On February 4, 2009, the “Brag About Your Bag®” crew from Public Works’ Environmental Programs Division joined Supervisor Gloria Molina, Heal the Bay, and Fox Sports en Espanol, at Lillian Street Elementary School in the unincorporated Florence area, to educate 3rd through 5th graders about the environmental impacts of single-use bags.

Heal the Bay and the “Bag Monster”, touched upon the harmful impacts of litter from single-use plastic bags on the marine environment. Public Works’ “Brag About Your Bag®” crew followed with an animated skit about the four “R's,” – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rethink. Supervisor Gloria Molina encouraged the young audience to be good stewards of the environment, and explained that students will receive stickers on their campaign card each time they take their reusable bags to the local partnering stores. Supervisor Molina motivated the audience by announcing prizes such as a free trip to a Dodger's game to the class that has the highest number of cards filled with stickers by Earth Day – April 22, 2009.

Raul de Quesada and Alejandro Luna from Fox Sports en Espanol also addressed the students and reinforced the importance of reusable bags to help make the earth a cleaner place. Walnut Park Elementary, Graham Elementary, and Florence Elementary School are also participating Supervisor Molina's Campaign.