22 Grants Authorized From ’84 Olympic Surplus
The Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, the group charged with disseminating the Southern California share of the 1984 Olympic surplus, has authorized $670,860 in 22 new grants to youth sports projects. Total grants since 1985 now surpass $20 million.
The largest single new grant was $100,000 to the Child Victims in Court Foundation, to provide sports and recreation equipment for youngsters at the new Children’s Court in Monterey Park.
A $98,900 grant went to San Pedro Baseball Inc. for construction of a T-Ball field. Other grants included $85,000 to the California Handicapped Skiers Foundation, $53,900 to the West Los Angeles Throwing Center, $49,270 to the National Foundation of Wheelchair Tennis and $21,300 to the West San Gabriel Valley YMCA.
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