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Whiz Kid: Kaleb Arroyo of the Capitola Branch Library

Patch honors seven-year-old for his deep knowledge of the environment and efforts to keep it clean.

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Whiz Kid: Kaleb Arroyo, age 7 

Community Organization: Kaleb attends the Tales to Tails program at the Capitola Branch Library.

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Whiz Kid’s Accomplishment: Kaleb is a very accomplished fisherman and is very knowledgeable about the marine environment, in particular.

Whiz Kid’s Key to Awesomeness: Kaleb says his key to awesomeness comes from his love of nature. He considers himself a true environmentalist, because he cares about the health of our planet. Kaleb says he always goes around his neighborhood and other places picking up litter.

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Kaleb says it’s important to treat people and all of nature with love and respect and that he does this by always being willing to offer a hand to a friend and/or animal in need. Kaleb says when he gets older, he hopes he'll work in a field where he can be outdoors in nature.


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