members. The event is highlighted by a special appearance by pop sensation Becky G who recently released music video “Becky from the Block” featuring Jennifer Lopez, and the world famous Laker Girls.
Boys & Girls Clubs of East Valley and Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica are also participating in the “Day For Kids” event – a fun-filled national initiative which seeks to engage adults to advocate for youth and make a difference by participating in field day activities, like relay races and tug-of-war, while supporting the life-changing work taking place at Boys & Girls Clubs.
Los Angeles “Day For Kids” is part of a national effort by Boys & Girls Clubs of America to encourage youth advocacy and to champion the importance of youth outcomes around education, healthy lifestyles and character development. Local Boys & Girls Clubs will host the Day for Kids community event on September 14. Additionally, Boys & Girls Clubs around the country will host one-day events during the month of September.
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On this day alone, 4,400 young people will be arrested, 15.1 million school-aged children will be home without adult supervision after school and 16.1 million youth are living in poverty. America’s youth are in crisis and Boys & Girls Clubs of East Valley, Santa Monica and Venice are hosting a special event in its city to raise visibility for the difficult issues many youth face that negatively impacts their transition to adulthood.
For more information about “Day For Kids” visit the website at http://dayforkids.org/LosAngeles/ or contact Aileen Martinez at AMartinez@bgca.org.
