LA Conservation Corps Assists Environmental Media Association with Building a Garden at the Largest Continuation HS in LAUSD

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Los Angeles, California, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) January 25, 2012 -- For Immediate Release

Contact: Mike Mena/ 310 913-0625

The LA Conservation Corps Youth Assists the Environmental Media
Association in Building Garden at the Largest Continuation High School in
LAUSD.

The School Garden at Metropolitan High School in Downtown LA Will Be a
Learning Lab and an Example of How to Create a Sustainable Food Source.

Los Angeles, California------January 25, 2012----- The LA Conservation
Corps, in a role supporting the Entertainment Media Association has begun

construction of a school garden at Metropolitan High School, the largest
single-site continuation program in the Los Angeles Unified School
District. Work started this past Monday, January 23rd. The campus is
located at 727 S. Wilson St., Los Angeles, CA 90021 in an industrial area
of downtown, adjacent to Skid Row. The project will consist of clearing
and leveling the garden area, constructing and installing raised garden
beds and filling and planting seeds and seedlings. A ceremonial planting
signifying the completion of this project will take place on Monday,
January 30th at -----(time).

The school garden is part of the Entertainment Media Association (EMA)
School Garden program, in which the LA Conservation Corps is a partner.
Together with EMA’s corporate sponsors and celebrity mentors, the program
created six school gardens last year. EMA believes that students don't
have to learn only within the confines of four walls, but that education
can take place in a dynamic atmosphere that engages students in a unique
and creative fashion.

Signorelli, a neighboring clothing company that supports numerous
charities through the sale of its t-shirts, is the sponsor of the

Metropolitan High School garden. The garden build will culminate with a
planting day on Monday, January 30th in which students, LA Corpsmembers
and volunteers from Signorelli will officially launch the garden by
planting vegetables, herbs and other edibles that the students will
nurture and harvest throughout the school year, learning about
horticulture, nutrition and sustainable agriculture.

Carlos Campero, an LA Corps staff member with over 20 years of experience,
will be the project lead on this garden. His crew of young adults, age
18-24 years old, will gain paid work experience and on-the-job training

while providing a valuable experiential learning space for the teachers
and students at Metropolitan High School.

“This project in particular is special because our corpsmembers come from
similar communities and backgrounds as the students at Metropolitan High
School,” states Campero. “Many share the same challenges and this is a
unique opportunity for peers to work together to create an oasis of
peaceful green space in a concrete urban environment.”


About the LA Conservation Corps
The Los Angeles Conservation Corps is a 501 (c) 3 private non-profit

organization founded in 1986 by former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and
Trade Ambassador Mickey Kantor. Its primary mission is to provide at-risk
young adults and school-aged youth with opportunities for success through
job skills training, education and work experience with an emphasis on
conservation and service projects that benefit the community. The Corps
is a national leader in workforce development and alternative education
for inner-city youth and is currently the largest urban conservation corps
in the nation with a full-time staff of over 150 employees serving 17,000
young people each year.

About the Environmental Media Association

The Environmental Media Association (EMA) is a Non-Profit 501(c)3
Organization founded in 1989 by Cindy and Alan Horn and Lyn and Norman
Lear. EMA is dedicated to harnessing the power of the entertainment
community and the media in a global effort to educate on environmental
issues and promote sustainable lifestyles. EMA believes that positive
role modeling will inspire people to take action and create social change.
The organization has grown into a diverse group of industry professionals

from film, television and music dedicated to the mission of promoting
environmental awareness through the entertainment business and the media.
EMA serves as a valuable link between the entertainment industry and the
environmental community. www.ema-online.org

Signorelli “Every Tee Gives Back”

Signorelli believes in hope, love, and faith and that fashion can make the
world a better place. Signorelli is committed to inspiring humanitarian
purchases, whether it’s by using organic fabrics, designing graphic art
that promotes peace and awareness, or collaborating with non-profits.

Signorelli manufactures everything in the USA and our designs are
carefully constructed- breathing life, awareness and fashion into every
tee. Every t-shirt gives back to 1 of 8 charitable causes.


For press information please contact Mike Mena of Ileana International Inc
at 310 913-0625 or at mike@ileanainternational.com
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