The 35th Annual Los Angeles Police Family Fun Day and Celebrity Golf Tournament was held at Rancho Park Golf Course in West Los Angeles on Saturday, May 20th with Mark Wahlberg hosting. Funds were raised for the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation which aids families of fallen officers, and attendees gained a greater awareness of what the LAPD is all about. The morning started out first with the Honor Guard presenting the colors, and Dyna Shirasaki (ThundHerStruck) did a magnificent job singing the American National Anthem. The host Mark Wahlberg spoke next followed by Jim McDonald (LAPD) on the importance of this special day to our fallen heroes and their families left behind. A special moment of silence followed with a Rideless Horse Ceremony, which included helicopters flying over, to symbolize respect for the fallen officers. Then Pete Demetriou (Radio Personality KFWB) announced, “Let’s get this thing rolling.”
It was time to play ball with several celebrity golfers teeing up that included Mark Wahlberg, Bruce Jenner, Joe Mantegna, Paula Trickey, Anne-Marie Johnson, C. Thomas Howell, Jonathan Banks, Joe Pesci, Mickey Jones, Tyler Mane, Ron Masak, Neal McDonough, Rob Morrow, Scott Patterson, David Carpenter, 
Bobby Edner, Stuart Smith (Heaven and Earth), David Paich (Toto), Don Felder (The Eagles), Brian Phelps (Mark & Brian Show), and Michael Carbajal (2006 Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee), Rogie Vachon (Retired LA Kings Hockey Player), John Beard (Fox 11 News Anchor), Gary Richards (Radio Personality Sirius Satellite), Shawn Parr (Radio Personality KZLA 93.9), Jim Carson (Radio Personality K-Earth 101), and Brian Phelps (Mark & Brian Show KLOS).
In the VIP area there was Baxter Humby (IMTC World Super Welterweight Champion) along with the bass player Sean McNabb (Quiet Riot, Great White) and his fiancée Christine Devine (Fox 11 News). Live music was going and picnic food was being served at the same time that the golfers were making their rounds. The featured bands were Melt, BB Chung King, The Stoney Curtis Band, Led Zepland, and The Hollywood Allstarz which featured Carlos Cavarzo (Quiet Riot), Jimmy Bain (Rainbow, Dio), Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Ozzy), Krigger (Ike & Tina Turner, Guiffria), and Chas West (Bonham, Lynch Mob). Educational booths were set up to educate the public on all the various divisions of the LAPD that included the LAPD Racing Team which is supported by private donations and was established to stop street racing, the LAPD Wives, 
911 Emergency, LAPD Recruitment, Enforcement Detail, and over a dozen more departments were proudly represented.
A special thanks goes to Alan Atkins, Executive Director for including All Access Magazine among their platinum and diamond sponsors that included The Ahmanson Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, AFLAC, ClearLine Networks, Washington Mutual, Bank of America, Edge TV/Reagan Silber, Taser International, and Northrop Grumman. AAM looks forward to joining you all again next year!
Go to www.lapmf.org/golf.htm for further information on the 35th Annual Los Angeles Police Family Fun Day and Celebrity Golf Tournament.
