LOVE of the GAME. was founded to partner with and contribute to worthy charities and organizations through youth athletics.
Kids are empowered to raise money through sponsorships for exemplary performance in their respective sport.
By connecting leadership skills, athletic performance, and philanthropy, Love of the Game aims to support organizations and initiatives that better our communities.
Dear Friends and Family,
As parents, Lance and I feel lucky to have happy, healthy kids. Raising them in today’s fast world has its challenges and like most parents, we want to teach them compassion towards others and how to appreciate how fortunate they are. As the kids have gotten a little older and more aware of the world around them, we’ve noticed they have a natural instinct to want to help. Whether it’s telling us to turn off the water while brushing our teeth, change out our light bulbs, or give to Haiti relief, they want to make a difference.
It was their genuine interest in helping that got us thinking about ways the kids could be empowered to raise funds for the causes they believe in. After talking about it with Logan and knowing our family, it was clear that sports would play a role. This inspired us to establish Love of the Game Corporation, a non-profit, charitable organization.
In our first year we had kids from Little League and Pony Baseball in the spring and flag football and soccer in the fall who were able to donate $3000 to the Pediatric Cancer Program at City of Hope Hospital. This year, we’ve surpassed that amount with our spring season alone! We hope you get behind the idea – more importantly, we hope your kids get behind it, and feel how powerful they can be.
Robin Sabella
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Love of the Game would like to Welcome the Friday Night Lights flag football league in Los Alamitos! Several of their teams have signed up for Touchdowns for Treatment! Each touchdown scored by their players, will raise money for Miller Children’s Hospital right in their very own Long Beach!
Here is an article from the Miller Children’s Hospital Newsletter. Thank you for recognizing the importance of showing our children how they can make a difference in their community.
Miller Children’s Hospital Article
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Congratulations Logan for being recognized by “The Patch” online newspaper, LA Daily News and CBS People to Watch! Way to go and keep it up!
Check out the links to these and other press/videos along the right side of the page.
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Love of the Game 2010 Recognition Video
Thank you to everyone who participated in our first season of Love of the Game.
Last night we held a recognition event at Woodland Hills Country Club to honor the kids who participated and celebrate them collectively donating over $3,000 for pediatric cancer. We hope those of you who were able to attend had a great evening and were inspired by what these kids can accomplish when they get together.
Many of you asked for a link to the video that we showed as a part of the evening. I think I’ve managed to get it here although it links through facebook. Please feel free to share it with family and friends.
Thank you again, and here’s to an even bigger and better 2011 season!
The Sabella Family
Kids from Baseball, Soccer and Football Campaigns
We were so proud to take kids representing baseball, football, and soccer to City of Hope Hospital to make our donation to their pediatric cancer department.
The wonderful hospital staff gave us a tour of the facility (including a real-life lab), answered questions and showed their appreciation for the accomplishment of these great kids.
One of the programs we decided to support is a transportation service for children and families who are in treatment for pediatric cancer.
Look for more pictures from our visit in our photo gallery.
