Home Depot Center News

CARSON, Calif. (Tuesday, June 23, 2009) - The LA Galaxy Foundation will join forces with The Home Depot Center Charitable Foundation to focus on fun, fitness and soccer by hosting Camps for Kids. Camps for Kids is an opportunity for approximately 100 children ages 7-10 to participate in a camp that features soccer drills, including dribbling, passing, shooting, and small sided games as well as fitness tips. This will be the first of three Camps for Kids that the Foundations will host this year.

The first edition of Camps for Kids will feature a visit from Galaxy defenders Omar González and Tony Sanneh, forward Alan Gordon and goalkeeper Josh Saunders.

Galaxy Soccer Camps' staff will provide instruction and basic soccer skills for the camp. Athletes Performance, the official training partner of the Galaxy, will demonstrate how to properly warm-up before any physical activity, talk to the kids about the importance of hydration and host a physical fitness station. Procter & Gamble will have its Crest Big Mouth present giving the kids tips on dental care.

WHO:
LA Galaxy Foundation, The Home Depot Center Charitable Foundation,
LA Galaxy Defenders Omar González and Tony Sanneh, Forward Alan Gordon and Goalkeeper Josh Saunders

WHAT:
Camps for Kids

WHEN:
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
10:30 a.m. Start
12:30 p.m. Players to Appear (Approximately)
1:30 p.m. End

WHERE:
Field #7
The Home Depot Center
18400 Avalon Blvd.
Carson, CA 90746

Media members wishing to cover the Camps for Kids must RSVP in advance to the Galaxy Communications Department. Media members attending this event are asked to park in lot 16 and proceed to the Field #7.

The Galaxy are back in action on Sunday, June 28 when they host the Houston Dynamo at The Home Depot Center. This match kicks off at 7:00 p.m. and tickets are still available. For more information about this game or to purchase tickets, please visit www.lagalaxy.com or call 877-3GALAXY.