Share Your Love of USC Football

USC and the LA Sports Council Foundation are teaming up to provide a special opportunity for disadvantaged youth in the Los Angeles area.

Donations are being accepted for Touchdown For Youth, a program that gives kids a chance to experience a USC football game from the stands. Every $30 raised will provide one youngster with transportation, admission, a hot dog and a beverage (considering the cost of food and parking at most stadiums, that isn't a bad deal!). This year the program hopes to provide 2,000 to 3,000 youths an opportunity to enjoy the USC opener against Idaho at the Coliseum on Sept. 1.

The concept started at the 1993 Super Bowl, when several hundred kids participated in the halftime show at the Rose Bowl. Touchdown For Youth made an annual tradition out of Raider games until it began partnering with the Trojans just over a decade ago. In recent years, more than 24,000 kids have participated.

Tax-deductible donations are best made by check to Los Angeles Sports Council Foundation (indicate "Touchdown For Youth" in the memo line). The address is 350 South Bixel Street, Suite 250, Los Angeles, CA 90017. For credit card donations or other inquiries, call the foundation at 213-482-6333.