AEG and BET Team Up to Give Back to Los Angeles Community
AEG and BET partner with TreePeople for annual service day in conjunction with BET Experience at L.A. LIVE and the BET Awards
LOS ANGELES (June 23, 2017) – Earlier this week, AEG and BET teamed up with TreePeople, an environmental non-profit organization, to provide tree care throughout Griffith Park in Los Angeles for an annual joint community service day leading up the BET Experience at L.A. LIVE and the BET Awards on Sunday, June 25 at Microsoft Theater.
Employees from both organizations gathered at the Bette Davis Picnic Area in Griffith Park to provide tree care and restoration to more than 40 trees throughout the day. Employees built water basins, pulled weeds, watered trees, spread mulch and adjusted tree stakes and ties to ensure straight tree growth.
“We always look forward to our annual service project with BET. Giving back is an important part of who we are at AEG, and we have been committed to making a positive impact since the inception of the BET Experience,” said Melisa Sterner, Community Affairs Manager, AEG.
This is the 5th year in which AEG has partnered with BET during the BET Experience week to participate in a community service project. Previous joint community service projects have featured volunteering at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, All Peoples Community Center and the Al Wooten Jr. Heritage Center.
"We love giving back to the Los Angeles community each year as part of the BET Experience," said Nneka Norville, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at BET Networks. "TreePeople and AEG are wonderful partners in this year's efforts."
TreePeople is an environmental non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire, engage, and support people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment, making it safe, healthy, fun, and sustainable and to share their process as a model for the world.
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BET EXPERIENCE AT L.A. LIVE PRESENTED BY COCA-COLA®
BET Networks, and entertainment powerhouse, and AEG, the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company and developer/operator of L.A. LIVE, have teamed up once again to create the BET EXPERIENCE AT L.A. LIVE (BETX), June 22 - 25, 2017 presented by Coca-Cola®. This four-day festival will be filled with music and comedy concerts taking place at The Novo by Microsoft and STAPLES Center; FREE BET Fan Fest at the Los Angeles Convention Center including seminars, celebrity basketball games, celebrity meet & greets; and other special appearances. The weekend will be capped off with the “BET Awards” on Sunday, June 25, 2016 at Microsoft Theater.
ABOUT BET NETWORKS
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B sted NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African-American Woman; BET Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET’s growing festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around the globe.
ABOUT AEG
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, AEG is the world's leading sports and live entertainment company. With offices on five continents, AEG operates in the following business segments: AEG Facilities, which is affiliated with or owns, manages or consults with more than 120 preeminent arenas, stadiums, theaters, clubs and convention centers around the world including The O2 Arena, the Sprint Center and the Mercedes-Benz Arena; AEG Presents, which is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performances, including producing and promoting global and regional concert tours, music and special events and world-renowned festivals; AEG Real Estate, which develops world-class venues, as well as major sports and entertainment districts like STAPLES Center and L.A. LIVE; AEG Sports, which is the world's largest operator of sports franchises and high-profile sporting events; and AEG Global Partnerships, which oversees worldwide sales and servicing of sponsorships including naming rights, premium seating and other strategic partnerships. Through its worldwide network of venues, portfolio of powerful sports and music brands and its integrated entertainment districts, AEG entertains more than 100 million guests annually. More information about AEG can be found at www.aegworldwide.com.