LAFC will host over 700 vaccinated essential workers and their families on Saturday, April 10 at Banc of California Stadium for the Club’s final preseason game vs. the New England Revolution at 12 p.m. PT.
As a way to thank essential workers from 18 L.A. based companies and organizations, the vaccinated workers and their families will be the first guests in the Banc to watch an LAFC match since March 8, 2020.
“It is an honor for us to invite essential workers from our community to be our guests for LAFC's final pre-season match to show appreciation for their hard work over the last year.” said LAFC Co-President Larry Freedman. “Our community has been through so much and these are the people who have risked their own lives for the betterment of us all; we cannot thank them enough. We look forward to getting out of this crisis and vaccinations will be a major part of our path to normalcy, and the eventual return of a full, packed Stadium.”
Workers from the following groups will be in attendance on Saturday:
- Central Neighborhood Health Foundation
- IBEW Local 11
- Kaiser Permanente
- LA Metro
- LCS
- Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
- Los Angeles Fire Department
- MCF
- Melissa’s Produce
- SEIU 2015
- SEIU Local 721
- SEIU-USWW
- South Central Family Health Center
- Southside Coalition
- St. John’s Wellchild and Family Center
- Teamsters Local 630
- UFCW 770
- Unite Here Local 11
