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employees with the pile of trash they collected
during Coastal Cleanup Day. Photo: Tom Fleming/Heal
the Bay |
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| Los
Angeles Mayor Jim Hahn weighs in with an eight-pound
bag of trash that he and a group of volunteers
collected at Dockweiler
Beach. Photo: Bill Groak/PCG |
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| Volunteers
from the South Gate community pitch in on Coastal
Cleanup Day. Photo: Frankie Orrala/Heal the
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Los Angeles County volunteers collect more than 75,000 pounds of trash and recyclables in three hours
On
September 18, 2004, over 10,000 volunteers
cleaned beaches, rivers and creeks throughout
Los Angeles County as participants
in
the
20th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day (CCD).
People
from all walks of life- including schools,
businesses, government agencies and community
groups-pulled together to pick
up 75,000
pounds of unsightly and dangerous trash
and 5,000 pounds of recyclables from over
50 sites including Dockweiler State
Beach in El Segundo, Compton Creek, the Redondo
Beach Pier and Malibu Creek State Park (see
Photo Album). In fact Coastal Cleanup Day
occurred in 91
countries with an estimated
500,000
volunteers, making it, once again, the largest
volunteer
day on the planet!
This
year, two spectacular educational components
were added to CCD. Thanks to KCAL
9/KCBS 2, a one-hour television special on
Coastal Cleanup Day and Heal the Bay aired
twice
in September. Also, Heal the Bay's new Coastal
Cleanup Activity Guide went out to 50,000
school children
throughout
Los
Angeles County. The 24 page illustrated activity
guide and the show were made possible through
generous support from Evian, Dasani, Los Angeles
County Department of Public Works, KCAL/KCBS,
Los
Angeles Bureau of Sanitation and the City of
Santa Monica. Students were able to watch the
special and use the guide to learn more about
ocean pollution and to better prepare themselves
for the cleanup.
The
Pacific American Volunteer Association (PAVA)
once again had a tremendous showing
at the beach in Santa Monica and in Compton
Creek. The Compton Creek site continues to
be our fastest growing site, with an astounding
280 volunteers this year.
As
we continue to expand inland, we added two new
inland CCD cleanup sites in the communities of
South Gate and Sunland. In addition, the
Tujunga Watershed Council and the South Gate
Department
of
Parks and Recreation did a tremendous job organizing
their sites and bringing out volunteers from
those communities
Heal the Bay thanks the many volunteers who helped make this year's Coastal Cleanup Day a success - proof that one person CAN make a difference! Everyone from beach captains to office helpers were essential in making this incredible event possible. We would also like to extend a special thanks to the cities, agencies, businesses, and radio and TV stations who sponsored this event by generously donating funds, time and in-kind services. Their contributions helped make the day a huge success.
The next Coastal Cleanup Day will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2005.
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