WR Kevin Ingram, front office members and Avenger fans took part in California Coastal Clean-Up Day
Published on September 17, 2007 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Los Angeles Avengers News Release
LOS ANGELES - Even though it is the off-season, Avenger players, coaches and "A-Team" dancers regularly visit schools, hospitals and community events.
Avenger wide receiver Kevin Ingram, front office staff members and fans of the team spent Saturday, Sept. 15 at the 23rd Annual California Coastal Clean-Up Day at the Venice Beach Breakwater.
"One of the things that is really, really clear is that, the beaches that are regularly maintained are very clean," said Mark Gold, executive director of Heal the Bay. "However, when you go to the inland creeks and rivers like the Los Angeles River, Compton and Ballona Creeks, the story is completely different."
The beach clean-up was held in association with The Surfrider Foundation's West Los Angeles/Malibu Chapter and Heal the Bay which has organized the California Coastal Clean-up Day events in Los Angeles County since 1990, removing more than 400 tons of trash since.
At the Venice Beach Breakwater site over 100 people joined the Avengers and over 10,000 volunteers picked up trash at various locations across the county.
More than 80,000 pounds of trash was unearthed by volunteers during the coastal clean- up along Southland beaches and waterways.
The California effort was part of a worldwide clean-up effort, with activities scheduled in all 50 states and 91 countries.
The California Coastal Clean-up Day is the premier volunteer event focused on the marine environment in the country. On this day, more than 40,000 volunteers turn out to over 700 cleanup sites statewide to conduct what has been hailed by the Guinness Book of World Records as "the largest garbage collection" (1993).
For more information about The Surfrider Foundation, please call (949) 492-8170 or visit their website at http://www.surfrider.org/.
For more information about Heal the Bay, please call (310) 451-1500 or visit their website at http://www.healthebay.org/
This past season, the Avengers finished second in the Western Division, compiling a 9-7 regular-season record before defeating the Utah Blaze, 64-42, at STAPLES Center to register the franchise's first postseason victory.
Avenger 2008 season tickets, which include nine games played at STAPLES Center, are on sale now at 1-888-AVENGERS or www.laavengers.com.
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