4,000 Los Angeles Students at the 26th Annual Kids Ocean Day

Plasencia Elementary to Participate

Volunteers are needed to help thousands of Los Angeles-area students make a difference at this year's 26th Annual KIDS OCEAN DAY Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup on May 23, 2019 at Dockweiler State Beach.

KIDS OCEAN DAY is the culmination of a school assembly program by the Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education to teach school kids about how litter flows from our neighborhoods to the ocean, thereby killing marine life and polluting food resources. To enhance the lesson, nearly 4,000 students from 35 Los Angeles-area schools will be taken to the beach for a cleanup and to participate in a giant aerial artwork inspired by the theme "CARE FOR WHAT YOU LOVE."

The one-day event motivates the students of Los Angeles to care about their environment. For many of the young people, KIDS OCEAN DAY is their first time at the ocean. Bringing Los Angeles school children to the beach gets their feet in the sand and to experience nature, while challenging them to recycle and reduce litter.

KIDS OCEAN DAY is sponsored by the L.A. Sanitation Watershed Protection Program; the City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works; the California Coastal Commission; and Keep LA Beautiful.

Interested in becoming a volunteer at the event, please visit, http://kidsoceanday.org/volunteer or email volunteers@kidsoceanday.org