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TREE PEOPLE
Ron Durgin from TreePeople helps Kindergartners plant a Fern Pine Tree at Grant Elementary School on Friday, November 6, 2009. TreePeople is an environmental nonprofit that unites the power of trees, people and technology to grow a sustainable future. TreePeople’s mission is to inspire, engage and support people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment, making it safe, healthy, fun and sustainable and to share the results as a model for the world.




Pumpkin Makeover




SHARK TALES
Children watch as the Swell Sharks get fed at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium (SMPA) during Heal the Bay's Ocean Appreciation Celebration on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009.
With about 70 percent of the Earth’s surface covered with water, the ocean plays an integral role in our lives in a myriad ways. Special presentations and activities illustrating the ocean’s affect on our lives - and our impact on the ocean was the focus of the weekend.
About the SMPA:
The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is Heal the Bay’s marine education facility located beach-level, just below the Carousel, at the Santa Monica Pier. The Aquarium is open to the general public and attracts more than 85,000 visitors per year. Since Heal the Bay acquired the Aquarium in 2003 from UCLA, more than 300,000 visitors have been welcomed during public hours and approximately 80,000 students have been educated during in-house education programs.




BIG MOVES




ECO-DOUGH
Vince, 3 and his sister Ava, 5, play with Eco-dough during the Health and Wellness Exhibit at the Third Street Promenade on Saturday, August 22, 2009. Eco-dough is an all natural alternative. It is made from plant, fruit and veggie extracts. No chemicals, artificial dyes or metals are used.




LIL’ DRUMMER BOY
Kindergartner Lucas Augustine, 5, plays the drums at Arizona Avenue during the Santa Monica Downtown Farmers Market on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Lucas has been playing the drums since he was 1.




Peter Rabbit Day
(1) Peter Rabbit gives a chocalate to Candan Berberoglu during Santa Monica Jaycees' 17th Annual Peter Rabbit Day at Douglas Park on Saturday, April 11, 2009. (2) Cayden Smith, 3, colors an egg during Peter Rabbit Day (3,4,5) Children compete in the Egg & Spoon race, potato sack race and look for eggs at Douglas Park during the 17th Annual Peter Rabbit Day. The Santa Monica Jaycees (Santa Monica Junior Chamber) is Santa Monica and the Westside's premier organization for young Professionals who want to make the most out of living in the Greater Los Angeles area. Recently named one of the top 115 chapters in America, we are a volunteer organization offering opportunities for leadership development, community service and camaraderie for women and men ages 21-40.




Jog Mustangs Jog
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Kindergarten students run laps during Will Rogers Elementary School's third annual Jog-a-thon on Friday, March 20, 2009. Their goal was to raise $15,000.00.



