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'She Shows Humans How To Live And Think Better': Marina Del Rey Hero
We all know someone who's making a difference. Here's one local resident who is having an impact in Marina del Rey.
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MARINA DEL REY, CA — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.
Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. We’re working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.
This submission comes from Sara Newton who nominated Christy Mama of Marina Del Rey. Newton works with Mama on Conservation Comedy for Plastic Oceans International.
Local hero’s full name
Christy Mama
Local hero’s home state
California
Local hero’s Patch
Marina Del Rey
How do you know the local hero?
Co-worker
What does the local hero do?
Ocean clean-ups
Why do you believe the local hero should be recognized or honored?
This awesome human organizes beach clean-ups in Venice. She also takes her boat around the marina collecting trash after the rains. Christy is always pulling some plastics from our bay.
What's one thing you want everyone to know about the local hero?
Christy lives by example. She shows humans how to live and think better in their little world by not walking past trash on the beach or by using less plastic. She lives by “Every little bit helps”.
Thank you for all you do, Christy Mama!
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