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USA Today
10-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
LPGA's JM Eagle event sponsors donating $6.5 million to LA fire relief organizations
LPGA's JM Eagle event sponsors donating $6.5 million to LA fire relief organizations The LPGA's return to Los Angeles is going to be marked by a big initiative of giving back. El Caballero Country Club in Los Angeles is the host venue in 2025. It sits about 20 miles north of Pacific Palisades, an area of Los Angeles that was devastated by wildfires in January. At the 2025 JM Eagle LA Championship Presented by Plastpro, set for April 17-20, the two tournament sponsors are donating $6.5 million to Los Angeles relief organizations. Further, according to a release sent by the LPGA: "Those affected by the Eaton and Palisades Fires will receive complimentary grounds tickets during tournament competition rounds Thursday-Sunday." All first responders (fire, police and emergency medical technicians) as well as all members of the military (active, reserved, retired and veterans) and their families can all each get up to four free tickets. There's a perk for players, too: everyone in the 144-woman field will get free accomodations for the week. Soon after the fires, JM Eagle donated $1.5 million to support relief efforts of the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, the California Fire Foundation, the Los Angeles Police Foundation and the Los Angeles Firemen's Relief Association. JM Eagle is committing to donate "another $5 million towards rebuilding communities affected by the fires." 'The LPGA Tour has a rich history in Los Angeles, and we are committed to giving back to our city in a variety of ways through the JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro. We want to put on a splendid event showcasing world-class players and inspiring a love for this great game of golf in more communities across generations,' Walter and Shirley Wang, CEOs of JM Eagle and Plastpro, said in the news release. 'We look forward to working with the tournament team at Outlyr, the LPGA Tour and the staff at El Caballero Country Club in providing a respite and a beacon of hope for our tremendous fans in Los Angeles as we continue to rebuild our great city.' Hannah Green won the 2024 event at Wilshire Country Club.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
L.A. Woman: Jamie Lee Curtis Leads Rebuilding Efforts After Devastating Pacific Palisades Fire
"Where I live is on fire right now,' Jamie Lee Curtis said, her voice shaking, as she sat down on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in New York City on the night of Jan. 7 for a prescheduled had left L.A. that morning, and on the flight, messages began flying in from her 'many, many, many friends' whose houses in her tightknit Westside neighborhood had been incinerated in a blaze fueled by hurricane-force Santa Ana winds — leaving homes and businesses reduced to ash. Her husband, filmmaker and actor Christopher Guest, and their rescue dog, Runi, were among the throngs forced to flee toward the Pacific Coast Highway under mandatory evacuation orders that afternoon. 'Literally, the entire city of Pacific Palisades is burning,' Curtis said on television through tears. 'It's fucking gnarly, you guys. It's just a catastrophe.' Then, the producer, actor, American Red Cross ambassador and lifelong 'Angelena,' as she's quick to call herself, swallowed hard and urged viewers to 'do anything you can in your community to help people.'Curtis immediately took action and promised $1 million through her family's foundation, My Hand In Yours, aimed at fire relief efforts — funding that has already bolstered the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, which is the nonprofit arm of the LAFD; the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank; the California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund; and the American Red Cross Los Angeles home was not among the 6,831 structures devoured by flames, or the more than 12,317 seriously damaged in the deadly Palisades Fire that left a dozen people dead. But her community was decimated: The church where she got sober. Her daughters' schools. Grocery stores and small business. All gone. Curtis and many others in the ravaged burn zones of the Palisades and neighboring Malibu are determined to breathe new life into what was lost.'Greater minds than mine are going to need to come together to rebuild,' Curtis tells Los Angeles. 'We have passion, and we have creativity. We need to put our money where our mouths are and help those who need it most.'In a strange twist of irony, Curtis has spent years understanding the aftermath of a disastrous wildfire. After reading the riveting 2021 book, Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire by Lizzie Johnson, she teamed up with producer Jason Blum to option it. This year, their film The Lost Bus, starring Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera, will be released — centered on the harrowing true story of a bus driver and a teacher who navigated a school bus full of children through the 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County that killed 85 they began filming, of course Curtis had no idea that she would soon be witnessing similar acts of bravery from her very own neighbors, who started a neighborhood watch that acted like a small fire brigade looking for smoldering embers, and held fundraisers — acts of unfettered kindness that will be critical as they start to month after the fires, the 2023 Oscar winner posted a message for her six million Instagram followers: 'Be very gentle with people as you make your way through the world because you have no idea what they have been through and what they are carrying in their hearts and I mean that about everything everywhere all at once.'
CBS News
06-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Here's when The Weeknd's After Hours Til Dawn tour tickets go on sale to the public
Tickets to The Weeknd's recently announced After Hours Til Dawn tour, which includes several nights in Los Angeles, will go on sale to the public Friday. Pre-sale tickets went on sale Thursday morning and general on-sale tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. The 26-date North American stadium tour will kick off on May 9 in Phoenix and will wrap up in San Antonio, Tex. on Sept. 3. The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, will make stops in cities like Chicago, Minneapolis and Denver before arriving in Los Angeles. He will perform four nights at SoFi Stadium, according to his website. The Weeknd's LA tour dates: June 25 June 26 June 28 June 29 The tour will feature appearances from special guests like Playboi Carti and Mike Dean, his website said. Before announcing his tour, the Toronto native released his "Hurry Up Tomorrow" album, the final piece in his "After Hours" trilogy. The album was originally set to be released on Jan. 24 but in light of the deadly wildfires in the LA area, he postponed the release, according to his social media. A show scheduled at the Rose Bowl Stadium on Jan. 25 was also canceled, the venue confirmed. Following the release of the album, The Weeknd donated $1 million to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, the LA Regional Food Bank and GoFundMe's Wildfire Relief Fund, according to Variety.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Colbeck Capital Supports Los Angeles Wildfire Relief and Recovery Efforts with Contributions to the American Red Cross and Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation
Firm led by Jason Colodne and Jason Beckman provides aid to impacted communities and first responders NEW YORK, January 31, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colbeck Capital Management ("Colbeck"), a leading middle-market private credit firm focused on strategic lending, is supporting the ongoing wildfire relief and recovery efforts in Los Angeles through contributions to the American Red Cross and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation. As the region grapples with the aftermath, Colbeck is committed to aiding organizations that are providing critical immediate resources and recovery support. "Colbeck's thoughts are with all who continue to be impacted by the recent wildfires in Los Angeles," said Jason Colodne and Jason Beckman, Managing Partners and Co-Founders of Colbeck Capital. The American Red Cross has been mobilizing emergency shelters, supplies, and relief services for those displaced by the wildfires, ensuring that affected families receive food, medical care, and emotional support as they begin to recover from the devastation. The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation is providing critical equipment and mental health support to the firefighters working tirelessly to protect communities and contain the fires. For more information on how to contribute to the wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles, please visit and About Colbeck Capital ManagementColbeck Capital Management ( is a leading, middle-market private credit manager focused on strategic lending. Colbeck lends to companies going through periods of transition, providing creative capital solutions and risk mitigation strategies. Leveraging its deep relationships, Colbeck sponsors its portfolio companies through consistent engagement with management teams in areas such as finance, capital markets and growth strategies, distinguishing itself from traditional lenders. Colbeck was founded in 2009 by Jason Colodne and Jason Beckman, and its principals have extensive experience investing through different market cycles at leading institutions, including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. View source version on Contacts Media Jonathan Warren/Jared KimmelGasthalter & Co.(212) 257-4170colbeck@
