Hollenbeck Activities League to Introduce 2018 Gala Honorees USC, NA18051ne

March 21, 2018

WHAT: The LAPD Hollenbeck Police Activities League (HPAL), a non-profit organization offering various programming to over 1,300 youth ages 4 to 18 and their families, will host a private reception on Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 at the newly opened and beautiful Farmhouse Restaurant in Los Angeles to introduce the honorees for their upcoming 12th Annual Gala.

The private reception will gather some of Los Angeles’ high-profile leaders including corporate leaders, sponsors and supporters, elected officials, celebrities, and LAPD police officers and command staff.

WHO: The Gala’s theme “To Protect, Serve, and Heal” is reflected in the 2018 Honorees’ work and contributions:

1. Leadership Award: USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, Dean Marilyn Flynn 2. Humanitarian Award: Elizabeth & William Shatner, Hollywood Charity Horse Show 3. Image Award: Fausto Zapata, Co-Founder, Mezcal El Silencio

WHEN: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 6:00 – 8:00 pm Private Reception

WHERE: Farmhouse Restaurant located at 850 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046.

WHY: The Private reception is an opportunity to meet the honorees that will be awarded at HPAL’s 12th Annual Gala on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at the Taglyan Complex. These extraordinary individuals and institutions have made remarkable contributions toward improving the lives and safety of families in our local communities.

MORE INFO: For information, tickets and sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.lapdpal.org.

LAPD Hollenbeck Police Activities League HPAL is a unique non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization founded in 1992 through a partnership between community residents and law enforcement, with a mission of nurturing young people, to become responsible, productive, law abiding citizens by offering sports, workshops on financial literacy, technology and nutrition, life enhancing programs and providing crisis intervention and counseling and integrated mental health programs, to low and moderate-income families. HPAL is devoted to serving nearly 1,300 children ages 4 to 18 and their families. For more information contact HPAL at (323) 224-0153.