South Bay Woman 'The Hero Behind The Heroes'

ROLLING HILLS, 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 Mingli Wang of San Pedro, who nominated Maggie Wang:

Where the nominee lives:
Rolling Hills Estates

Where the person who nominated the hero lives:
San Pedro, CA

Name of the nominee:
Maggie Wang

Name of the person who nominated the hero:
Mingli Wang

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

What does the nominee do for work?:
Philanthropist organization PPE donations for essential workers and medical professionals.

Why do you believe the nominee should be recognized or honored?
Maggie does not have to do any essential works, but she has been risking her life organizing a donation drive and fundraisers for PPEs, and delivering them in person to hospitals, police dept, fire dept, supermarkets, post office, homeless shelters etc. She's the unsung hero in this time of great crisis.

What’s one thing you want everyone to know about your hero?:
She is the hero behind the heroes. Her philanthropy action has resulted in donations of more than 120,000 faces masks and countless other PPEs for so many essential workers in our community.

Thank you for all you do, Maggie!

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