Cox Communications and Louisiana Children's Museum present 3rd annual Environmental Rescue Event

Written By Alicia Vial

NEW ORLEANS – New Orleanians of all ages are invited to join Cox Communications and the Louisiana Children’s Museum(LCM) for Environmental Rescue 2025, an interactive day of fun and learning focused on sustainability. This year’s event will be held Saturday, September 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Louisiana Children’s Museum.

Environmental Rescue 2025 invites families to explore eco-friendly activities designed to spark curiosity and inspire action. This year's event is packed with hands-on activities, special guest appearances and featured recycling stations to empower families to become active participants in protecting our planet.

“This Environmental Rescue is more than just an event. It’s an opportunity to show children that sustainability can be fun, creative and impactful. It also instills great environmental-friendly practices that they can use long-term,” said Tifferney White, CEO of the Louisiana Children’s Museum. “We want families to walk away feeling empowered to make small changes that have a big impact on our planet.”

Meet & Greets with PAW Patrol's Rocky and Skye

Paw Patrol’s, Rocky, the recycling pup, and Skye, the aerial rescue pup, will be available for special meet-and-greet photo opportunities throughout the day. Appearances will run from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Special E-cycling Event

The event will also feature a special opportunity for recycling small electronics. The public is invited to responsibly recycle a wide range of items, including desktops/laptops, mobile phones, modems/routers, TV/stereo remotes, small electronics toys or games and computer accessories like keyboards and monitors. Drop-off will be available in LCM’s bus loading zone from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets and Museum access are not required to participate in electronic recycling. Please note that CRT monitors and large appliances will not be accepted.

“Cox is proud to partner with the Louisiana Children’s Museum to bring Environmental Rescue 2025 to life,” said Sunni LeBeouf, Cox New Orleans Market Vice President. “This event is a fun and meaningful way to spark environmental awareness in young minds. By making sustainability engaging and hands-on, we’re proud to shape habits in support of a healthier, greener future for our community.”

Guests can dive into a variety of engaging, eco-friendly activities designed to make learning fun. Activities include transforming old electronics into new works of art in the Recycled Art Lab; exploring how to compost and garden; building a metropolis in Cardboard City; learning about recycling with a satisfying "CRUNCH," through the Crush Your Cans station; and recyclable sorting for tots, a colorful sorting game for young children. Community partners IV Waste, and Hey! Café New Orleans will be on site with recycling and composting demonstrations.  

Tickets for the event are available now at lcm.org/tickets.

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About Louisiana Children’s Museum  
Louisiana Children’s Museum has long been known for its work in the community through innovative outreach and nationally recognized programs that support children and advance the museum’s mission to contribute to the region's future prosperity by engaging children's potential and making that potential visible. Through play, shared explorations, and in dialogue with adults, LCM connects children to each other, their caregivers, their environments, and the community. Keep up with Louisiana Children’s Museum and future announcements at lcm.org and on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

About Cox Communications
Cox Communications is committed to creating meaningful moments of human connection through technology. As the largest private broadband company in America, we own network infrastructure that reaches more than 30 states. Our fiber-powered wireline and wireless connections are available to more than 12 million homes and businesses and support advanced cloud and managed IT services nationwide. We’re the largest division of Cox Enterprises, a family-owned business founded in 1898 by Governor James M. Cox that is dedicated to empowering others to build a better future for the next generation.

Alicia Vial

Alicia Vial is a New Orleans native with more than a decade of experience elevating client stories and leading crisis response. As the senior director of strategy, Alicia acts as a leader within the Gambel Communications team ensuring each agency team member is positioned to deliver strategic public relations services that meet the highest standards of the industry. In addition to supporting the agency’s long-term business growth and development, she coordinates day-to-day account services and oversees strategic direction while staying abreast of best practices and industry trends to provide innovative solutions to meet client’s needs.

Before joining Gambel Communications, Alicia served as the communications director for the Louisiana SPCA, the oldest and largest animal welfare organization in Louisiana that impacts more than 74,000 animals per year. During her nearly eight-year tenure, Alicia oversaw numerous crises, served on national communication taskforces, oversaw all aspects of internal and external relations and worked alongside the development department to raise critical funding. Prior to that, she worked in the fast-paced New Orleans hospitality industry focusing on digital public relations for multiple hotels.

Alicia is a member of the Public Relations Association of Louisiana (PRAL), Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF), a board member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) New Orleans Chapter and a member of the New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute. An accredited public relations practitioner (APR), Alicia is also certified in crisis communications, organizational leadership, content marketing and social media.

A well respected and trusted public relations practitioner, Alicia has been recognized by SPRF as a ‘Senior Practitioner of the Year’. Dubbed early on in her career as one to watch, she also received the ‘Rising Star’ award by PRAL and was profiled in St. Charles Avenue Magazine as part of their Young Bloods series. Most recently, she was recognized at PRSA’s annual Fleurish Awards and received four Awards of Excellence for her work along with the ‘Plate Spinner’ award for her efforts on the board of directors for the chapter.

An LSU graduate, Alicia received a bachelor's degree in mass communications with a concentration in public relations and minors in business administration and leadership development. She is a frequent speaker and presenter on public relations topics, most recently presenting at the Jefferson Economic Development Commission and SPRF annual conference.

When Alicia is not at work, you can find her at the ballpark with her three boys or cheering on the Tigers in Death Valley.

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