Teen nominated for 'Kid of the Year' award launches PPE vending machine at Scottsdale Quarter
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - A Valley teen is getting some national recognition after he also opened up a personal protection equipment vending machine in Scottsdale.
"The Sanitation Station" is the first of its kind at the Scottsdale Quarter shopping center near Scottsdale Road and Butherus Drive.
14-year-old Dylan Capshaw says he started printing and donating face masks and face shields back in April. Five months later, he began looking for machines and finding vendors. Now the machine is up and running with PPE products and locally-sourced food and drinks.
He's volunteered to help people since the pandemic began and his efforts made him a recent Time magazine-Nickelodeon Kid of the Year nominee.
"Amazing. I was just in shock when I find out I was nominated. When I found out I was a finalist, one of 20, I couldn't believe it. That was insane," said Dylan. "My goal is to get all the PPE and masks readily available for everybody and I feel like we should all be doing our part in helping out the community. Especially our local community to stay safe during these troubling times."
The vending maching also has tissue, hand sanitizer, water, and kombucha for sale.
You can find the PPE vending sanitation station near the Lululemon store by the restrooms.
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Valley teen nominated for Time Magazine-Nickelodeon ‘Kid of the Year’ award
One of Dylan Capshaw's latest works includes a personal protective equipment vending machine which launched over the weekend at the Scottsdale Quarter shopping center. He talks to FOX 10's Troy Hayden about the venture and his nomination.
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