EGBAR Foundation Awards $75,000 to LA Conservation Corps’ SEA Lab
Redondo Beach, CA - April 20, 2006 The EGBAR Foundation, funded by the socially and environmentally responsible cleaning products company Simple Green, reinforced its support for the work being done by the Los Angeles Conservation Corps’ SEA Lab today by donating $75,000 to the program.
“A huge part of our overall mission is to protect our environment,” stated Giancarlo Cetrulo, director of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps’ SEA Lab program. “Simple Green has an incredible line of environmentally friendly cleaning products as well as a community-minded social conscience. We’re proud to be associated with them.” Bruce FaBrizio, founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Simple Green, expressed similar respect and admiration for the SEA Lab. “Few people realize the extent of the SEA Lab’s efforts. Not only do they provide environmental science training for at-risk youth, those youth turn around and educate more than 30,000 people each year. We increased our financial support to the program because of the terrific job these kids are doing to make sure as many people as possible learn what they can do to keep our environment clean and healthy,” stated FaBrizio. Bobby Meistrel, co-founder of Body Glove, made the initial introduction between Simple Green, a locally operated company, and the SEA Lab. “These two wonderful organizations have a similar passion for the health of young people and the preservation of our ecosystem.” About the SEA Lab, a program of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps The SEA Lab is a hands-on coastal science education center in Redondo Beach that offers free and low cost programs for children of all ages to enjoy. College-aged students trained by the Los Angeles Conservation Corps lead the activities, including beach explorations, touch tank tours and interactive classroom programs. The SEA Lab extends its programs into the community through summer camp programs, community service projects (including beach clean-ups) and the Traveling Tide Pool mobile exhibit. In addition to its youth programs, the SEA Lab also conducts coastal conservation activities such as rescuing marine animals trapped in the saltwater intake systems of local power plants, hosting marine-related research projects and replanting coastal bluffs with native plants. The LA Conservation Corps, the largest nonprofit youth corps in the nation, received initial funding to operate the SEA Lab from Southern California Edison. With that support scheduled to end in 2006, LA Conservation Corps is striving to develop a broader funding base for this valuable program that educates more than 30,000 young people each year. For more information, visit www.lacorps.org and click on “SEA Lab.” For more information contact: Rachael Payne, Write Pitch Communications 323-908-7608