{"id":6330,"date":"2021-12-24T13:32:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T21:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/?p=6330"},"modified":"2021-12-24T13:33:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T21:33:14","slug":"south-la-kids-get-pedal-power-thanks-to-pechanga-los-angeles-chargers-impact-fund-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/south-la-kids-get-pedal-power-thanks-to-pechanga-los-angeles-chargers-impact-fund-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"South LA Kids Get Pedal Power Thanks to Pechanga &#038; Los Angeles Chargers Impact Fund Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOS ANGELES<\/strong> \u2013 (Dec. 24, 2021) \u2013 Nearly 170 South Los Angeles children received a new mode of transportation and fun thanks to the Los Angeles Chargers and Pechanga. On Monday, December 13, elementary school kids at Hooper Avenue Elementary in South LA were called to the outdoor lunch tables after 10 a.m. for what they thought was an awards ceremony for three students who wrote the best essay. Those three kids received new bicycles. But really, waiting for all the kids in the gathered were shiny new bicycles, helmets and locks. The bikes were purchased for the children through the Chargers Impact Fund with funds contributed by Pechanga. Helping to give away the new rides were Chargers Legends LaDanian Tomlinson and Antonio Gates. Also in attendance were representatives from the Pechanga Board and Chargers front office. This is the 17th year of the Bikes for Kids giveaway program. Monday\u2019s giveaway saw the largest number of bikes given away to kids yet.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-NPKaT734f0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re so honored to partner with the Los Angeles Chargers again this year to give bikes to these deserving kids. We think bikes are one of the greatest gifts a kid can get,\u201d said Andrew Masiel, President of the Pechanga Development Corporation. \u201cKids need the chance to be kids, to get out and explore and enjoy the outdoors. We\u2019re always committed to giving back and happy to do it alongside the Chargers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou never really know who you\u2019re going to affect in life,\u201d said Antonio Gates, Chargers Legend Tight End. \u201cTo be able to affect all these kids and see all these kids and see the emotions on their faces, them crying, I can\u2019t put it to words what it means.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-Bikes-for-Kids.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6331 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-Bikes-for-Kids-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-Bikes-for-Kids-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-Bikes-for-Kids-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-Bikes-for-Kids-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2021-Bikes-for-Kids.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Bikes for Kids happened shortly after Pechanga donated toys, experiences, gifts and funding for children and families in need through Southern California charities \u2013 ABC7\u2019s Spark of Love, the Marines\u2019 Toys for Tots, Holiday of Hope (a hosted event at Pechanga for underserved kids and families) The funds and gifts totaled nearly $100,000.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about how Pechanga has been giving back during the pandemic, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pechanga.com\/community-outreach-during-pandemic\">www.pechanga.com\/community-outreach-during-pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES \u2013 (Dec. 24, 2021) \u2013 Nearly 170 South Los Angeles children received a new mode of transportation and fun thanks to the Los Angeles Chargers and Pechanga. On Monday, December 13, elementary school kids at Hooper Avenue Elementary in South LA were called to the outdoor lunch tables after 10 a.m. for what [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[151,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-community-relations"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>South LA Kids Get Pedal Power Thanks to Pechanga &amp; Los Angeles Chargers Impact Fund Partnership - Newsroom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/south-la-kids-get-pedal-power-thanks-to-pechanga-los-angeles-chargers-impact-fund-partnership\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"South LA Kids Get Pedal Power Thanks to Pechanga &amp; Los Angeles Chargers Impact Fund Partnership - Newsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LOS ANGELES \u2013 (Dec. 24, 2021) \u2013 Nearly 170 South Los Angeles children received a new mode of transportation and fun thanks to the Los Angeles Chargers and Pechanga. 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