Unlikely Group Cleans Up Redondo Beach

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- An unlikely group hit the shores ofRedondo Beach on Sunday, kicking off a series of events inLos Angeles involving children in environmentally-conscious activities. The Blue Marble Gang's Beach Clean-Up and Kick-off Party was sponsored by Halak Entertainment in association with Red Love Films and took place at King Harbor, where several children ages two to five donned their Blue Marble Gang T-shirts and went to work cleaning up the beach, singing songs and having fun with their parents who helped them along. The Blue Marble Gang is a children's animated television series concept created by the partners of Halak Entertainment: Julie Marie Hassett, Piper Moretti and Ellen Williams in a grassroots effort to teach environmental issues and consciousness to kids, who are then inspired to create their own Blue Marble Gangs. "I wanted to teach my 3-year-old that littering hurts the Earth," said Ms. Hassett, "and an animated series as well as hands-on activities was the way to go. This is a wonderful tool that will help parents teach their children environmental responsibility."