Kaiser Permanente Chairman-CEO Bernard J. Tyson and Los Angeles Clippers coach-President of Basketball Operations Doc Rivers will be honored today at the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles’ 45th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Brotherhood Breakfast.
Tyson will receive the Martin Luther King Jr. Human Dignity Award, presented to an individual who most exemplifies the slain civil rights leader’s work and character.
Tyson is being honored for being a leader in the health care industry and providing affordable health care for all people, according to Erin Kane, the communications manager of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles.
Rivers will receive the Martin Luther King Jr. Brotherhood Award “for his ongoing commitment to the development of youth programs for the underserved communities throughout L.A.,” Kane told City News Service.
The YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, which consists of 26 branches and three resident camps across Los Angeles, announced a new partnership with the Los Angeles Clippers Foundation this week, which includes a $1 million donation and a five-year commitment to the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles.
The partnership will include the launch of the Junior Clippers Youth Basketball Program at the 26 YMCA branches across Los Angeles this spring.
Rivers will also serve as keynote speaker for the breakfast at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel.
