Three-time World Series champion and Los Angeles Dodgers fan favorite Mookie Betts will be handing out gift baskets as part of the annual Thanksgiving Grab and Go! in South Los Angeles’ Vermont Vista neighborhood on Thursday.
“Over 750 families will receive free food baskets, holiday toys, and gift cards,” a news release announcing the event taking place at the Algin Sutton Recreation Center at 8800 S. Hoover St. stated.
Betts will be on hand to give out the baskets complete with a free turkey and trimmings in a drive-thru style format between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
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Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts celebrate advancing to the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, October 20, 2024. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 20: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after hitting a one RBI double in the eighth inning during Game 6 of the NLCS presented by loanDepot between the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, October 20, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) -
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts waves at fans during the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball World Series championship parade Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) -
Mookie Betts looks on during the 2024 World Series Celebration Show at Dodger Stadium on November 01, 2024. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
The event is being hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, Mookie Betts’ 50/50 Foundation and Brotherhood Crusade.
“As part of the 50 Feeds LA Campaign, the 50/50 Foundation has partnered with the Dodgers Foundation to give $100,000 to support Brotherhood Crusade’s food insecurity efforts, providing 400,000 meals to families in South L.A. this year,” the release stated.
Since 2020, the Los Angeles Fire Department has also partnered with the 50/50 Foundation to provide over $550,000 to the Brotherhood Crusade, specifically focusing on food insecurity efforts in South L.A.
