Summer vacation is typically a time for camping trips, rides down the water slide and staying up past your bedtime. That’s not the case for Peyton Akita. NicoleDenver7 introduces us to this week's Denver7 Everyday Hero.
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Summer vacation is typically a time for camping trips, rides down the water slide and staying up past your bedtime. That’s not the case for Peyton Akita.
“It started through COVID when everybody was locked down and bored. We started to clean up the Earth and do our part,” said Peyton’s mom Dawn Cochrane. One of Peyton’s biggest hauls was on Earth Day, when 15 bags of trash were filled. Peyton recruited the help of her friends for that pickup. Who knows what the future holds, but Peyton hopes she can continue changing the world, one bag at a time.
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