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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bill Watanabe at
(213) 473-3030 or Scott Ito
at (213) 473-1636
Southern California Families Celebrate the Little Tokyo Recreation Center
Kickoff Event Draws Hundreds to Little Tokyo in Support of Gym Project
(Los Angeles, CA) On November 8th, hundreds of families and youth gathered to celebrate the recent Los Angeles City Council approval to move forward on plans for the Little Tokyo Recreation Center (Rec Center), a multi-use facility for sports and recreational activities in Little Tokyo. Hundreds of local children attended this historic event, a large majority of them wearing uniforms from youth basketball leagues and martial arts schools from across the Greater Los Angeles Area. The midday festivities also included speeches from community leaders, traditional Japanese taiko drum performances, martial arts demonstrations, and a basketball skills competition. The event signaled the official start of the Rec Center capital campaign to raise $15 million.
