Three-time World Series champion and Los Angeles Dodgers fan favorite Mookie Betts gave back to his adoptive hometown Thursday, handing out gift baskets as part of an annual event in South Los Angeles.
The Thanksgiving Grab and Go! event was held at the Algin Sutton Recreation Center in Vermont Vista with more than 750 families receiving free goodie baskets, holiday toys and gift cards.
Betts was among the volunteers to give out the baskets in a drive-thru style format. Each basket included a free turkey and trimmings for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
“It’s really neat seeing all the smiles, and whatnot that comes to their faces just from something so little, especially for someone like myself,” Betts said. “Just to take a little time to do something like this means the world to me and my family.”
Mookie Betts celebrates after winning Game 5 of the 2024 World Series at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images) 
Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts celebrate advancing to the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, October 20, 2024. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) 
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 20: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after hitting a one RBI double in the eighth inning during Game 6 of the NLCS presented by loanDepot between the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Sunday, October 20, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images) 
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts waves at fans during the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball World Series championship parade Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) 
Mookie Betts looks on during the 2024 World Series Celebration Show at Dodger Stadium on November 01, 2024. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
The event was hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, Mookie Betts’ 50/50 Foundation and Brotherhood Crusade.
“As part of the 50 Feeds LA Campaign, the 50/50 Foundation has partnered with the Dodgers Foundation to give $100,000 to support Brotherhood Crusade’s food insecurity efforts, providing 400,000 meals to families in South L.A. this year,” the release stated.
Since 2020, the Los Angeles Fire Department has also partnered with the 50/50 Foundation to provide over $550,000 to the Brotherhood Crusade, specifically focusing on food insecurity efforts in South L.A.
