Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) on Dec. 6 introduced a resolution to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles and the creation of the LA84 Foundation .
The LA84 Foundation hosted more than 300 guests on its West Adams campus to celebrate its 40 years of impact and LA’s 1984 Summer Olympic Games.
The LA84 Foundation has awarded more than $1.3 million in grants to advance foundation priorities including increasing access to sports, play and movement across Southern California to support childhood well-being and lifelong success.
Monique Earl, senior assistant general manager and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, aims to fulfill her vision of transforming lives by “unraveling institutional racism and discrimination in our government institutions.”
In an event that will bring together youth, community members, representatives from the 11 pro sports organizations of greater Los Angeles, LAPD officers and civic leaders, the public is welcomed to the student-led The Alliance Unity March & Dialogue to emphasize Los Angeles is united against racism. The event is July 18th and begins at 10am.
The Los Angeles Sparks recently hosted a conversation about pay equity. All-Star forward and WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike, was featured in the panel along with National Farmworkers Association co-founder Dolores Huerta, LA84 Foundation President and CEO Renata Simril, and former California State Assemblymember Betsy Butler.
The 11 professional sports teams that represent Los Angeles came together to create “The A11iance,” a group designed to empower marginalized youth in Los Angeles through sports.
LAS: With your extensive professional background throughout the civic, business, professional sports and political arenas, what interested you in leading the LA84 Foundation? Renata Simril: I received a call from a recruiter after I resigned from the LA Times. I was familiar with the organization and thought it would be a great job to have as the Foundation has greatly impacted sports and youth throughout southern California. LA84 continues to advance the Olympic ideals which promotes excellence and being your best self. I had the opportunity to work with former president, Anita DeFrantz and Vice President of Grants & Programs
In partnership with the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Super Bowl Bid Committee, the nation’s biggest sporting event will be played at the new Rams stadium in the City of Inglewood, set to open in 2019.
Renata Simril, a civic and business leader in Los Angeles, has been named the next president and chief executive officer of the LA84 foundation. LA84 benefits from the surplus funds from the 1984 Summer Olympics that took place in Los Angeles, according to Simril. The mission of the foundation is to fund youth sports programs in Southern California. “I’ve transitioned through different careers: politics, real estate, sports, business, it’s all been under the arc of civic engagement,” said Simril. “I’m really passionate about the city of Los Angeles; I’m really passionate about helping those less fortunate and really the opportunity