'He Is Bringing The Community Together': Pacific Palisades Hero

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented times. Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these everyday heroes

This submission comes from Michele Courtney of Pacific Palisades, who nominated Anthony Pearson:

Where the nominee lives: Pacific Palisades

Name of the nominee: Anthony Pearson

Is the nominee considered an “essential worker”?: No

What does the nominee do for work?: Artist and father

Why do you believe the nominee should be recognized or honored? His calm, giving and charitable nature has single handedly shown his children, the true meaning of community service during the covid tragedy. He collected and redistributed unwanted reading materials, in the thousands, to all the little neighborhood libraries. He and his family picked up, collected, and organized all the materials and created varied selections for placement in each library. Upon stocking these libraries, he also repaired, painted, caulked and Weatherproofed each little library station as needed.

Truly a labor of love and unselfish volunteerism. He was unwilling to let valuable reading materials go to waste while teaching/showing by example to his daughters how to help and benefit a community. Also, he is bringing the community together by picking up materials and meeting new families. Truly a great American and father

What’s one thing you want everyone to know about your hero?: A calm in the Storm

Thank you for all you do, Anthony!

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