SoCalGas Sponsors Seven Nonprofit Groups for Earth Month Events

Employees to help beautify area beaches, lagoons and parks

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Apr 07, 2015, 07:05 ET

LOS ANGELES, April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- April is Earth Month and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and its employees are teaming up with seven nonprofit groups that focus on environmental conservation to take part in upcoming events throughout the region. Starting this week, employees, their friends and family will join other volunteers at parks, beaches and lagoons throughout Southern California to pull weeds, pick up trash, and perform other tasks. The utility has also donated a total of $35,000 to the groups for these events and their other efforts. The groups include: Friends of the Los Angeles River, Arroyo Seco Foundation, Bolsa Chica Conservancy, Friends of Ballona Wetlands, Heal the Bay, Friends of the Desert Mountains and San Buenaventura State Beach.

"SoCalGas shares a common goal with our nonprofit partners to improve our environment. The work they do is very important to the wildlife and visitors that frequent these areas. Their work is also crucial to our children and future generations to come," said George Minter, regional vice president of external affairs and environmental strategy for SoCalGas.

"As long-time partners, Friends of the Los Angeles River and SoCalGas share a common aim," says Lewis MacAdams, founder of The Great Los Angeles River CleanUp. "This event brings people from all over Southern California and from all walks of life to clean the L.A. River. People come together so that the L.A. River can be a healthier, happier habitat for all who use it; the two-legged, the four-legged, the flying and the swimming ones who claim the L.A. River as one of our cities greatest assets."

To learn more about taking part in the events below, contact SoCalGas at 1-877-344-8509.

Bolsa Chica Conservancy
When:	Saturday, April 11
Time:	8:30 a.m. to noon
Where:	3842 Warner Ave.
Where:	Huntington Beach
What:	Beach Clean-up; trash pick-up

Friends of the Los Angeles River
When:	Saturday, April 18
Time:	9 a.m. to noon
Where:	Glendale Narrows, Fletcher Tie and Bowtie Parcel
What:	Trash Pick-up

Friends of the Desert Mountains
When:	Saturday, April 18
Time:	9 a.m. to noon
Where:	Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains
	National Monument Visitor Center
	51-500 Highway 74, Palm Desert
What:	Planting Indigenous Plants, river rocks

Heal the Bay
When:	Saturday, April 18
Time:	10 a.m. to noon
Where:	Santa Monica Beach at Ocean Park
	2600 Barnard Way
	Santa Monica
What:	Beach Clean-up

Friends of the Ballona Wetlands
When:	Saturday, April 25
Time:	9:30 a.m. to noon
Where:	303 Culver Blvd.
Where:	Playa del Rey
What:	Trash Pick-up

Oxnard City Corps
When:	Saturday, April 25
Time:	8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where:	San Buenaventura State Park
	911 San Pedro St.
	Ventura
What:	Beach Clean-up

Arroyo Seco Foundation
When:	Saturday, April 25
Times:	9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where:	Hahamongna Watershed Park
Where:	Oak Grove Dr. & Foothill Blvd., Pasadena
What:	Removal of invasive species, weed abatement and park clean-up

About Southern California Gas Co.
Southern California Gas Co. has been delivering clean, safe and reliable natural gas to its customers for more than 140 years. It is the nation's largest natural gas distribution utility, providing service to 21.4 million consumers connected through 5.9 million meters in more than 500 communities. The company's service territory encompasses approximately 20,000 square miles throughout central and Southern California, from Visalia to the Mexican border. Southern California Gas Co. is a regulated subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), a Fortune 500 energy services holding company based in San Diego.

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