35th Annual Holiday Party for Downtown Area Kids

WHAT:   
Downtown area kids treated to an old-fashioned carnival and holiday festivities.
        
WHEN:   
Friday, December 12, 2008 10 a.m.-1p.m.
        
WHERE:   
Shrine Auditorium (Exposition Hall)
700 West 32nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90007

WHO:   
LAPD Officers from the Central Area Community Police Station
Randall K. Ely, President, Central City Police Boosters
Peter Bartholomew, Director of Loss Prevention, Vons Company
SANTA CLAUS
    
WHY:   
On Friday, the Central City Police Boosters will host the 35th Annual Holiday Program at the Shrine Auditorium.  More than 1,500 kids who live in the downtown area will enjoy an old-fashioned carnival with rides, game booths, jumpers, and the Al Maliakah Shrine Clowns.  Lunch and treats will be provided by the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile, VONS and Kraft Foods.  

The holiday program has been organized by the LAPD Central Area Community Relations Office (CRO), and fundraising for the event was coordinated by the Central City Police Boosters.  The Central City Police Boosters is a 501c3 nonprofit organization made up of representatives from downtown businesses.

For more information, please contact Police Officer Marie Kardiban, Central Area CRO, at 213-972-1876, or Randall K. Ely, President, Central City Police Boosters, at 213-252-1600.

Additional information is also available by contacting LAPD Media Relations Section at 213-485-3586.