For the month of December, the Lakers teamed up with the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Homeless Education Program, where they took part in the Sponsor-a-Family Project. On Wednesday, December 13, Lakers front office staff, along with some South Bay Lakers players, came together to help spread some holiday cheer. The Lakers organization separated into teams and “adopted” ten different LAUSD homeless families by shopping at Target to fulfill their various wish lists.
At Target, the staff pushed carts around and filled them with their family’s wish list items. As each team finished everyone headed back to the UCLA Training Center where the office transformed into a present wrapping wonderland.