Mark Maksimowicz runs an outfit called Green Armada, a public charity here in SP designed to help communities come together and efficiently and economically remove the tons of trash collecting along our coastlines and inland waterways. You know, important stuff. Stuff that’s good for the environment. And stuff that gets you named to People Magazine’s Heroes Among Us and now CNN’s Heroes.

So why should you or I care? Well, first because the dude is from St. Petersburg. Yay Spurg! And second because despite the fact that we are assholes and point out all the stuff that sucks about Florida, occasionally it is nice to stop and recognize when stuff is actually going right. And no, we’re not going all gay on you.So, let’s take a moment to soak in the numbers: $100,000 of his own savings, 70 volunteers and 25 tons of garbage yoinked from our waterways. And what the hell have you accomplished with your life?! Yeah, that’s right, Mark kicks your ass at everything. Mark wins. Mark wins at things you aren’t supposed to win at. Like yelling. Mark wins at yelling.UPDATECheck the comment on this post. Looks like these cats are up to 62 tons of trash and over 1,000 volunteers. Rad.