As part of Optimist International’s “Celebrate Community” initiative, the Malibu Optimist Club organized a beach clean-up on Saturday, Oct. 16. The club was joined by local students from Malibu High School and Malibu Middle School, plus members of the Pepperdine Ambassadors Council and Valerie Azarian, the MHS community service learning coordinator. Breakfast was donated by Optimist members Tony and Rita Lardas, owners of the Malibu McDonald’s.