KIDS OCEAN DAY is a project of The Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education, a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization specializing in school outreach and coastal quality issues. The Malibu Foundation is a Los Angeles City based organization that honors the Malibu name that means: "Where the surf sounds loudly" and "Where the mountains meet the sea." The appreciation of the beaches and oceans is the value that drives the Foundation to outreach to underserved communities in Los Angeles and to get children’s feet and hands in the sand during our annual KIDS OCEAN DAY Adopt-A-Beach Clean-Up. It is this experience that connects KIDS to the beaches and oceans and contributes to their appreciation of our shared resources.
Eight-year-old Allen Martinez had never been to the beach before participating in the Malibu Foundation’s Adopt-A-Beach School Program. Quoted by The Los Angeles Times, on October 5, 1993, he said, "Cleaning the beach with my classmates made me feel hopeful." Gazing at the horizon, a plastic litterbag dangling at his side, he remarked on how blue the water looked. "The whole place looks so beautiful," he said. "I think I can save the Earth."
The Malibu Foundation is dedicated to a sustainable and healthy planet for all life by educating and motivating people into action.
