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Lakers Youth Foundation Basketball and Health &amp; Fitness Video

Follow along with LYF Trainers as they show you fitness and basketball drills that will improve your agility and skills.

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Lakers Youth Foundation Basketball and Health & Fitness Video

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Youth March for Black Lives Photo Gallery

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On Saturday, June 27th the Lakers Youth Foundation joined the Loud &amp; Proud Youth March for Black Lives.

The Youth March started at the USC Village and ended at the California African American Museum Expo Park with a performance by the Compton Kidz Club. Everyone in attendance got a Lakers Youth Foundation drawstring bag with a water bottle and face mask inside.

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Youth March for Black Lives

EL SEGUNDO – The Los Angeles Lakers held their 29th annual charity golf tournament and dinner on Monday, raising more than $500,000 for the Lakers Youth Foundation, it was announced today.

The event was held at the legendary Riviera Country Club, and for the fifth consecutive year was presented by MIR Audio Video. It featured former Lakers players, media personalities and additional celebrities. Lakers forward LeBron James, Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka and former Lakers player James Worthy addressed the golfers prior to teeing off. The 2018-19 team also attended the reception and visited the MIR Audio Video product display room, which included the latest in high-end audio visual equipment and automation. Lakers Head Coach Luke Walton and members of his coaching staff attended the reception and dinner. The dinner was highlighted by a Q&amp;A session with former Lakers players conducted by Lakers radio play-by-play announcer John Ireland.

“This was a record-setting year for us, raising more funds than ever before in the 29-year history of the Lakers Golf Tournament,” said Kiesha Nix, Executive Director of the Lakers Youth Foundation. “These funds are used to directly support the great work and programming we provide through the Lakers Youth Foundation with children in the underserved communities around Los Angeles. We are very grateful to all of our sponsors, participants, volunteers and the entire Lakers Family who helped to make this such a successful event.”

The Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation is the official team charity of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Foundation’s mission is to help underserved youth develop their potential by providing positive experiences and resources in education, health and wellness, and sports. The Foundation awards grants to other charities that support youth through direct services and programs in these areas. This helps to provide thousands of Los Angeles children with access to quality programming, resources and safe places to learn and play, allowing them the opportunity to develop critical life skills and gain knowledge to pursue their dreams. To date the Lakers Youth Foundation has funded a school teaching garden, 15 Lakers Reading &amp; Learning Centers, 3 STEM Lab Projects and 40+ basketball courts throughout Los Angeles and Hawaii.

Since 1992 the Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation has been dedicated to helping today’s youth succeed and become successful adults. In addition to some of the signature programs to include; Jr. Lakers youth basketball, Lakers Read to Achieve, LYF basketball and health &amp; fitness clinics, YOU Grants and Building Bridges Through Basketball, the Lakers Youth Foundation has awarded millions of dollars in monetary grants to nonprofit organizations that support youth with direct services and programs. Grant recipients include Boys &amp; Girls Clubs, afterschool sports and educational programs, summer camps for children with serious medical conditions or disabilities, computer programming academics and health and wellness programs. The Team has also contributed millions of dollars through ticket donations, autographed memorabilia, Lakers merchandise, and countless appearances made by current and former players as well as the Laker Girls.

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Lakers Raise More Than $500,000 for Lakers Youth Foundation in Golf Tournament Presented by MIR Audio Video

On Saturday, November 3, 2018, the Lakers Youth Foundation completed a very special basketball court refurbishment project and ribbon cutting ceremony. We began this project over three years ago at Union Rescue Mission. Their basketball court was almost to the point it could not be used. Lakers Legend A.C. Green had been volunteering there for over 20 years and he would have to arrange transportation to take the kids to another location in order to conduct a basketball clinic. LYF was approached to help Union Rescue Mission.

The project was challenging to say the least. The cost alone was so much more than we would normally spend for other court refurbishments, but we decided to try it anyway. It took over two years for Union Rescue Mission to find a Contractor who was willing to do the work at cost and so construction began. What started out three years ago as a simple basketball court refurbishment has now turned into a state of the art, beautiful, safe space for children to play and for families to live! The basketball court is being used at night as the Mission’s “overflow” to house those less fortunate once all the beds at the Mission are full (cots are then placed in the gym). Saturday was the culmination of the project.

A.C. Green, the Laker Girls and the Lakers Youth Foundation Athletic Training Staff conducted a basketball and health &amp; fitness clinic after the ribbon was cut by Union Rescue Mission CEO Rev. Andy Bales and LYF Executive Director Kiesha Nix. Lunch and Lakers “swag bags” were also provided. The Lakers and the Lakers Youth Foundation are very proud of this project as it is truly making a difference in the lives of the youth and families who find themselves on Skid Row. The Los Angeles Lakers continue to be Champions in our Community!

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Lakers Youth Foundation Basketball and Health & Fitness Video

Youth March for Black Lives Photo Gallery

Youth March for Black Lives

Lakers Raise More Than $500,000 for Lakers Youth Foundation in Golf Tournament Presented by MIR Audio Video

Lakers Youth Foundation Basketball Court Refurbishment and Clinic