Over 300 Volunteers Help Clean Up Sunol Glen

SUNOL, CA — Roughly 325 volunteers spent Sunday cleaning up the flooded grounds of Sunol Glen Elementary School. The volunteers were able to repair the school’s fenceline, clear debris from the playground, and clear up a large mess made around the school garden, among other improvements. See here for drone flyover footage.

FENCELINE, BEFORE:

FENCELINE, AFTER:

FIELD, BEFORE:

FIELD, AFTER:

GARDEN, BEFORE:

GARDEN, AFTER:

PLAYGROUND, BEFORE:

PLAYGROUND, AFTER:

“Truly amazing – the before and after photos tell the story of A LOT of hard work and effort!” Sunol Glen Principal and Superintendent Molleen Barnes wrote in a letter. “I am just, well, not speechless – but close! I feel incredibly humbled and overwhelmed by how our community came together and by the amount of support we received.”

Barnes thanked a number of volunteers, including:

• Lowell Hoxie
• Cheryl Thompson
• Sirena Lueker-Boden
• Mark Barnes
• Chrissy Ogimachi
• Sunol Glen School Board members and their families
• Ryan Jergensen
• Ted Romo
• Linda Hurley
• Supervisor David Haubert and staff
• Mike Miller
• James Lowder
• Jennifer Laurence
• The Dublin Rotary Club
• Dublin Mayor Melissa Hernandez
• Assemblymember Alex Lee and staff
• Congressmember Eric Swalwell’s staff
• Del Conte Landscaping
• Vision Recylcing
• Can-Am Plumbing

The Three Valleys Foundation has also launched the Sunol Relief and Recovery Fund to help Sunol Glen recover from its immense storm damage.

Contributions can be made via Three Valleys Community Foundation, Federal Tax ID # 87-1782380. For more information and credit card donations, visit 3vcf.org. Check contributions can be mailed to Three Valleys Community Foundation, 5960 Inglewood Drive, Suite 201, Pleasanton, CA 94588.