Overview

Clean-up in a Box contains everything one classroom needs to have an on-campus litter clean-up event.

School year clean-up opportunities include:

• “Litter-free Long Beach Month” (November)
• Earth Day ( April 22, 2012 )
• After your school’s carnival or other fundraising event(s)
• Existing Environmental or Storm Water Curriculum

Teachers may conduct litter clean-up events any time during the 2011-12 school year, but only Clean Up report forms received by March 2, 2012 will qualify for the Contest and its prizes. Participating in the Clean-Up in a Box Contest is easy.

1. Order your FREE Clean-up in a Box compliments of Mr. Scales, Long Beach ’s litter-free lizard.
2. Complete a campus clean-up event with your class using the supplies in the box.
3. Fill out the supplied Clean-up report form and send it in before March 2 to be entered in the Clean-up in a Box Contest.

How to Win

Teachers are asked to fill out a Clean-up Report form after their clean-up event is complete, and send it to the Long Beach Environmental Services Bureau. The school submitting the most litter clean-up report forms before March 2, 2012 will win a visit from the Aquarium of the Pacific’s Aquarium on Wheels. All report forms from the winning school will be used in a drawing to determine which classroom wins a $500 cash prize.

School prize
Aquarium of the Pacific’s Aquarium on Wheels

Aquarium of the Pacific educators come to you, bringing sharks, sea stars, anemones and other California marine inhabitants in this dynamic mobile tide pool exhibit. Feel a spiny sea star, touch a slippery sea cucumber or experience the rough textured skin of a shark. Dedicated to developing an appreciation for the wonders of the ocean environment, Aquarium on Wheels will deliver a memorable experience for all!

Class Prize
$500 cash for school equipment or a program

A check for $500 will be presented to the winning teacher and his/her class. The money may be used for school equipment or any school program of the winning teacher’s choice.