Be the Solution to Ocean Pollution on Earth Day: Long Beach

Hello All you Green People!

Thank you for your interest in Helping Inspire Change on Earth Day. We appreciate your support and Earth thanks you too! Here is all the information for our upcoming beach clean-up event on April 22nd in Long Beach. The clean-up event will start at 10am and end at 2pm. Feel free to stay just a few hours or the entire duration. We also offer community service learning credit for any student who needs it.  We will have games and prizes for the person who picks up the most trash. Plus, the LA Galaxy Street Team will be there in support of Children Sports International' s volunteers as we Help Inspire Change on Earth Day. 

Help support our Youth Sports Program and community projects by purchasing volunteer shirts and Earth Day gear you can wear to the event from our online store. We have items for the whole family and 100% of the proceeds go towards helping children in under-served communities in Los Angeles. Click on the images or the link below to visit our store.
Children Sports Gift Shop

Links to the required waiver form, parking information and meeting area are posted below. Try to come early since we will have a limited amount of parking passes for our volunteers, so please carpool if you can. Please confirm the total amount of people coming with you or in your group.  Also, if you can, bring any snacks, fresh fruit, or drinks you would like to donate to the event to share with your fellow volunteers. Please stay connected with us on Blogger, Twitter and Facebook for the latest news, upcoming events and projects. 

Contact: Volunteer@ChildrenSportsInternational.org

Where: E. Ocean Blvd and E. Shoreline Dr.  
(Meet  at the round walkway next to Bike Path)

When: 10am to 2pm

Waiver Form
Long Beach: Map 1, Map 2
Meeting Location 

Event Flyer

THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT BEACH CLEANUPS

Waivers

Each person must have a signed waiver to participate in a beach cleanup. You can sign them onsite, but please remember to send your child with a pre-signed waiver if you aren’t going to be at the cleanup.

What to Wear and Bring

You should always wear sunscreen and a hat. You need to wear closed-toe shoes, to make sure you don’t step on anything sharp, and make sure to bring a reusable water bottle. We will provide all the clean-up supplies, however, we also encourage volunteers to bring reusable garden gloves or buckets from home to reduce the amount of trash we create during the cleanup.

How to Stay Safe

Sometimes at beach cleanups we find sharp or dangerous items. Never pick up anything that looks like it could be medical waste or broken glass, any kinds of needles or weapons, or any dead animal. Alert your cleanup captain or a lifeguard.  Don’t approach any wild animal, even if it seems sick or injured.  

Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.

Volunteer@ChildrenSportsInternational.org

or call us: (562) 888-2741

"Be the Solution to Ocean Pollution" In Long Beach

Children Sports International hosts “BE the Solution to Ocean Pollution” in Long Beach for Earth Day

Who: CHILDREN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL Hosts Community Service Event

What: “Be the Solution to Ocean Pollution” Community Beach Clean-Up

When: Sunday, Earth Day APRIL 22^nd 10:00 a.m. to 2:00pm

Where: East Ocean Blvd and Alamitos Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802

Long Beach, CA -Children Sports International will be hosting their 2nd community beach clean-up day in Long Beach for an Special Earth Day celebration on April 22^nd. Volunteers should plan to meet at the section of the beach adjacent to E. Ocean Blvd. and Alamitos. This community event is free and open to all ages and a great opportunity for you and your friends to get involved on Earth Day! We even offer community service hours for students who need it.

Volunteers must be 13 years old OR (if not) be accompanied by an adult.  A Parent signature is required on all minors’ liability waiver forms and all cleaning supplies will be furnished courtesy of El Dorado Nature Center. However, to help cut down on the number of bags used during a cleanup, you can bring a bucket or reuse a bag from home. Reusable garden gloves or rubber kitchen gloves are also highly encouraged. We applaud any reusable efforts, especially bringing your own refillable water bottles instead.

If you plan to bring a group of 10 or more, please let us know so we can accommodate your group.

E-mail Us: Volunteer@ChildrenSportsInternational.org or Call Us: (562) 888-CSI 1 or 2741

Important! Registration is required and all cleanup volunteers under 18 must have a signed waiver form.

The cleanup will begin promptly at 10 a.m.

·       Volunteers must be 13 years old OR be accompanied by an adult.

·       Bags and gloves will be provided by El Dorado Nature Center. However, to help cut down on the numbers of bags we    use for our cleanups, please bring a bucket or bags from home.

EVENT DETAILS:  A Prize for the Strangest Item of Garbage

Last year over 100 volunteers from the surrounding beach communities and others from all over Los Angeles County cleaned up over 200 pounds of garbage in Manhattan Beach, including some strange and random items.

There will be a prize for whoever collects the most and another for the strangest single item retrieved. Volunteers will be treated to food and drinks in the morning and/or lunch after the cleanup. As always, there will be pick-up games, free fitness training sessions and giveaways for our participants.

We will also host a simultaneous beach clean-up event to celebrate Earth Day in Venice Beach. For more details, please contact us below or please visit our website. 

This event will take place on April 22^nd 2012, from 10-2 pm, rain or shine. Volunteers should meet near the bike path on the beach adjacent to E Ocean Blvd and Alamitos Ave in Long Beach, CA 90802 

GEt INVOLVED: Can't join us for this cleanup? You can still make a difference in your community.

Donate $5 and you can help provide sports equipment for children in our youth sports program and let us offer sports performance training for our volunteer coaches, enabling them to teach children new skills, helping to build strong bodies and minds. Or, give $10 to double your impact and help us reach out to more children in under-served communities!