Charger’s Dicker kicks off service initiative at Hermosa Valley
by Laura Garber Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker, alongside his new charitable foundation Wholeheartedly Club, visited Hermosa Valley School on Monday, Dec. 15, to hear students’ “Shark Tank”-style pitches for community project ideas. The “Kickoff and Pitch” event marked the foundation’s nationwide launch in partnership with Hermosa Beach City School District. The football star, known affectionately as “Dicker the Kicker,” launched Wholeheartedly Club earlier this year to encourage students in fifth through 12th grade to participate in service projects that will improve Hermosa Beach and South Bay communities. Fifth through 12th graders presented community project ideas “Shark Tank”-style to Dicker. These students presented sensory toys and playboards for special needs students. “I think it’s important to let kids decide what they want to do,” Dicker said. “It gives them an opportunity to showcase what’s meaningful in their life. It’s really touching and powerful to see the big impacts they want to make in their community.” Thirteen projects were presented to Dicker and his foundation. Ideas ranged from building sensory playboards in therapy offices for special needs…
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