On the heels of an unprecedentedly successful inaugural celebrity softball game earlier this month that crossed the remarkable $1 million threshold in total funds raised, California Strong has announced they have received a generous grant of $445k from the Ventura County Community Foundation (VCCF), a local charitable entity committed to promoting and enabling philanthropy “to improve our community for good forever.” In an effort to provide another way to continue to contribute to fire and shooting victims, California Strong, founded by California natives, LA Rams’ QB Jared Goff, MLB players Christian Yelich, Ryan Braun and Mike Moustakas, launched a second online auction today.
Specialty items in the CA Strong auction are now live online at www.sevymca.org/castrongauction, including signed guitars by Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars, a private boxing lesson and full-day experience with boxing icon Sugar Ray Leonard, signed jerseys and memorabilia, and even a doubles tennis match with Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller.
Earlier this month, California Strong hosted their first-ever California Strong Celebrity Softball Game which included players Adam Sandler, Brad Paisley, Jamie Foxx, Charlie Sheen, Robin Thicke, Rob Riggle, Zachary Levi, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Baker Mayfield, Mira Sorvino, Rainn Wilson, Justin Turner, Christian Yelich, Ryan Braun, Mike Moustakas and many more.
To view the auction in full, please visit www.sevymca.org/castrongauction.