More Than 400 Volunteers Expected at L.A.'s MacArthur Park
for National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 20
Volunteers to Pull Trash and Debris From Lake MacArthur
WHAT: More than 400 volunteers will be at MacArthur Park on
Saturday, Sept. 20, to pull trash and debris from Lake
MacArthur, plant shrubs and paint murals on National Public
Lands Day (NPLD) sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.,
Inc. Each September since 1998, Toyota has worked with the
National Environmental Education & Training Foundation
(NEETF) to mobilize hundreds of participants in Los Angeles
and thousands of volunteers nationwide to refurbish and
restore America's public lands.
Sept. 20, 2003, will mark the third year that hundreds of
Angelinos will volunteer to beautify this historic landmark.
WHO: -- Huell Howser, producer/host of California's Golden Parks
on PBS
-- Irv Miller, group vice president, corporate
communications, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
-- Councilmember Ed P. Reyes
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003
Opening ceremonies: 9 a.m.
WHERE: MacArthur Park
2230 W. 6th St
Los Angeles
(Parking located on Park View St. between Wilshire Blvd.
and 6th St.)
VISUALS: -- Hundreds of volunteers pulling trash and debris from
Lake MacArthur, planting shrubs and painting murals
-- Interview opportunities with Huell Howser, Irv Miller and
Councilmember Ed P. Reyes
-- Toyota's environmentally-advanced gas/electric Prius
-- Scion Xb
-- Los Kitos bilingual characters
BACKGROUND: Now in its tenth year, NPLD is the largest annual volunteer
hands-on restoration activity of its kind, providing more
than $8 million in real improvements to public lands in all
50 states across the nation. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.,
Inc., is the event's national sponsor for the fifth
consecutive year. NEETF coordinates all volunteer efforts
for NPLD. Across the nation, nine federal agencies will
participate in the events along with 125 state, county, and
city partners and a host of nonprofit groups, including the
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, National Association of Service
Conservation Corps, Wonderful Outdoor World and Garden Club
of America.
CONTACT: Kirsten Clausen, Golin/Harris, (213) 438-8726
On Sept. 20: Jennifer Baker-Asiddao, (213) 703-1079