Toros Student-Athletes Bring Holiday Spirit to Harbor-UCLA Hospital Children
CSUDH’s visit demonstrates the gift of giving
December 17, 2005

CSUDH Athletics staff and student-athletes ready for their visit to the Harbor-UCLA Hospital. Top row (L-R): Assistant Athletic Director Lamel Harris, Alberto Garcia, Michael Brown, Jackie Miller, Chris Abbott, Kristin Sosa, Kayleigh Spratt, Athletics Director Patrick Guillen. Bottom row (L-R): Sandra Lloyd, Brandy Ziegler, Dorothy Andrews.

Carson, CA -- Cal State Dominguez Hills student-athletes made a visit to the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center on December 7, distributing gifts and bringing joy to the medical center's children during this holiday season.

The student-athletes, accompanied by CSUDH Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Boice Bowman, CSUDH Acting Athletics Director Patrick Guillen and CSUDH Assistant Athletics Director Lamel Harris, all volunteered for this visit and donated holiday presents for the children as their way of giving back to a community that has continued to support CSUDH over the years.

Spearheaded by Harris, this annual event saw CSUDH present 200 toys to approximately 40 kids in the children’s unit, with over half the donations coming from the Doubletree Hotel Carson Civic Plaza, one of CSUDH’s major corporate partners. With toys in tow, Harris garnered participation from all Toro sports available, which devoted both time and caring to the children. Additionally, a good portion of the toys donated were left in the playroom for future use.

"It was a great experience for our student-athletes to not only give back to a community that has supported Toros Athletics over the years,” Harris begins, “but to also experience the true meaning of the holidays by helping put smiles on the faces of these children. I couldn’t be more proud and I know both our student-athletes and the kids at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center will remember this for years to come.”

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CSUDH VP of Student Affairs Dr. Boice Bowman (left) joins Toros Assistant Athletics Director Lamel Harris (3rd from right) during CSUDH’s visit to the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.	Volleyball’s Kayleigh Spratt and men’s soccer’s Alberto Garcia help a patient open gifts during.	Toros student-athletes lend a hand with wrapping the over 200 gifts donated for children at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.