Having been around sports since elementary school, Long Beach Poly girls’ soccer coach Angel Zavala understands the weight of youth sports expenses, which is why he created the Level the Playing Field Foundation to help underprivileged kids participate in youth sports. “I grew up in a good neighborhood but my father was big into playing […]
Charity
The Long Beach Legacy Triathlon Races for a Cause
Photos courtesy of the Long Beach Legacy Triathlon The Long Beach Legacy Triathlon proved to be more than a race on July 20. The event brought together more than 1,700 participants and raised $706,650 for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to support its Pediatric Cancer Research Program. The event was presented by Supertri, the global leader […]
Long Beach Gives is Here! Early Giving Now Underway
This week, all of The562’s coverage is sponsored by Long Beach Gives. Visit LongBeachGives.org to find your cause and support local nonprofits! Donations will be accepted through Sept. 21. The562 is thrilled to once again take part in our community’s annual day of giving, which helps support Long Beach’s nonprofits and charities. Long Beach Gives […]
PODCAST: Interviews With Long Beach Water Polo & Local Cancer Research Foundation
On this special edition we’re talking to Long Beach water polo players and coaches before catching up with the Luke TATSU Johnson Foundation and its fundraising for cancer research.
Early Giving Now Open for Long Beach Gives 2022
For the third consecutive year, The562 is delighted to be participating in Long Beach’s annual “Day of Giving” for nonprofits in our community. Each year, Long Beach Gives raises millions of dollars for local causes in need of support, and The562 is one of them. DONATE NOW Early giving is currently underway, and will run […]
Los Angeles Rams Host Youth Football Camp at Long Beach Salvation Army
Photo courtesy Katherine Fukuda/The Salvation Army Near the corner of Spring Street and Long Beach Boulevard sits a brand new turf field, adorning the Salvation Army’s Donald & Priscilla Hunt Red Shield Community Center. On Tuesday night, the sparkling new facility welcomed representatives from the defending Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Rams, who were there […]
PHOTOS: Millikan Football Volunteers at Long Beach Rescue Mission
The day before Thanksgiving, the Millikan football program visited the Long Beach Rescue Mission to help serve Thanksgiving dinners. Players helped prepare plates of food, filled pitchers of water, set tables, and washed dishes to help support the Rescue Mission’s efforts to feed those experiencing homelessness and other members of the community in need of […]
Sarah Childs Krueger Foundation Supports The562.org
A community funded nonprofit media outlet like The562.org can only exist because of subscribers, sponsors and donations from groups like the Sarah Childs Krueger Foundation Charity Fund. Dedicated to the late Sarah Childs Krueger and built to benefit local schools and nonprofit organizations, The Krueger Foundation has donated $2,000 to The562.org over the last year. […]
Support The562 For Long Beach Gives Day 2021
The562 is thrilled to participate in its second annual Long Beach Gives–an annual day of giving for local nonprofits. Early giving started on Sept. 17 and will remain open throughout Long Beach Gives Day, Thursday Sept. 23. CLICK HERE to donate to The562 for Long Beach Gives All donations made to the more than 200 […]
FEATURE: Long Beach Natives Delivering Homemade Care Packages to Feed Homeless
For many, the events of the past year summoned feelings of helplessness. While the pandemic claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and we remained largely isolated from one another, the problems in the world seemed too large to tackle; too complex to comprehend. In such a chaotic world, what can one individual do to make […]