At Snoop Dogg's youth camp, each kid gets a T-shirt, backpack and pure joy
Uriel Hernandez of Lawndale stood slightly off to the side as he waited his turn to navigate a miniature obstacle course set up at Cougars Stadium at Los Angeles Southwest College. It was the 8-year-old’s first time on a football field and he couldn’t hold back his excitement over doing what he had seen so many athletes do on TV.Advertisement
The kids, ages 5 to 18, participated in the third annual Special Stars event funded by Long Beach’s Snoop Dogg, the rapper, musician, producer and, once this season, a knowledgeable and entertaining guest commentator on a Kings telecast. He also supports a youth football league that has helped launch youngsters toward college careers — and a few to the NFL — but he holds the Special Stars event close to his heart.
“I’ve been trying to find something for him in sports but there’s not a lot of things, because he needs special attention,” Nancy Hernandez said of Uriel. “He sometimes doesn’t follow the rules, like, he will be looking away. I tried soccer last year. I tried karate. They didn’t work because they are mixed with regular kids and they end up on the side and can’t keep up.Snoop Dogg plunged into the activities, rewarding kids with high-fives and embracing the coaches. “I’m a kid. I’m a big kid.
“Most of the time you sit them at home and let them do what they do. But we found ways to get them outside and get them networking and working with other kids and just being regular. Because they are. They’re regular kids and they need to be loved. That’s all I want to do — give them an opportunity to come out and have some fun.”
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