The Kelly Clarkson Show
LA Mom Honors Late Son By Building Soccer Fields Around The City
After her son Tommy died suddenly in his sleep at just 12-years-old, Los Angeles mom Nikki transformed her grief into purpose by mobilizing her community to build “Tommy’s Field,” a public soccer field in memory of her son. Nikki shares how developing the athletic fields has been the perfect way to honor her late son’s love of sports and play.
KCAL News
Celebrating the life & legacy of Tommy Mark
In 2018, Tommy Mark passed away a month shy of his 13th birthday. It was an unexpected loss for his mother, Nikki, and Tommy’s family, but they’ve used his memory to give back to Los Angeles with the gift of athletic fields bearing his name.
Fox 11 Los Angeles
The Life and Legacy of Tommy Mark
Nikki touches on her pain to purpose journey detailed in her new book, “TOMMY’S FIELD: Love, Loss, and the Goal of a Lifetime“.
Adam Carolla Show
Adam Carolla & Nikki Mark on Tommy’s Field
Author Nikki Mark joins the show and talks about raising money to build soccer fields as a way to heal after the unexpected death of her 12 year-old son. The group chats about dealing with Los Angeles when trying to build something and Nikki gives more insight into her book, Tommy’s Field.
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“Her beautifully written book follows her path as a mother, wife, and endless seeker who takes the anguish of her son’s loss and turns it into a beautiful project of meaning: creating a state-of-the-art public athletic field in honor of her son and the gift of play.”
Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast
Nikki sits down with Alexi Lalas to talk about ‘Tommy’s Field: Love, loss, and the goal of a lifetime’ and the impact it has had
Alexi Lalas and special guest Nikki Mark discussed her amazing book, Tommy’s Field: Love, Loss, and the Goal of a Lifetime, and the impact of the book across the soccer landscape.
Fox 11 Los Angeles
Second ‘Tommy’s Field’ Opens in West Los Angeles
Today, we opened our 2nd Tommy’s Field in Los Angeles at Vista Del Mar. It was a magical day filled with bubbles, butterflies, soccer, water balloons, friends, family, donors, friendly press, children playing, and even quality time with our Mayor!
Spectrum News
Tommy’s Field at Vista Del Mar is dedicated to the spirit of play
In 2018, 12-year-old Tommy Mark passed away in his sleep. The young boy embodied such a profound spirit of play that in his memory, his parents have established Tommy’s Field — new state-of-the-art sports fields meant to brighten the city with that same love of play that Tommy so believed in.
Tiny Buddha
How This Dog Person Learned to Embrace Her Inner Cat
Earlier this year, I went to Egypt with a small group of friends. “Egypt will activate something ancient in you,” I was told by one of them. “You have to go.” Egypt wasn’t exactly on my bucket list, but in the span of one year, three different people had told me I needed to visit the country, so when the opportunity presented itself, I did.
VoyageLA
Community Highlights: Meet Nikki Mark of TM23 Foundation
“I want to do something meaningful,” I told him. Until I found my next job, I wanted to give back to the community and build a full-size soccer/multipurpose field with lights in our local Los Angeles public park – one that had a dirt field with holes sitting empty in the middle of it for Tommy’s entire life and at least two decades of mine.”
