Chargers And Pacific Premier Bank Donate Masks, Hygiene Kits

NEWPORT BEACH, CA —The Los Angeles Chargers and Pacific Premier Bancorp. Inc. announced a multi-year partnership renewal Tuesday to give back to local communities.

The two organizations launched Bolts Community Crew, a platform designed to give Chargers fans the opportunity to volunteer in the community. Fans will be able to volunteer at special events designed for the Bolts Community Crew or volunteer or several nonprofits partnered with the team.

To kick off Bolts Community Crew, the Chargers and Pacific Premier Banks will work from home to pack 5,000 hygiene kits supplied by Clean the World, a nonprofit known for recycling and repurposing soaps and other hygiene amenities.

The kits will then be distributed at Midnight Mission's Skid Row facility to help reduce the risk of spreading infection for Angelenos experiencing homelessness.

The two organizations are also donating 1,200 face masks to Boys and Girls Club Metro Los Angeles. In 2019, Pacific Premier Bank and the team hosted four financial literacy workshops with BGCMLA helping students learn how to manage their finances.

“The Chargers are proud to continue our partnership with Pacific Premier Bank and together launch Bolts Community Crew, helping further our long-standing commitment to serve the community,” said A.G. Spanos, president of business operations for the Chargers. “Bolts Community Crew is yet another avenue for us to provide help where help is needed – this time by harnessing the passion of the Chargers fanbase while leveraging not only the assets of our own organization, but those of a tremendous partner like Pacific Premier Bank to be a force for good across Southern California.”

“Pacific Premier’s ongoing partnership with the Los Angeles Chargers has paved the way for innovative and effective programs to raise awareness for and meet the needs of our community at large. Through Bolts Community Crew, we hope to foster change as well as connections among community members through volunteerism in an exciting way,” said Steve Gardner, Pacific Premier’s chairman, president, and CEO. “The Bank is dedicated to corporate practices that promote social responsibility and giving back to the community by participating in events and initiatives such as Salute to Service, honoring our military men and women, and Hunger Action Month through Feeding America.”