The Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation hosted a star-studded Celebrity Poker Tournament & Casino Night on September 10 at Avalon in Hollywood. Celebs in attendance including Shawne Merman, Chuck Liddell, Tommy Lasorda, Tito Ortiz, Larry King, and JLo’s ex Beau Casper Smart joined forces to help raise funds for the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation.
Guests enjoyed cocktails, music, raffles and auctions. Along with dozens of unique and priceless entertainment & sports items in the auction, guests had the chance to win an LAPD airship ride, LAPD SWAT Training Day, Training at the Emergency Vehicle Operation Center to learn pursuit & pit maneuvers, and dinner with Tommy Lasorda. PokerStars Helping Hands, the charitable arm of PokerStars, also donated the Grand Prize for the Celebrity Poker Tournament, a PokerStars Caribbean Adventure at the Atlantis Resort and Casino Pon Paradise Island in January 2018, where participants will have a chance to play with superstars Kevin Hart, Usain Bolt, DJ Zedd and the top poker players in the world.
Proceeds from the event benefitted LAPD employees and their immediate family members, who have experienced unforeseen catastrophic circumstances, including death, illness and injury. The Memorial Foundation is the cornerstone of the Los Angeles Police Departments employee wellness program and has granted over $17 million without any direct taxpayer money.
