A Better LA Blog
Read our blog and see what volunteers have to say about their experiences changing inner cities.
Win Forever Book Tour A Huge Success!
Thanks to everyone who came out to Pete Carroll’s tour and signing of his new book, Win Forever: Live, Work, and Play Like a Champion!
In the first week of the tour Win Forever took the #7 spot on the New York Times Bestseller List!
Part of the proceeds from the tour are going to A Better [...]
View
Pete Carroll’s Win Forever Book Tour Sweeps the Nation
Pete Carroll has wrapped up the NYC leg of the national tour to promote his new “Win Forever” book benefitting A Better LA.
Starting at 7 a.m. and ending after 9 p.m., Carroll pin-balled around Manhattan and northern New Jersey as he conducted 11 interviews — including live ones onESPN’s “SportsCenter”, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and ESPN Radio in New York [...]
View
Fun 4th of July at the Coliseum!
An estimated 20,000 people came together in the mild L.A. temperatures on Sunday afternoon to enjoy great food and games followed that evening by a spectacular hour-long fireworks display over the L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Games (including several giant inflatable attractions) and snacks were provided by A Better LA and their partner organization, A Foundation for Kids, [...]
View
A Better LA to Celebrate 4th of July at the LA Coliseum
A Better LA, in collaboration with Councilmember Bernard C. Parks, District 8, will host a 4th of July Celebration on the front lawn of the LA Coliseum.
At 5pm, the carnival for all kids in attendance will begin. There will be games for all to play and prizes handed out to winners.
There will be a live [...]
View
Win Forever Football Camp to Benefit A Better LA
On Monday, June 28th 2010, Win Forever and Coach Pete Carroll will host their High School Football Camp at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles. Participants will spend the day training and playing under the tutelage of some of “most knowledgeable, intense, and competitive coaches in the nation.” The day promises to be “an [...]
View
West Athens 3 on 3 Father’s Day Basketball
The local community around Helen Keller Park began their weekend father’s day celebration with the annual 3 on 3 basketball tournament at the park. The event was co-sponsored by C.U.R.E., A Better LA and A Foundation for Kids.
Eleven teams entered the double elimination competition that began at 10 in the morning, with the winner being [...]
View
Win Forever Contest Winners Announced
A Better LA would like to congratulate Tom Kastka and Dana Abbitt for winning our Win Forever book contest!
Tom and Dana both pre-ordered a copy of coach Pete Carroll’s new book, Win Forever, and emailed their receipts to us here at A Better LA. They were then randomly selected out of a group of names [...]
View
Community Task Force Meetings Show Progress
June 15, 2010.
Every Tuesday morning at 10am, the staff of A Better LA join local leaders, public safety officials, and citizens of the West Athens-Westmont area of South LA for the Community Task Force meeting. Executive Director of A Better LA, Brian Center, was instrumental in getting these meetings started in January of 2010.
The Task [...]
View
Win Forever Book Pre-Sale Contest
Pre-order the Win Forever book between June 15th-17th and enter to win 2 pairs of tickets to sit in a luxury suite during the Seattle Seahawks first pre-season game against the Tennesse Titans. Partial proceeds of every Win Forever book sold benefit Pete Carroll’s non-profit A Better LA. Pre-order the Win Forever book from your [...]
View
Father’s Day 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament!
C.U.R.E., A Better LA, and A Foundation for Kids, are excited to be working with Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation in sponsoring this Father’s Day 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament on Saturday, June 19th 2010!
The Tournament will take place in Helen Keller Park (1045 W. 126th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90044).
Ages 11 and up.
No [...]
View
Add Your Comment · Jul 26, 2010 - 12:11 pm
Help Us Get The Word Out. Share