LA Galaxy Players Helped Distribute
Back-to-School Supplies to 1,000 South Central Los Angeles Youth
and Their Families
LOS
ANGELES, Aug. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Herbalife and
LA Galaxy made a significant impact on August 2 by supporting A Place Called Home's
annual Back-to-School event, providing back-to-school supplies to
South Central Los Angeles youth and their families through their
Joint Community Partnership Fund. Attendees also had the
opportunity to visit a Community Health and Resource Fair.
"We are proud to assist LA youth in
preparing for the school year, a time that can be challenging for
some families. Through our partnership with the LA Galaxy, we
continue to fulfill Herbalife's commitment to giving back and
inspiring healthy lives worldwide and in our community."
This event was designed to help South Central Los Angeles youth
and their families tackle their back-to-school checklist. Herbalife
and the LA Galaxy donated 1,000 backpacks filled with school
supplies, including pencils, crayons, rulers, notebooks,
calculators, and pens. The presence of LA Galaxy players
Edwin Cerrillo, John McCarthy, Mauricio
Cuevas, Tucker Lepley,
Isaiah Parente, and Jalen Neal, along with LA Galaxy staff and
Herbalife officials, added a personal touch and a sense of
community to the event. They lent a helping hand by filling and
distributing the backpacks to the youth and their families.
Additionally, through the Community Health and Resource Fair,
attendees had access to essential services such as health and
wellness checks, optometry screenings, vaccinations, mammograms,
daycare, and workforce registrations.
Ibi Montesino, Managing
Director, Herbalife North
America: "We are proud to assist LA youth in preparing
for the school year, a time that can be challenging for some
families. Through our partnership with the LA Galaxy, we continue
to fulfill Herbalife's commitment to giving back and inspiring
healthy lives worldwide and in our community."
A Place Called Home (APCH) is a nonprofit youth development and
community center providing free, enriching programs in the arts,
education and health and wellness for South Central youth and their
families.
Norayma Cabot, Chief Executive
Officer, A Place Called Home: "In the communities we support,
most families are focused on making ends meet, so it's wonderful to
count on the support of partners, like the LA Galaxy and Herbalife,
that are aligned with our cause. We are very grateful to all the
sponsors and donors who make these events possible."
About Herbalife Ltd.
Herbalife is a premier health and
wellness company, community and platform that has been changing
people's lives with great nutrition products and a business
opportunity for its independent distributors since 1980. The
Company offers science-backed products to consumers in more than 90
markets through entrepreneurial distributors who provide one-on-one
coaching and a supportive community that inspires their customers
to embrace a healthier, more active lifestyle to live their best
life.
For more information, please visit Herbalife.com and follow
on Instagram @HerbalifeUSA.
About the LA Galaxy
The LA Galaxy are
Major League Soccer's most successful club. Based in Carson, Calif. at Dignity Health Sports Park,
the Galaxy have won the MLS Cup a record five times (2002, 2005,
2011, 2012, 2014), the MLS Supporters' Shield four times (1998,
2002, 2010, 2011) and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup twice (2001,
2005), and one Concacaf Champions Cup (2000) since their inception
in 1996. Led by LA Galaxy Head Coach Greg
Vanney, the Galaxy are the premier club in MLS, with stars
like Landon Donovan, David Beckham, Robbie
Keane, Steven Gerrard,
Riqui Puig, Zlatan Ibrahimović,
Javier Hernandez and Cobi Jones representing LA over the team's 27
years in MLS. For more information on the LA Galaxy,
visit www.lagalaxy.com.
About A Place Called Home
A Place Called Home (APCH)
inspires, encourages, and supports the young people in South Los Angeles to achieve social,
emotional, and economic success. Since its founding in 1993, APCH
has directly served more than 20,000 youth members through its core
school day, after-school and summer programming, and over 150,000
local residents through family and supportive services including
food, clothing, and holiday toy distributions, counseling, voter
education, and community organizing. For more information, visit
apch.org.
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