Donor Recognition Page COVID-19

We can’t do it alone. Our community—in South LA and throughout the country—rallied around us in our fight against COVID-19. From gifts to our Emergency Fund to donations of meals and masks for our staff, we saw generosity in all its shapes and forms. These are the names and stories of individuals and families, restaurants and companies, foundations and volunteers who stood with us and made a difference in South LA.

Gifts current as of 6/30/20

Key

$1,000+ gifts

Donations

Food

Medical supplies

These are the names and stories of a community that cares for one another

Bank of the West leads others with generosity

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From near and far, our supporters rallied around our hospital and patients

We know that this pandemic is spreading quickly. Moving quickly to get resources where they’re needed is essential.

Gregory Annenberg Weingarten

GRoW @ Annenberg

Cynthia Patton

Deserie Chavez

Stephen Umstead

San Gabriel Hope Lions Club

Yendi Rosas

Thank you Cedars-Sinai for your partnership and generous gift!

A message from our front line

to the Holy Spirit Vietnamese Choir at St. Christopher Catholic Church for supporting us with donated PPE

Eddie Tribiana

Ingallina's Box Lunch LA

Everytable

Anthony Camerino

Bob & Janet Tranquada

Masks for Mankind was created by LEARN to raise money & purchase PPE for our hospital—thank you!

Thank you Freddie Figgers for keeping our staff safe with gloves, face shields, and N95 masks

Elizabethy Fahey

Jake Konner

Monica Hewes

Elizabeth Salud

Pacifique

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Maggie Baird and daughter Billie Eilish delivered plant-based meals to our staff and made a special visit—thank you!

The Wade Family

Harold & Belle's

Wells Fargo & Big Sunday

Voss Water

Snoop Dogg & Beyond Meat

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I am not from a company. I'm just a regular person with unique experiences that give me motivation to fight the shortage of PPE, as it affects everyone. We're in this together!

Lina Vo & Duc Lam

Good Hope Medical Foundation for your generous gift of $75,000

Local business Plexis Services showed their appreciation for our staff with PPE and letters of thanks

Kevin Daly Architects partnered with Hotville Chicken and Castle Catering to feed our front line workers—thank you both!

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Hooper, Lundy, & Bookman made a generous gift to our Emergency Fund in support of our front line workers

Tom Safran, owner of local Gateway at Willowbrook affordable senior housing, gifts $10,000

Jean Gitlin

Todd Hawkins

Denny's Restaurant #9353

Vinco Vinco Realty Group

Moms Club of Culver City & West LA

Thank you for sponsoring meals to keep our staff going strong

Thank you for supporting our staff with a donation of 2,000 probiotic drinks

Pardis Zomorodi

Vanessa Chavez

Margo Peck

Kristy Q

Brenda Fernandez

Message from our CEO

An update on our hospital's response to COVID-19 (coronavirus) from MLKCH CEO, Dr. Elaine Batchlor.

Thank you Hearst Foundation for your generosity

Carly Lawrence, Salima Mangalji & friends

Sandi Krul

Lisa K Minich

Omolola Cole

Healy Sportswear

I'm doing this on my own from my kitchen table with money raised mostly from friends, neighbors, and strangers.

Linda Gorov

Feed-ERs

A gift of 2,500 N95 masks from DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Pedro kept our front line safe

We appreciate our Advocates—thank you Hank & Dionne for giving generously to the Emergency Fund

Nurse Danica Riedlinger treats a patient

On the Front Lines of COVID-19 in South LA

Danica Riedlinger is an Emergency Department nurse putting her life on the line for a community she believes...

Dulan's on Crenshaw partnered with Dine 11 to donate over 600 meals—thank you!

International Medical Corps

#Stitchusbacktogether

Dr. Aliabadi & Dr. Towfigh

Tesla

Undesigned

To CCF for making a gift on behalf of People Power Progress Fund

Hope United

Dime Nails

Melody Zarabi

Bumble

Wahoo's Fish Tacos

A history of inequitable health resources in South LA means there are even greater needs. CCF’s commitment is to ensuring that all Californians can access the healthcare they need.

Ann Sewill

California Community Foundation

David Schindler

Anonymous

Jim Powell

Eva McGhee

Medico-Professional Healthcare

to the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation for a gift of $25,000

Annamari Akers

Anonymous

Frances E Jemmott

Agile Testware

Joe Bucher

N95 masks secured thanks to the leadership of Nina Revoyr

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It is truly heartwarming to know that Panda helped make a difference. There is certainly always time and space to care for one another.

Jocelyn Perez

Panda Restaurant Group

For generously giving your birthday money to support patients and staff

Thank you California Endowment for standing strong with South LA

The BYD LA Office supported MLKCH by gifting 3,500 surgical mask—thank you!

Nick Weiss of Easy Breathe reached out to offer BiPap breathing machines—we gladly accepted!

To Keenan Medical Group for your partnership and supporting our patients in South LA

To World Central Kitchen & partners for filling the hearts and stomachs of our staff!

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Anonymous

Disney VoluntEars

La Canada High School

Anonymous

Students from Harvard Westlake gathered 300 bags of skin care products to help our staff who spend long hours in PPE

Kim Baer

Anonymous

Carolyn Crystal

Shirley A Peppers

Andrea Schoor

The Healing

We thank you for your generosity and commitment to South LA

Penny Amescua

Dale Schatz

Gene Hale

Kimberly Louie

Caitlyn Carradine

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Gifts from the community support hospital's response to COVID-19

Stunning and Unexpected Gifts from the Community

Bank of the West, Tesla, Target, celebrities, local school teachers, donut shops and others deliver “stunnin...

is cheering on our hospital from Oregon

Dr. Erin Dizon and Dr. Maita Kuvhenguhwa

Infectious Disease Doctors Brace in South LA

Two infectious disease doctors prepare for a surge of patients with apprehension, fear—and hope.

Thank you for supporting our community from the very beginning

Original Tommy's

Dr. Anthony Arredondo

Augustavia Haydel

Vicki Marmorstein

Anonymous

is supporting our hospital from Georgia

Walter Parkes

Donna K Daly

Anonymous

Barbara Paullin

Lorena Tron

I hope you all stay safe and healthy. Thank you for being on the front line in this battle against the virus.

Paul Miller

Shields for Safety

Thank you to the Tampico Foundation for keeping staff energized

Xiamen University Alumni Association of Southern California donated 2,310 N95 masks to protect staff

We truly appreciate the efforts the MLK Community Hospital is making and the sacrifices the team members are making in their fight against COVID-19.

David Gardner

Onzie

Avra Beverly HIlls

Farfetch.com

Joel Torres

Joy Berenfield

Maria Pascual

to Manny Abascal for your leadership and dedication to South LA

Strange, unpredictable, deadly

The odds were stacked against patient James Simpson. But a dedicated team and high-quality care have been im...

Thank you to Larry & Jane Rosen for standing with South LA

Bonnie Voland

Holly Ratafia

Arlen J Spiro

Bangin Buns

Lizzy McGroder

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Lee Kum Kee partnered with Panda Cares to provide more than 500 meals to our staff

is cheering on our hospital from New York

Biological Research Institute

Ann Owens

Nattan Hollander

Susie Comisar

Steins3Designs

Your family’s generous gift of $250,000 leads others—thank you

is supporting our hospital from Indiana

BAPS Charities showed their appreciation for our staff with gifts of PPE and snacks

To the Claremont Area Chapter of the Links, Inc. for joining our MLKCH family and supporting South LA

IKEA store #162

Kobunga

Bites and Bashes

Revolutionario

Watts Coffee House

Nurses and doctors, you guys are our heroes!

Lieu Hai Le

Thank you to the Corwin family for giving from the heart

Rev. Warner Traynham

Danielle Berrin

Anonymous

Unoma Aghazu

Page Nazarian

Champion Power Equipment helped our staff stay protected with masks when we needed them most

is cheering on our hospital from Ohio

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Hillcrest Country Club

Shopify

Anonymous

Fred Monempour

Sushi Nabeeya

Thank you for your gift of $50,000!

Katherine Chan

Cytec Process Materials

John Karubian

Justin Lui

Julianne F Reeder

We are deeply grateful for your dedication to keeping your community healthy through these challenging times, and we are honored to be able to help.

Vanessa DeBusk

Harbor Freight Tools

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is supporting our hospital from South Dakota

Connie Smith gave to our Emergency Fund and donated PPE to keep our front line workers safe—thank you!

Kogi BBQ Truck

The Serving Spoon

Rio's Pizza

Darrow's New Orleans Grill

Hawkin's House of Burgers

reached out to lend a ventilator to our patients—thank you!

Donald Le

Ron Vance

Anonymous

Angel Ochoa

Samuel Gilkison

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to John Fallon for supporting MLKCH nurses

Staff member Rakeem Addison brought the Fraiche Food Truck to MLKCH to feed colleagues through his Dj RaRa Foundation

More than 1,000 sandwiches and meals from Principe Food USA helped to feed our staff

Thank you for giving generously to support our patients and staff

is supporting our hospital from Minnesota

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Cambodian Community of Inland Empire

Deeana Robin

Patagonia

Bernards Construction

Anonymous

House of Joy Christian Church for donating PPE

We will forever be indebted to you, your team, and all those who are courageously and unselfishly battling this disease.

Eimee Deogracias

Operation Pac-Man

Philippe Gabler

Luis Campos Ochoa

Anonymous

Chinitos Tacos

Starbucks

True Zion Missionary Baptist Church partnered with Best Buy to give 200 phone chargers & keep patients connected to loved ones

Stitchroom for gathering masks from around the country

Anonymous

Ladder LLC

Poppy + Rose

Eric Lydy

Kevin Mertz

We're sad we can't do more to help but stay home and donate supplies.

Sharon Tom

is cheering on our hospital from Indiana

Home Depot jumped into action and delivered water bottles, masks, and face shields to our staff at the very beginning of the pandemic

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Youngnak Church of LA & Dr. Sarah Kim for donating 1,000 masks

Photo of nurses in the MLKCH emergency department

GRoW @ Annenberg & CCF Give to Seed COVID-19 Emergency Fund

Gifts from GRoW @ Annenberg and the California Community Foundation help launch emergency fund for COVID-19 ...

Anonymous

Judith Sherman

Grocery Outlet Inc

Diane Rose

Wendy R Gladney

The International Society for Children with Cancer partnered with House of Kabob to feed our front line workers

Thank you Vitality Hut for making delicious teas for our staff!

Thank you Capital Group for donating 1,000 N95 masks to staff

Superhuman

Yogurtland

Hint Water

Homestate

Kim's Korner

Bob & Anna Girardi donated a large supply of PPE from their offices to support our front line staff

Thank you for providing energy drinks to our hardworking staff

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Rallied her community to give PPE and food to support her MLKCH colleagues

Anonymous

Claudia Looney

Rebecca Urban

Trap Kitchen

Playa Provisions

is supporting our hospital from Massachusetts

A salute to MLKCH moms

Thank you to CLIF Bar & Company for donating bars and making sure our staff stayed energized

Oceanside Home Health Services, Inc

Donald G Caldwell

Robert A Wyman

Anonymous

Stephanie Yost

We received a generous donation of 800 N95 masks from Guy Boulanger

The DeAndre Jordan TreehouseGiving Foundation fed our staff for 5 weeks with meals from Harold & Belle's

My Two Cents

Burrata House

Mariscos Las Palmas de Colima

Hotville Chicken

Enrique's Restaurant

Our staff enjoyed 500 cups of ice cream from Re:THINK Ice Cream—thank you

Roddy Ricch & Atlantic Records fed our entire staff with meals from Trap Kitchen—thank you!

To Arent Fox for a gift made on behalf of the CA Health Care Group led by Lowell Brown

is cheering on our hospital from New Jersey

Thank you for sending Keurig machines and K-pods to keep our staff caffeinated

Yusen Terminals and our employees are very happy that everyone enjoyed the food. This is the least we could do to honor all of you, our heroes on the front line.

Nyanya Diagne

Yusen Terminals

Havana Sandwich Shop

Cena Vegan

Donut Friend

Green Olive

DB Creativity

Thank you Barco Uniforms for giving 400 sets of scrubs

People’s Choice Beef Jerky made a gift of 300 bags of beef jerky

Thank you AMC Networks for your generosity

Electronic Arts/DICE LA gave 520 meals to staff from HomeState

ED nurse Amaris Bell reached out to Target, who provided 2800 N95 masks to MLKCH staff

Juice Crafters

Burger Shop LA

Golden Donut

Sun Pacific

Westerlay Orchids

Giving is our civic duty. This is what being a healthcare professional is all about.

Natalie Harris-Singleton

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Thank you for raising funds and partnering with World Central Kitchen to feed our front line staff!

The Los Angeles Public Library's Octavia Lab donated two rounds of face shields to our hospital—thank you!

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Off their Plate donated over 1,000 meals to feed our staff—thank you!

Thyme Café + Local Kitchen

Courtney Wilk-Mandel

Anonymous

Sharon Stienstra

Alyssa Morang-Pavlock

is cheering on our hospital from Massachusetts

Zendaya gave back to South LA with 520 meals for our staff from Serving Spoon

To Lily Collins for a $20,000 gift through Bethany Frankel's BSTRONG initiative

Andi Israel

Anonymous

Zachary Samuels

Toni Collins

Marmalade

is cheering on our hospital from Texas

Michael Petaia

United Sikh Organization

Southern California Safety Institute

Ggiata Delicatessen

Cyrus Batchan

Smart & Final donated 200 meals from Watts Coffee House

Thank you to Nike and Good360 for designing and distributing more than 700 pairs of shoes to our staff

To Michel Welmond and Laurence Fabre-Welmond for your generosity

is cheering on our hospital from New York

Russell Westbrook

via Clover

Our Own

Anonymous

Florence Gan

Northgate Market generously donated 60 meals to feed staff

Kyle Cannon

Abby Futherford

Anonymous

Gabriella Frederick

Faithful Central Bible Church

is supporting our hospital from Colorado

Thank you for donating more than 1,000 hand sanitizer products to keep our staff safe

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The Nice Guy Italian Food

The h.Wood Group

Postmates

Manduka

Caviar Catering

Maritza Ramon-Roberts

Door Dash

Kellie Hawkins

Allison Jolly

Opportunities for Learning Charter High School

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Donor Recognition Page COVID-19

A Community’s Generosity

A message from our front line

Masks for Mankind was created by LEARN to raise money & purchase PPE for our hospital—thank you!

Local business Plexis Services showed their appreciation for our staff with PPE and letters of thanks

Message from our CEO

A gift of 2,500 N95 masks from DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Pedro kept our front line safe

On the Front Lines of COVID-19 in South LA

Dulan's on Crenshaw partnered with Dine 11 to donate over 600 meals—thank you!

Nick Weiss of Easy Breathe reached out to offer BiPap breathing machines—we gladly accepted!

The Healing

Stunning and Unexpected Gifts from the Community

Infectious Disease Doctors Brace in South LA

Xiamen University Alumni Association of Southern California donated 2,310 N95 masks to protect staff

Strange, unpredictable, deadly

Lee Kum Kee partnered with Panda Cares to provide more than 500 meals to our staff

BAPS Charities showed their appreciation for our staff with gifts of PPE and snacks

More than 1,000 sandwiches and meals from Principe Food USA helped to feed our staff

GRoW @ Annenberg & CCF Give to Seed COVID-19 Emergency Fund

Thank you Vitality Hut for making delicious teas for our staff!

A salute to MLKCH moms

Thank you to CLIF Bar & Company for donating bars and making sure our staff stayed energized

The DeAndre Jordan TreehouseGiving Foundation fed our staff for 5 weeks with meals from Harold & Belle's

Roddy Ricch & Atlantic Records fed our entire staff with meals from Trap Kitchen—thank you!

Electronic Arts/DICE LA gave 520 meals to staff from HomeState

Off their Plate donated over 1,000 meals to feed our staff—thank you!

Zendaya gave back to South LA with 520 meals for our staff from Serving Spoon

Smart & Final donated 200 meals from Watts Coffee House

Northgate Market generously donated 60 meals to feed staff

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