Toros Help Clean Up California Coast

Toro student-athletes lent California a helping hand at the annual California Coast Clean Up day

TORRANCE - Approximately 60 Cal State Dominguez Hills student-athletes traded in their usual sports accessories for plastic gloves and trash bags as they participated in the Annual California Coastal Clean Up Day at Torrance Beach, hosted by Honda and the Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce.

Members from men's basketball, women's basketball, softball, baseball, and volleyball all contributed their time and much of their respective rosters and coaching staffs to the event, which ran from 9 am - 12 noon.

An annual beach and inland waterway cleanup, California Coastal Cleanup Day is the state's largest volunteer event. Last year, over 82,500 volunteers removed more than 1.2 million pounds of trash and recyclables from our beaches, lakes, and waterways.

When combined with the International Coastal Cleanup, organized by Ocean Conservancy and taking place on the same day, California Coastal Cleanup Day becomes part of one of the largest volunteer events in the world.

California's coast and waterways have historically been collecting spots for annual accumulations of trash and debris. This debris, if not removed, can be harmful and even fatal to all manners of marine wildlife, can damage our state's economy, and can even become a human health hazard.

Coastal Cleanup Day is a great way for families, students, service groups, and neighbors to join together, take care of our fragile marine environment, show community support for our shared natural resources, and learn about the impacts of marine debris and how we can prevent them.

Next year's event is scheduled for September 15, 2012.

(Information courtesy of the California Coastal Commission)

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