By Kevin Herrera
Santa Monica Daily Press
SAMOHI — Efforts to outfit villages in Africa and Cambodia with life-saving water treatment devices took a serious blow earlier this month when thousands of bottles and cans were stolen from student organizations Team Marine and Heal the Bay Surfrider Club.
The recyclables, worth several hundred dollars, were to be used to purchase LifeStraws, which are water purifiers used to help the world's poor who suffer from waterborne disease, said Benjamin Kay, a biology teacher at Santa Monica High School who advises both student groups.
"This is just a major bummer for these kids," Kay said of the theft, which occurred during the weekend of Oct. 10 -11. "These kids spent countless hours collecting over the summer and to have someone take them is really disappointing. The kids are upset, but they are confident they will be able to make it up in time. We hope that there are no more inside jobs."
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