This partnership results in the club and the casino resort activating the Angel City Sponsorship Model, which is structured for every team partner to make a charitable impact in the Inland Empire. The deal will include hosting a local Inland Empire Youth Team to an ACFC VIP game experience starting in the club’s inaugural 2022 season.
The club’s community coaches have also planned to run a football clinic for 150 youth players, ages 7-14, in San Bernardino, that will focus on delivering a combination of training and personal development for all participants.
Rikki Tanenbaum, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians CEO, commented: “Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel is delighted to announce our partnership with Angel City Football Club. The Tribe partners with organisations that share its values, and ACFC’s mission to strengthen our Southern California communities through the empowerment of youth and greater inclusivity is one that resonates with us deeply.”
Jessica Smith, ACFC Head of Revenue, added: "Our partnership with Yaamava' is a long-anticipated announcement, and we are proud to welcome them as a founding partner. Our goal at Angel City is to make an impact that spreads far and wide across the vast region within. and adjacent to Los Angeles. With Yaamava', we are expanding our footprint of community impact to the Inland Empire, starting with our one-of-a-kind youth clinics.”
