CM LaBonge and area students Hike for Health

Councilmember LaBonge underscored his message to kids that healthy bodies and healthy minds are important with a Hike for Health up to Mt. Hollywood this week.

Councilmember Tom LaBonge and hundreds of fifth-graders from five area schools made their way to the top of Mount Hollywood and planted five trees on Thursday as part of the 3rd Annual Griffith Park Hike for Health.

“Healthy bodies and healthy minds are important, and this is a fun and memorable way for young people to see the beauty of Griffith Park during its recovery,” said Councilmember LaBonge.

Joined by members of the Los Angeles Fire Department and the Los Angeles Police Department, Councilmember LaBonge and members of the community led the students from Wilshire Crest Elementary, Toluca Lake Elementary, Lankershim Elementary, Charles H. Kim Elementary, and Los Feliz Elementary up the gentle 1.5-mile hike to the top, where spectacular views of the city and of the world famous Hollywood Sign greeted the happy hikers.

2008 Hike for Health photo gallery