SANDRA: THE L.A. RAMS DOING
GREAT THINGS ON THE FIELD AND
OFF THE FIELD TOO.
THEY ARE TAKING ON HOMELESSNESS
HERE IN L.A.
IT'S THE 12TH ANNUAL HOME WALK,
COMING UP NEXT MONTH, GRANT PARK
DOWNTOWN L.A., A 5K RUN WALK,
KCAL9, CBS2, THE UNITED WAY ALL
OF US TEAMING ONE THE RAMS FOR
THIS GREAT EVENT.
JONATHAN FRANKLIN FROM THE RAMS
IS HERE.
WE SEE YOU.
[LAUGHTER]
SANDRA: ALSO SHARI THERESIA FROM
THE UNITED WAY.
WELCOME, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
SANDRA: THIS IS GREAT.
WE KNOW THE RAMS ARE SUCH A
GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNER OUT
THERE DOING WONDERFUL THINGS,
AND THIS WALK IS SO THAT
EVERYBODY CAN GET INVOLVED AND
SORT OF GIVE BACK TO OUR
COMMUNITY.
ABSOLUTELY.
WE'RE EXCITED TO PARTNER UP WITH
UNITED WAY, AND JUST TO PAINT
THE PICTURE, YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT MORE THAN 43,000 PEOPLE
THAT ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS.
IT COMES IN MANY FACES.
THAT'S SINGLE PARENTS, FAMILIES,
VETERANS AND THOSE THAT HAVE
FALLEN ON HARD TIMES.
IT'S OUR GOAL IS TO USE OUR
PLATFORMS TO RALLY OUR COMMUNITY
AND THE ENTIRETY OF LOS ANGELES
TO TACKLE THIS ISSUE, WITH
COMPASSION, HUMANITY, AND
TOGETHERNESS, SO WE'RE EXCITED
TO JOIN UNITED WAY TO REALLY
TACKLE THIS ISSUE TOGETHER AND
REALLY FIND SOLUTIONS TO END
HOMELESSNESS.
SANDRA: I THINK WE ALL SEE THIS
IN OUR COMMUNITY; RIGHT?
WE SEE THE HOMELESS RESIDENTS,
AND WE WONDER WHAT WE CAN DO.
THIS IS REALLY WHAT THE UNITED
WAY IS ALL ABOUT.
IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HELP.
YEAH, THE UNITED WAY OF
GREATER LOS ANGELES WORKS TO END
POVERTY.
SO IN ADDITION TO OUR WORK IN
ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND EDUCATION,
WE DEDICATED OVER A DECADE TO
FINDING HOUSING SOLUTIONS, AND
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HOME WALK
IS.
SANDRA: ALL RIGHT.
COSTS MONEY, THOUGH.
WE NEED FUNDING.
ONE OF THE WAYS IS THROUGH HOME
WALK, AND THIS WALK IS JUST A
WAY FOR EVERYBODY TO COME
TOGETHER, ONE DAY IN MAY, NEXT
MONTH; RIGHT?
YES.
SANDRA: WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO
EXPERIENCE?
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY;
YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMPETE.
YOU CAN COME OUT AND HAVE
ABSOLUTELY.
THERE'S FOOD TRUCKS.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE THE RAMS KID
ZONES.
RAMPAGE WILL BE THERE.
CHEERLEADERS, A FAMILY FUN DAY.
SANDRA: MUSIC, I UNDERSTAND
RAMPAGE WILL BE THERE WITH BOOM
STICKS; IS THAT RIGHT?
YES, HE WILL.
[LAUGHTER]
HE'S READY!
SANDRA: AND SPECIAL SHIRTS IF
YOU RAISE A CERTAIN -- STARTING
WITH $25 OR $100?
YEAH, YOU CAN REGISTER.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN AT HOME
WALK L.A..ORG, $25 TO REGISTER
FOR RUNNERS AND WALKERS.
ANYONE 18 AND UNDER CAN REGISTER
FOR FREE.
IF YOU FUND RAISE $100, YOU
RECEIVE A RAMS HOME WALK
T-SHIRT.
IF YOU FUND RAISE $250, YOU
RECEIVE A RAMS HOME WALK HAT.
AND THEN IF YOU FUND RAISE $500,
YOU RECEIVE A RAMS HOME WALK
HOODIE.
AND THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS AT THE
FOUNDATION, IF YOU FUND RAISE
$5,000 OR MORE, IT WILL BE
MATCHED.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN
DESIGNED BY THE RAMS.
SANDRA: ALL OF THE MERCHANDISE
IS REALLY COOL.
DESIGNED BY THE RAMS DESIGN
TEAM.
ABSOLUTELY.
SANDRA: FAMILY FUN EVENT, A WAY
FOR US WHEN WE DRIVE THROUGH
L.A. AND SEE THE HOMELESS, WE
WONDER HOW WE CAN HELP, THIS IS
THE DAY, THE WAY TO DO IT.
ABSOLUTELY.
THE RAMS HAVE TEAM CAPTAINS.
YOU CAN JOIN OUR TEAM.
WE WILL HAVE HEAD COACH McVEIGH
COME OUT.
YOU CAN JOIN AND WALK WITH US,
IF YOU GO TO HOME L.A..ORG,
CLICK JOIN A TEAM, TYPE IN THE
LOS ANGELES RAMS, AND WE'LL BE
EXCITED TO HAVE YOU COME OUT AND
WALK WITH US.
SANDRA: AND YOU CAN SEE RAMPAGE
TOO.
[LAUGHTER]
YES.
SANDRA: THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING
HERE.
THANK YOU, RAMPAGE.
ALL RIGHT.
THE HOME WALK IS COMING UP
SATURDAY, MAY 18TH.
IT IS AT GRAND PARK, DOWNTOWN
L.A., FOR ALL THE DETAILS ON
HOUR TO GET INVOLVED, JUST CHECK
