— from Kelsey Green and Michel Vekved, Solar For Our Schools, San Juan Islands Conservation District —
To the Lopez Community: On Saturday, May 2nd Solar de Mayo (a dinner and benefit concert fundraiser for Solar for Our Schools) was held at the Lopez Center for Community and the Arts.
Based on what we experienced during our planning process, we knew the music would be great and we knew that the community would be supportive. What we actually experienced blew us away. Lopez community wrapped us up in welcoming arms, and through immense support and encouragement illustrated its strengths, integrity and generosity.
From our end, Solar de Mayo event was not only a huge success, but a rocking good time. We would not have enjoyed the event nearly as much without the dedicated and hard working volunteers! Thank you!
Nor would we have raised a total of $26,000 for the solar array project without the generosity of the community. Thank you again! Installation for Lopez School is slated for June, we are very close to our $35,000 funding goal.
So much gratitude goes out to everyone who participated and supported this event, from Teresa who made the fantastic tamales, to Lopez Village Market who supported our intent to grocery shop locally, to the Lopez rock stars who put it all together, Chom, Sandy and Doug. We could not have done it without you! Thank you!
