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Turkeys for Kings Tickets
The Los Angeles Kings announced today that they will distribute two tickets to an upcoming Kings home game at STAPLES Center in exchange for a turkey or ham donation. Members of the Kings alumni, Ice Crew and mascot Bailey will be at the Smart & Final at 11221 W. Pico Blvd. on Friday, Nov. 19 and Sunday, Nov. 21 Monday, Nov. 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on both days to make the exchange.
The turkeys and hams will be donated to the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank and will be matched by Farmer John with a ham.
2010 marks the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank's 37th year of service to the residents of Los Angeles County. Today the Foodbank provides food for nearly 900 member agency sites including abused and abandoned children homes, battered women shelters, senior centers, local food pantries, soup kitchens, AIDS hospices and more. In 2009, their volunteers, financial supports and product donors and agency network made it possible for them to distribute 54 million pounds of food for the hungry in Los Angeles County.