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2012-13 Read to Achieve Darius Morris, Jodie Meeks and some of the Laker Girls participated in the Lakers Read to Achieve program. Watch Video |
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2012-13 Fit For Life Health Fair 250 students from elementary schools and middle schools throughout Los Angeles County came out to the 4th Annual Lakers Fit For Life Health Fair on April 16th with the Laker Girls and Laker players. Read More |
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Lakers Casino Night On March 10th, 2013, after the Lakers defeated the Chicago Bulls, the Lakers players and coaches headed across the street to Club Nokia for the 2013 Lakers Casino Night, benefitting the Lakers Youth Foundation. Read More |
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Sports Court at Children’s Institute, Inc. The Lakers Youth Foundation, the Los Angeles Lakers and OneWest Bank joined the Children’s Institute, Inc. (CII) for the grand opening of a new Sports Court at CII’s headquarters, just west of downtown Los Angeles. Read More |
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YOU GRANT! March 2013 The Lakers Youth Foundation is pleased to announce its March 2013 YOU GRANT! Five Los Angeles area nonprofit organizations will be in the running to win one $5,000 grant from the Lakers Youth Foundation, and the winner is decided by YOU! Read More |
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2012-13 Fit For Life Features - Kobe Bryant Fit For Life How has Kobe Bryant kept his body healthy for the last 17 seasons? Read about his full-body ice baths, multiple stretching exercises and healthy eating habits which have become a part of his everyday lifestyle. Read More |
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Metta World Peace Receives UCLA Health System CICARE Award The 7th Annual "Freedom Through My Eyes" Art & Essay Contest which offers Los Angeles County middle school students the chance to earn the field trip of a lifetime! Read More |
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7th Annual “Freedom Through My Eyes” The 7th Annual "Freedom Through My Eyes" Art & Essay Contest which offers Los Angeles County middle school students the chance to earn the field trip of a lifetime! Read More |
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Los Angeles Lakers & East West Bank Adopt 8 Families for the Holidays As part of “Season of Giving” presented by East West Bank the Los Angeles Lakers participated in an Adopt-A-Family program with LAUSD’s Homeless Education Program. Read More |
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“A Season of Giving”, presented by East West Bank, Continues with the Lakers Holiday Party For Kids Eighty children from Los Angeles area Boys & Girls Clubs joined the Lakers players, the Laker Girls, and staff for the Lakers Holiday Party for Kids as part of “A Season of Giving”, presented by East West Bank. Read More |
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YOU GRANT! January 2013 The Lakers Youth Foundation is pleased to announce its January 2013 YOU GRANT! Five Los Angeles area nonprofit organizations will be in the running to win one $5,000 grant from the Lakers Youth Foundation, and the winner is decided by YOU! Read More |
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Thanksgiving Celebration 2012 The Lakers held a Thanksgiving Celebration at Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que in Torrance as part of "A Season of Giving", presented by East West Bank. Dwight Howard, Metta World Peace, and the Laker Girls served a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to mentoring pairs from Big Brothers Big Sisters. Read More |
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Lakers Thanksgiving Turkey Give Away As part of “A Season of Giving” presented by East West Bank, Pau Gasol and the Laker Girls distributed Thanksgiving turkeys on to residents of Harbor Hills Housing Community. Read More |
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Thanksgiving Celebration Video 2012 Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at the Lakers! We're thankful for all your love and support throughout the year. Go Lakers! Watch the Video |
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Read to Achieve Since 2002, the Lakers have created or renovated fourteen Lakers Reading Rooms or Lakers Learning Centers throughout Los Angeles and Hawaii. Each site was remodeled with new carpet, new paint, framed Lakers photos, bookshelves, tables, chairs, sofas and new children’s books, offering children a safe and fun learning environment dedicated to literacy. Learn More |
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YOU GRANT! November Winner Congratulations to the Friendship Circle for winning the November 2012 Lakers Youth Foundation YOU Grant! The Friendship Circle will be invited to a Lakers home game to receive the check on the STAPLES Center court from the Lakers Youth Foundation. Read More |
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Lakers Team Up with TreePeople As part of the Los Angeles Lakers staff community service initiative, Lakers Team Up, staffers joined TreePeople for a morning filled with learning about and helping to maintain the health of trees at a local Inglewood Park. Read More | Photos |
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Pau Gasol Awarded NBA’s Season Long Community Assist Award Congratulations to Pau Gasol for being awarded the NBA’s season long Community Assist Award for the 2011-2012 season. The league presents the Community Assist Award monthly throughout the season as well as a final award at the end of the season to recognize players for their year-round charitable efforts. Pau Gasol Awarded NBA’s Season Long Community Assist Award |
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Lakers Youth Foundation YOU GRANT - Winner Congratulations to the EmpowHer Institute on winning the $2,500 YOU Grant. Their mission is to empower girls and women. Thank you to all those who voted and made this contest a success.Read about the EmpowHer Institute |
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Lakers Viewing Party at Boys & Girls Club of East Los Angeles On May 21st, the Laker Girls and Laker employees joined 150 young boys and girls at the Boyx & Girls Club of East Los Angeles for dinner and Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Viewing Party | GALLERY |
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Lakers Youth Foundation YOU GRANT April Winners Congratulations to the Khalili Foundation for winning the first ever Lakers Youth Foundation YOU Grant! The Khalili Foundation was presented a $2,500 check from Roberta Mariani, Associate Director of the Lakers Youth Foundation, at the Lakers vs. Thunder game on April 22nd, 2012. Lakers Youth Foundation YOU GRANT April Winners |
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Lakers Viewing Party at Culver City Senior Center Lakers employees joined 100 seniors at the Culver City Senior Center for dinner and Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets. Upon entering the dining/viewing area of the Senior Center, the patrons were greeted by Lakers staffers and given a “ONE AT A TIME” t-shirt and raffle ticket to be entered in to the halftime prize raffle. Lakers Viewing Party at Culver City Senior Center | PHOTO GALLERY |
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Read to Achieve Grand Prize School Visit: Riviera Elementary School Students in Ms. Graham’s 5th class at Riviera Elementary School in Torrance, CA were named as one of the grand prize winners of this year’s Read to Achieve contest! Read to Achieve Grand Prize School Visit |
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Fit For Life Health Fair 300 students from elementary schools and middle schools throughout Los Angeles County came out to the 3rd Annual Lakers Fit For Life Health Fair on April 24th for an afternoon of nutrition lessons and fun exercise with the Laker Girls and Laker players. Fit For Life Health Fair | PHOTO GALLERY |
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Lakers Host Charity Golf Invitational For the 22nd consecutive year, the Lakers hosted their annual Celebrity Golf Invitational and Dinner at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, all for the benefit of the Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation. Bryant/Gasol Purchase Race Horse |
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Eco Week presented by East West Bank During the week of April 4, the National Basketball Association partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council for the third annual NBA Green Week in an effort to generate awareness and funds for protecting the environment. |
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April Student & Educator of the Month Winners The Lakers are proud to announce the April 2012 Student and Educator of the Month winners! This month’s student winners are Tommy Voong and Zoey Cigar-Hodge. The winning teachers are Joe Nguyen and Jenny Burman. The winning principal is Bonnie Carter. Each winner demonstrates an outstanding commitment to academia, athletics, and community outreach. |
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Lakers Fit for Life Timeout at York Elementary School Ramon Sessions, Andrew Goudelock and Darius Morris, along with Laker Girls, formed three teams to compete against each other to make the best sandwich and smoothie at the Fit for Life Timeout at York Elementary School. |
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Comerica Bank Best of LA Women's Business Awards: February Read about The March Comerica Bank Best of L.A. Women's Business Award Honorees Shelly Ulaj, Johnnie Savoy, and Debbie Fan. |
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LAKERS CLEAN DOCKWEILER BEACH WITH DELTA AIR LINES AND HEAL THE BAY The Los Angeles Lakers teamed up with their official airline partner, Delta Air Lines and Heal the Bay to clean up Dockweiler State Beach. Andrew Bynum, Andrew Goudelock and the Laker Girls each captained a team of 20 people in a trash pick-up competition. One hundred and eighty eight pounds of trash was collected overall, and Team Gold, led by Andrew Goudelock, was the winning team, collecting seventy eight pounds of trash. |
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Read to Achieve Grand Prize - Edison Elementary Students in Ms. Jackson’s 2nd and 3rd grade combo class at Edison Elementary School in Torrance, CA were named as one of the grand prize winners of this year’s Read to Achieve contest! All of the students in Room 22 successfully completed the program. |
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Comerica Bank Best of LA Women's Business Awards: February Read about The February Comerica Bank Best of L.A. Women's Business Award Honorees Sophie Alpert, Kristin Nelson, Patricia Zarate, and Angela Agrusa. |
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March Student & Educator of the Month Winners The Lakers are proud to announce the March 2012 Student and Educator of the Month winners! This month’s student winners are Jasmin Madrigal, Alexis Heather Sotelo and Sean Boldt. The winning teachers are Latrece Polk and Jermaine Love. The winning principal is Jessica Boro. Each winner demonstrates an outstanding commitment to academia, athletics, and community outreach. |
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Watts Willowbrook Senior Center Viewing Party Lakers employees along with members of the Laker Girls, joined 80 seniors at the Watts Willowbrook Senior Center for a Lakers Viewing Party. While the Lakers competed against the Washington Wizards on the road in Washington DC, the seniors were treated to a Barbeque dinner courtesy of the Lucille’s BBQ. |
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February Student & Educator of the Month Winners The Lakers are proud to announce the February 2012 Student and Educator of the Month winners! This month’s student winners are Julio Flores, Crystal Torres and Evelyn Parada. The winning teachers are Karen Fry and Marissa Martinez. The winning principal is Debbie Tate. Each winner demonstrates an outstanding commitment to academia, athletics, and community outreach. |
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Lakers Youth Foundation & Jersey Mike's Subs Team Up For Month of Giving in March The Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation is joining forces with 55 Jersey Mike’s Subs restaurants in the L.A. area for the 2nd Annual March “Month of Giving” fundraising campaign to help make a difference in children's lives. |
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Comerica Bank Best of LA Women's Business Awards: January Read about The January Comerica Bank Best of L.A. Women's Business Award Honerees Patricia Jones and Samira Asemanfar. |
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Freedom Through My Eyes 2012 This February, the Lakers and Lakers Youth Foundation continued their tradition as “champions on the court and in the community” by sponsoring a trip to Washington DC for winners of the sixth annual Lakers “Freedom Through My Eyes” Art/Essay Contest. |
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Freedom Through My Eyes 2012 Photo Gallery Check out pictures from the "Freedom Through My Eyes" contest. |
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Wish Night with the Lakers During the game versus the Atlanta Hawks, the Lakers Youth Foundation showed their support for Make-A-Wish of Greater Los Angeles by pledging $200 for every free throw that was made by a Laker. |
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Lakers Youth Foundation YOU GRANT The Lakers Youth Foundation is pleased to announce its first ever YOU GRANT! Five Los Angeles area nonprofit organizations will be in the running to win one $2,500 grant from the Lakers Youth Foundation, and the winner is decided by YOU! |
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2012 Camp Lakers We are excited to announce that our 13th annual summer basketball camp held at the beautiful campus of Roybal Learning Center in downtown Los Angeles. Roybal Learning Center features 11 full indoor and outdoor courts on a campus that is less than four years old. Camp Lakers will again include world-class instruction from Lakers staff and players. |
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The Lakers and Anthem Blue Cross Encourage All Fans to be Fit For Life The Los Angeles Lakers have announced that Anthem Blue Cross will return as presenting sponsor of its health and wellness initiative “Fit for Life with the Los Angeles Lakers” for the 2011-12 season. |
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6th Annual Freedom Through My Eyes Art and Essay Contest The Los Angeles Lakers and the Lakers Youth Foundation are excited to announce our 6th Annual “Freedom Through My Eyes” Art & Essay Contest which offers Los Angeles County middle school students the chance to earn the field trip of a lifetime! |
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Lakers Holiday Party For Kids Kobe Bryant and the rest of the Lakers squad held a holiday party for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of the West Valley, Boys and Girls Club of Carson, as well as the Salesian Boys and Girls Club. |
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Junior Lakers - Dribble, Dish and Swish Contest The Los Angeles Lakers partnered with Lafayette Park and HOLA to host the Southern California Lakers Regional Competition of the NBA FIT / WNBA FIT Dribble, Dish & Swish contest. This fall, more than 40,000 children participated nationwide. |
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Lakers Team Up: Operation Gratitude In the final Lakers Team Up community service event of the offseason, the Lakers staff, Laker Girls, Lakers Season Ticket holders and Coach Mike Brown joined Operation Gratitude to assemble care packages for military personnel and their families. |
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Lakers Visit Long Beach Senior Center When you put turkey, mashed potatoes, pie, Wii bowling, Mike Brown, A.C. Green, the Laker Girls and a bunch of enthusiastic senior citizens in a room, good things are going to happen. |
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Lakers Honor Military Veterans Lakers head coach Mike Brown enjoyed his time with U.S. military veterans at the U.S. Vets - Los Angeles Veterans Day breakfast. |
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Lakers Staffers Heal the Bay Heal the Bay President Mark Gold talks with the Lakers staff about the organization's mission and how it has helped transform the Bay. |
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Lakers Announce "Lakers Team Up" Community Relations Initiative Starting in November, all Lakers employees including head coach Mike Brown and his staff, General Manager Mitch Kupchak and the Laker Girls will be teaming up with national and community organizations. |
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Vlade Divac: Uniting Through Hoops The work done by Vlade Divac through Basketball Without Borders camps in his native former Yugoslavia has been critical in the uniting of youngsters. |
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