OneOC Earth Day 2012 Impact Report

EARTH DAY 2012

Earth Day Overview

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Earth Day was observed around the world on April 22, 2012, and OneOC celebrated it with volunteer projects that focused on preserving and beautifying Orange County’s environments. 2,477 volunteers took an active role in preserving natural habitats at 23 nonprofits/schools, making Orange County a cleaner and greener place in which to live.

As part of Earth Day, OneOC supported Global Youth Service Day, engaging our youth to improve our communities – this day and every day. Youth friendly volunteer projects were available for all ages.

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Doheny State Beach Interpretive Association Beach Clean Up

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Title Media Partner of OneOC’s Days of Service, Cox Communications , smiles after cleaning up the beach with 34 of their employee volunteers, families and community members.

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Gays 4 Good and Chapman University students help with a garden build project.

Orange County Coastkeepers Project4

STEM Service-Learning Gardens

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Western Digital, State Farm, CarMax Foundation, and Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation contributed funds to integrate science and volunteerism, inspiring youth by building 10 edible school gardens that will benefit Second Harvest.

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Clara Barton Elementary School – Anaheim

Esplanade Elementary School – Orange

Sun View Elementary School – Huntington Beach

Alderwood Elementary School – Irvine

Plaza Vista School – Irvine

Vista Verde Elementary School – Irvine

Westmont Elementary School – Westminster

Sun View Elementary School – Huntington Beach

Kinoshita Elementary School – San Juan Capistrano

Wilson Elementary School – Costa Mesa

STEM Garden Schools6

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Second Harvest7

Edwards Lifesciences employees harvested 42 trays of lettuce to feed our community’s hungry.

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Volunteers removed invasive plants, protecting rare flora and fauna found on this 50,000 acre open space.

Irvine Ranch Conservancy8

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Families Forward Projects9

PIMCO and PAAMCO employees beautified gardens at the homes of shelter families who have become victim to the economic downturn.

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Santa Ana Clean Up Project10

Senator Lou Correa presents a certificate of honor to graduate Young Senator, Favie Silva for her action in organizing a Community Clean-up Day with Graffiti & Trash Removal with 51 volunteers. Parsons Brinckerhoff also provided a team of volunteers.

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Pretend City Children’s Museum

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Trabuco High School National Honor Society and community youth volunteers set up conservation activities for the children’s museum visiting guests in honor of Earth Day.

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Save Our Beach 12

Volunteers cleaned up Seal Beach following a 10K Run.

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Youth Expo13

OneOC joined Vital Link STEM Showcase 2012 (Science Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) at Youth Expo 2012. Youth were encouraged to explore ways they could volunteer and discover their power to make a difference by using academic lessons to inspire social solutions. OneOC’s booth exhibited how the knowledge of earth science contributes to food sustainability for our community’s hungry.

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Spirit of Giving Environmental Literacy

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750 Title 1 students from benefited from a second round of OneOC’s Spirit of Giving, a program designed to empower at-risk students to improve literacy skills while teaching them how they can make a difference. 31 volunteers went back and read about environmental stewardship. UPS reader is surrounded by first graders who shared how they would protect and preserve our world.

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Community members were able to download volunteer project toolkits they could complete in honor of Earth Day. Choices included:

o Environmental Film Contest through LEAF

o Reusable Bag Drive through Someone Cares Soup Kitchen

o Aluminum Can Drive through Boys & Girls Club Tustin

Toolkit Projects16

Thank you to our sponsors!17

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Charles & Mildred Schnurmacher

Foundation, Inc.

Title Media Sponsor:

R.C. Baker Foundation

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Thanks to our Corporate Volunteers!18