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LAFC to Host over 700 Vaccinated Essential Workers at Saturday's Preseason Match

Published on April 9, 2021 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Los Angeles FC News Release


The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) will host over 700 vaccinated essential workers and their families on Saturday, April 10 at Banc of California Stadium for the Club's final preseason game vs. the New England Revolution at 12 p.m. PT.

As a way to thank essential workers from 18 L.A. based companies and organizations, the vaccinated workers and their families will be the first guests in the Banc to watch an LAFC match since March 8, 2020.

"It is an honor for us to invite essential workers from our community to be our guests for LAFC's final pre-season match to show appreciation for their hard work over the last year." said LAFC Co-President Larry Freedman. "Our community has been through so much and these are the people who have risked their own lives for the betterment of us all; we cannot thank them enough. We look forward to getting out of this crisis and vaccinations will be a major part of our path to normalcy, and the eventual return of a full, packed Stadium."

Workers from the following groups will be in attendance on Saturday:

Central Neighborhood Health Foundation

IBEW Local 11

Kaiser Permanente

LA Metro

LCS

Los Angeles County Federation of Labor

Los Angeles Fire Department

MCF

Melissa's Produce

SEIU 2015

SEIU Local 721

SEIU-USWW

South Central Family Health Center

Southside Coalition

St. John's Wellchild and Family Center

Teamsters Local 630

UFCW 770

Unite Here Local 11

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