Los Angeles, Ca
L.A. Chargers and Terry Crews surprise Compton students with brand new bikes
Hundreds of students at McNair Elementary School in Compton received a major surprise on Monday morning.
They were all treated to a new bicycle thanks to the Los Angeles Chargers and former Chargers linebacker and “America’s Got Talent” host Terry Crews.
This was all made possible by the Chargers’ impact fund Bikes for Kids giveaway.
Earlier this month, the students were asked to participate in an essay competition. They were told that only selected winners would receive a new bike, but that wasn’t the case.
At a special assembly, it was revealed that everyone at the school was going to get a brand-new shiny bike complete with a helmet. McNair Elementary ranges from TK to 6th grade.
“That bad news is I don’t have one more bike,” Bill Pollakov, co-founder of the Bikes for Kids Foundation told the students. “The good news is, everybody is going to be getting a bike!”
The surprising announcement was received with cheers and screams from the children.
Crews, along with other Chargers legends Marcellus Wiley, Antoine Cason, Kassim Osgood, and Mike Scifres, were also on hand to help distribute new bikes just in time for the holidays.
“This year’s event will mark the first time every student at a school, more than 400 children, will receive a bike,” a press release stated.
That wasn’t the only surprise.
There was also a special gift for a teacher the kids know as Mr. Bill.
Crews surprised Mr. Bill with two tickets to Super Bowl LIX, which takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana on Feb. 9, 2025.
In addition to McNair Elementary, the Chargers Impact Fund, Bikes for Kids Foundation and the Brady Hunter Foundation also donated 200 additional bikes to Para Los Niños, a charter school supporting families in Skid Row, Downtown Los Angeles, and East LA.
Los Angeles, Ca
Boyle Heights warehouse cleanup begins as crews face 85 million pounds of spoiled food
Cleanup efforts are underway Thursday at the Boyle Heights cold-storage warehouse that burned for eight days after firefighters officially declared the massive blaze knocked down Wednesday evening. Los Angeles Fire Department crews remain at the Lineage warehouse near Union Pacific Avenue and South La Puente Street as they transition into the overhaul phase, searching for […]
A hospital needs help identifying a male patient who was found injured and unconscious in downtown Los Angeles.
The man is believed to be in his 30s, according to the Los Angeles General Medical Center.
He was found injured on the ground on Omar Street and has been hospitalized since June 22.
He stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 176 pounds. He has brown eyes, dark brown hair and tattoos across his upper body.
He did not have any personal belongings to help staff identify him or contact loved ones. Workers did not disclose the nature of his injuries.
Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to call clinical social worker Cesar Robles at 323-409-6885.
The public can also call the L.A. General Medical Center’s Department of Social Work at 323-409-5253 or, after hours from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m., call 323-409-6883. On weekends, call 323-409-5254.
Police are asking the public for help Wednesday in identifying a hit-and-run driver who left a woman badly injured in Long Beach late last month. The May 24 crash occurred around 11 p.m. as the victim was crossing East 2nd Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Video provided by police showed a dark-colored […]
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