LA Galaxy Foundation Create LA Galaxy Field at Algin Sutton Recreational Center
October 3, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
LA Galaxy News Release
CARSON, Calif. (Friday, Oct. 3, 2014) - The LA Galaxy Foundation partnered with Brotherhood Crusade to complete LA Galaxy Field, a synthetic-field project in South Los Angeles, at Algin Sutton Recreation Center, which opened on Wednesday, Oct. 1st 2014 with a LA Galaxy soccer clinic.
Each week from Monday-Friday, the Brotherhood Crusade will provide U.S. Soccer Foundation's Soccer For Success programs at LA Galaxy Field. The Soccer For Success program uses soccer to affect positive social change through four principles: obesity prevention, nutrition, character development and family and community engagement. Children in the community from ages 7-17 will be able to receive 60 minutes of exercise, a healthy snack and soccer training three times each week.
The grand-opening of LA Galaxy Field at Algin Sutton Recreation Center was attended by LA Galaxy President Chris Klein, coaches Matt Reis and Kenny Arena along with players A.J. DeLaGarza, Juninho, Gyasi Zardes and Baggio Husidic. Additionally, the LA Galaxy Star Squad, team mascot Cozmo and clinic staff and coaches were on hand at the opening. Also at the event was Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard Parks and Charisse Bremond Weaver, the President and CEO of the Brotherhood Crusade.
After Klein, Weaver and Parks all made opening remarks, the Galaxy held a soccer clinic on the field with hundreds of local children, as LA players DeLaGarza, Zardes, Juninho and Baggio Husidic all helped the children during the skills clinic while coaches Matt Reis and Kenny Arena offered their expertise.
The LA Galaxy Foundation donated $200,000 to help complete the field, which was supported by the U.S. Soccer Foundation, California Endowment, Cal South Soccer Foundation, The Lowenstein Foundation, Inc. and the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. Algin Sutton Recreation Center is also home to a Dodgers Dream Field and newly-refurbished basketball courts from the LA Clippers Foundation.
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