Dodgers will join Heal the Bay for Santa Monica Beach cleanup on Feb. 15
The Dodgers Community Caravan is teaming up with Heal the Bay for a special beach cleanup event on Tuesday, Feb. 15, from 10 a.m. to noon at Santa Monica Beach.
The cleanup will provide fans with an up-close-and-personal opportunity to help clean up Santa Monica Beach with current and former Dodgers players and personalities. Scheduled to attend (subject to change): Matt Kemp, Rafael Furcal, Fernando Valenzuela, Pepe Yñiguez, broadcaster Charley Steiner, Jay Gibbons, Gabe Kapler, Ron Cey, Lou Johnson and Shawn Green.
Space is limited and available on a first-come basis and participants must register in advance. Attendees should plan on meeting on the sand at lifeguard tower 1550, just north of the Santa Monica Pier.
All cleanup supplies will be provided, but attendees need to bring their own water and sun protection. Participants can enter to win Dodger tickets and other raffle items while at the event.
-- Kelly Burgess
Photo: Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp, right, celebrates hitting a two-run homer with shortstop Rafael Furcal during a regular season game last year. Credit: Nick Doan / European Pressphoto Agency
I am excited about this! Already signed up so now I need to ask my boss for another vaca day! Woohoo!
Posted by: crzblue | February 02, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Glad to see such role models in the community giving back- we're all one big community here in LA and we cant forget about the jobs no one wants to do.
Posted by: California Solar Engineering | February 02, 2011 at 11:07 AM
Great job Dodgers, we need more of this! I'll be there wearing my world champion San Francisco Giants T-shirt. Pitchers and catchers report in 12 days. Fear the beard.
Posted by: Walt | February 02, 2011 at 08:42 AM
Can they afford it?
Posted by: SmackSaw | February 02, 2011 at 08:34 AM
They'll quit halfway through.
Posted by: Chumpy Kemp | February 02, 2011 at 08:02 AM
Lookit the names of current players who acknowledge the criticism of them by showing for this: Matt Kemp, who stated last year he is a reformed character and will go all out this year; Rafael Furcal, for being injured so often; Jay Gibbons, working for the job in left; Charley Steiner, for putting people asleep.
Posted by: Native Angeleno | February 02, 2011 at 07:44 AM