TRIPLE DOUBLE! HIT, RUN, SCORE! The LA Clippers Foundation is at it again! The Department and Major League Baseball strike Improvements to St Andrews and Lou a deal for the 2013 Spring Baseball league at 20 Costello Recreation Centers are in the facilities! Over 4000 youth will benefit from MLB’s works. Improvements include the repair, significant contribution to our Spring Baseball pro- resurfacing, and refurbishment of the out- grams. Youth ages 5-15years will receive MLB uni- door basketball court(s), installation of forms and new equipment! new fitness zone apparatus, the installa- tion of new sub-surface material for the MLB and the “Reviving Baseball in the Inner Cit- playground, and refurbishment of existing ies” (RBI) program have been a long standing part- playground equipment, including painting! ner of the Department for many years. This Fall MLB piloted a Fall baseball program that was very Thank you LA Clippers Foundation for successful and MLB expanded and now our De- another SLAM DUNK project! partment is an LA Affiliate for the MLB/RBI pro- gram.

MLB and the RBI program are looking to fund even more facilities in the years to come!

A YEAR ENDING SUCCESS! A successful year in soliciting and negoti- DUNK, SPLAT, SCORE! 7-foot-8 Harlem ating a collaboration of agreements, pro- Globetrotter Tiny Sturgess and teammate Flight jects, and programs collectively valued at Time Lang teamed up with celebrity artist Daniel approximately $5 million for 2012. Maltzman at Pan Pacific Recreation Center to The Division’s success to collect Cost create a unique basketball masterpiece. The paint- Recovery Reimbursement Fees for the ing entitled “The Art & Soul of Basketball” will be first time in Department history, amount- auctioned off to benefit the ed to approximately $125,000. Susan G. Komen for the The Division will continue to press for- Cure Foundation. ward in 2013: finalizing agreements, seeking new and expanded partnerships with organizations to enrich service lev- els; and exploring more deeply into op- portunities to generate additional spon- sorships.