THE 22nd ANNUAL KIDS OCEAN DAY INSPIRED NEARLY 3,500 KIDS, TEACHERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO CLEAN THE BEACH AND GIVE A UNITED MESSAGE TO PROTECT THE OCEAN FROM TRASH AND PLASTIC LITTER

Almost 3,500 Los Angeles students, teachers and volunteers participated today in the 22nd annual Kids Ocean Day Adopt-A-Beach Clean-Up at Dockweiler State Beach. The kids cleaned the beach and formed aerial art. By taking a stand in the sand, the kids became voices of the ocean and teachers to the world. They raised awareness of the adverse impacts of litter and pollution on the ocean and told us that the oceans are sick and need our help.

The day’s activities began with a program kick-off involving City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works Commissioner Monica Rodriguez; LA Sanitation Assistant Director Adel Hagekhalil; Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education and Kids Ocean Day Founder and Executive Director Michael Klubock; and environmental educator John Quigley of Spectral Q.

Kids Ocean Day is an environmentally sensitive event that incorporates composting, recycling and an overall reduction of non-biodegradable materials. Kids Ocean Day is the culmination of a year-round school assembly program by the Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education to teach Los Angeles school kids about the adverse impacts of pollution to the ocean.

Kids Ocean Day in Los Angeles was organized by the Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education, the California Coastal Commission, the City of Los Angeles, Keep Los Angeles Beautiful and Spectral Q.

To learn more about Kids Ocean Day, visit www.kidsoceanday.org.