"The lasting impact of the 1984 Olympic Games shines in the Ferraro Fields project," said LA84 Foundation President Anita DeFrantz, whose organization was endowed with surplus funds from the 1984 Games that are used to support local youth sports programs. "This project is the result of a great public-private partnership between the City's Recreation and Parks Department, the Los Angeles Parks Foundation and generous donors who continue to allow us to make projects like Ferraro Fields a reality."
The Los Angeles Parks Foundation (LAPF) is a not-for-profit organization that raises funds to enhance, expand, preserve and promote our 440 city parks for the people of Los Angeles. LAPF has raised funds with multiple partners and is the project manager with Recreation and Parks to renovate four youth soccer fields with state-of-the-art synthetic turf.
"The renovated fields at Ferraro Fields soccer complex in Griffith Park will be an incredible asset to the community," said Judith Kieffer, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Parks Foundation. "We are so pleased these beautiful fields will be well-used by hundreds of thousands of players each year, including many youths."
The project's donors include the Ahmanson Foundation, Grow Annenberg Foundation, Bath Family Trust, Cal South Soccer Foundation, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Wasserman Foundation, Weingart Foundation, LA City Council District 4 Quimby Funds, LA City Recreation and Parks Department, LA84 Foundation, and the Los Angeles Parks Foundation.
The next steps in the renovation call for updated lighting, a fitness trail, play area, pathways and improved parking - all designed to expand capacity for LA residents to use the city's largest soccer facility year-round, and for extended hours.
Donors interested in supporting the second and final phase of the renovation of Ferraro Fields are encouraged to contact Bob Wagner at the LA84 Foundation ([email protected]).
Drone footage of the renovated soccer fields available upon request.