Flood Damage Clean Up Day - Saturday, February 4th, 2023
What an incredible day, with around 325 people volunteering!
We truly appreciate everyone who joined us on Saturday, February 4th, 2023, to clean up our flood damaged school grounds. The campus was abuzz with the wonderful energy of our Sunol Glen community coming together to help reclaim our Sunol GEM spaces. Link here for drone flyover.
Alameda County Board of Supervisors District 1, David Haubert, generously sponsored breakfast and lunch, complemented with donations of coffee and burgers from Michael Miller of Bosco's. James Lowder grilled up a fantastic feast of tri-tip, chicken and garlic bread on his fancy BBQ, and Sunol Glen Community Club volunteers prepared and served the delicious meals. It was amazing to see the grounds transform from a mess of mud, wood debris and chaos to a semblance of what it used to be. We couldn't have done it without our amazing volunteers! We are humbled by the overwhelming support from near and far, and are incredibly grateful. |
Sunol Glen School is humbled by the overwhelming generosity of our community who are offering to help to make our school better than before the storm!
Storm Flood Recovery
At the turn of the 2022-2023 year, parts of Sunol Glen School grounds were flooded by Arroyo de la Laguna which runs adjacent to the campus. The creek rose so high above the bank that water entered 3 raised portable classrooms on the north side of campus, and the force of the water bourne debris collapsed the fence along the east edge of the grounds. The flood waters even pushed several huge storage containers onto the adjacent playground, settling one against the building. As the waters receded, a lot of debris and a thick layer of mud settled on the blacktop, back playground, garden and fields.
Luckily, no other classrooms were affected by the storm, but it will take time to plan the repair and replacement of areas that were damaged.
We have heard that our Sunol Glen community has reached out about how they can help towards the recovery efforts. If you, or anyone you know, would like to contribute funds, we greatly appreciate donations that will be passed along to the school. We accept contributions via the following:
For additional information, as well as video footage of the flood and recovery efforts, visit Sunol Glen School's website for 2023 Flood Recovery Updates, https://www.sunol.k12.ca.us/emergency-updates.
Luckily, no other classrooms were affected by the storm, but it will take time to plan the repair and replacement of areas that were damaged.
We have heard that our Sunol Glen community has reached out about how they can help towards the recovery efforts. If you, or anyone you know, would like to contribute funds, we greatly appreciate donations that will be passed along to the school. We accept contributions via the following:
- cash (contact us at SunolGlenCC@gmail.com for instructions)
- check (made payable to SGCC, mailed to 11601 Main St, Sunol CA 94586)
- GoFundMe Donation (link here or below)
For additional information, as well as video footage of the flood and recovery efforts, visit Sunol Glen School's website for 2023 Flood Recovery Updates, https://www.sunol.k12.ca.us/emergency-updates.