Prep talk: Through basketball, community members gather to help fire victims in need

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, South Pasadena High hosted a basketball tournament featuring excerpts from King's famous speech before each game. Coach Ernest Baskerville utilized the event to assist families impacted by the Eaton fire, collaborating with local organizations to provide grants and support. The community showed strong engagement, with volunteers stepping up to adopt families in need. Baskerville emphasized the importance of community connections in providing aid to those who lost homes, particularly reflecting on the stories shared by affected families.

For South Pasadena coach Ernest Baskerville, from morning to night, he turned his tournament into a way of helping families who lost homes in the devastating Eaton fire.

Baskerville also organized a sign-up sheet asking for volunteers to adopt families. Eight signed up to help.

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