In honor of the 38th anniversary of Earth Day, the 'Superbroke Brass and Tin and Strings Electric Marching Band Ensemble Manifesto' perform at the Third Street Promenade during "Earth Day at the Promenade" on Saturday, April 12, 2008. The entire Promenade between Broadway and Wilshire was transformed into a FREE EcoFest with 90 fascinating exhibits. Earth Day is intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the  Earth's environment.

1) Santa Monica Police Lieutenant Clinton Muir speaks after receiving the  Rotary Club of Santa Monica's 2008 Public Service Recognition Award at the Riviera Country Club on Friday, April 11, 2008. The three other honorees at the Public Recognition Day were: Paul Casey, Senior Transit Program Analyst from Big Blue Buss, Captain Mark Bridges from the Santa Monica Fire Department and Irma Lyons, Principle from Will Rogers Learning Community. 2) SMPD Chief Timothy J. Jackman presents Lieutenant Clinton Muir with the 2008 Public Service Recognition Award. 3) Santa Monica Fire Chief Jim Hone presents Captain Mark Bridges with the 2008 Public Service Recognition Award. 4) Santa Monica Malibu Unified School Superintendent Dianne Talarico presents Irma Lyons with the 2008 Public Service Recognition Award. 5) Big Blue Bus General Manager Stephanie Negriff presents Paul Casey with the 2008 Public Service Recognition Award. Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. There are more than 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries, and there are over 1.2 million members World-Wide. The members of Rotary Clubs are known as Rotarians. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary's best-known motto is "Service above Self," and its secondary motto is "They profit most who serve best."  © 2008 FabianLewkowicz.com

 Santa Monica Police Chief Timothy J. Jackman, reads 'What a Wonderful World' (by George Weiss & Bob Thiele) to a group of four and five year-olds at Maohr Hatorah Preschool on Wednesday, Apruil 9, 2008. © 2008 FabianLewkowicz.com

(center) Mat Sanchez, hand a free ice-cold Coca~Cola to (L-R) Cheri Short, Marcia Woloshun, and Lisa Sprenkle at the Third Street Promenade on Monday, April 7, 2008. (top) Marcia, Cheri and Lisa drink their cokes at the promenade. (Above) Coca~Cola was promoting their new 'collectable' 8.5 ounce bottle by giving away free samples at the Third Street Promenade on Monday. Coca-Cola is sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines in more than 200 countries. The first Coca-Cola recipe was invented in Columbus, Georgia, by John Stith Pemberton in 1885. Coca-Cola is not only the best-selling soft drink in the world, it is possibly the most recognized brand name. The company has been a leader in product development, advertising, and marketing for more than one hundred years, and has gone from annual sales of $50 in 1886 to worldwide sales of $20 billion in 2001. In the United States Coke has become as much an American icon as hot dogs, baseball, and McDonalds. Coca-Cola  is often referred to simply as Coke.

A turtle and a duck sit on a rock at Douglas Park pond on Saturday, March 22, 2008.