Thursday, November 16th marked the beginning of the annual Season of Giving
presented by East West Bank. Over 300 community members were invited to play
carnival games and enjoy the annual Thanksgiving Feast at Heart of Los Angeles
Lafayette Park gym. Community partners in attendance included HOLA, The City of
LA Department of Recreation and Parks, East West Bank, Mixed Roots, Boys and
Girls Club of Pasadena and the Los Angeles Urban League. All these groups came
together for a night of games, celebration and thanksgiving.
As soon as kids began to arrive, they were excited to be greeted by the Lakers
Girls! The carnival games included pinball, spin art, bowling, and of course
basketball. During the games, Kyle Kuzma surprised the kids and challenged some
to a free throw competition. One lucky contestant won the shootout and took home
a 2017-2018 Lakers team signed basketball!
Following the shootout, guests were getting hungry and filed inside to begin the
feast. Laker Girls, Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma helped serve a traditional
thanksgiving meal generously prepared and donated by Lucille’s Smokehouse
Bar-B-Que. The delicious Thanksgiving spread included turkey, ham, salad, yams,
mashed potatoes, stuffing, biscuits, and of course, pumpkin pie!
Ingram and Kuzma spoke with some of that attendees after serving dinner. “A
Season of Giving” continues throughout the holiday season and the Lakers look
forward to sharing this special time of year with all Laker fans.
Player: Brandon Ingram
Player: Kyle Kuzma
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