County of Los Angeles DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES   425 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, California  90020 (213) 351-5602
Board of Supervisors GLORIA MOLINA First District MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS Second District ZEV YAROSLAVSKY Third District DON KNABE Fourth District MICHAEL D. ANTONOVICH Fifth District   PATRICIA S. PLOEHN, LCSW Director

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                   

December 4, 2008

 

Contact:  Stu Riskin

            DCFS Office of Public Affairs

            (213) 351-5886

           

Virginia Culbertson

            DCFS Pasadena Office

            (626) 229-3737          

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder Andre Ethier Hosts Holiday Party for Foster Youth on Friday, December 5^th

 

WHAT:           Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder Andre Ethier and his wife will host a holiday party and shopping spree for 40 Los Angeles County foster youth on Friday, December 5, 2008, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Best Buy store in Los Feliz.  San Gabriel Valley foster youth, ages 6 to 16, will be presented with gift certificates for their two-hour shopping spree at Best Buy.  Andre Ethier will accompany some of them as they wander through the store to choose their gifts.   

 

WHO:             Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder Andre Ethier and his wife, 40 Los Angeles County foster youth and Los Angeles Dodgers staff.

 

WHEN:          Friday, December 5, 2008

3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

 

WHERE:        Best Buy

                        2909 Los Feliz Boulevard in Los Feliz