Outstanding Leaders Spotlight

Antonio has collected over 1,000 pounds of trash since March 2024
 

KILLEEN, Texas (KXXV) — “One day we went to that park and then we keep going there because it is near us and sometimes when we pass by there, there’s a bridge, and near it the river and we were like oh wow there’s a lot of trash there,” Antonio Tavera, 10-year-old volunteer said.
 

• Antonio has collected over 1,000 pounds of trash since March 2024
   

• 10-year-old received an award from the city
   

• Many of the items collected are needles
   

• The Andy K. Wells hike and bike trail at Lions Club Park opened in October 2011.
  
  10-year-old Antonio Tavera's sense of community pride began to take over. Antonio and his father, Martein, have been cleaning the park every month since March of last year, taking photos of trash collected while cleaning up their community.
   

• English isn't Marein's first language, but he 25 News the park is one of their favorites for walking. And he's proud of his son for stepping up.
  
  
  Father and son duo takes community pride in keeping a Killeen park clean.
  
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