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HERBALIFE, LA GALAXY, AND THE U.S. SOCCER FOUNDATION UNVEIL NEW COMMUNITY MINI-PITCH AT PALMS PARK IN LAKEWOOD, CALIFORNIA

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Friday, October 20, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, 2023  /PRNewswire/ -- Herbalife, the LA Galaxy, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation held a community ribbon-cutting ceremony at Palms Park in Lakewood, California, to unveil and celebrate the new mini-pitch to provide kids with a safe place to play.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Herbalife , the LA Galaxy , and the U.S. Soccer Foundation held a community ribbon-cutting ceremony at Palms Park in Lakewood, California, to unveil and celebrate the new mini-pitch to provide kids with a safe place to play.
  • The mini-pitch program in Lakewood was created through the LA Galaxy Foundation and Herbalife's Joint Community Partnership Fund.
  • Mini-pitches serve as community hubs and are shown to strengthen community cohesion, encourage physical activity, and improve safety perceptions.
  • "Being part of these programs is special," said LA Galaxy soccer player Jalen Neal.