In the 90’s, Vivian Ellen Cooks met her husband and ultimately they decided to combine their households and created a blended family. Vivian and Johnny enjoyed married life for many years until Vivian became ill, which forced her to retired from the job that she loved of 28 years with the Merced County Office of Education in their Transportation Department. She felt that she had a positive impact on the lives of the people that she helped in her job and regretted the need to retire due to her health issues.

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Solarthon, a solar installation block party and fundraiser is an annual event held by GRID Alternatives. It is a wonderful way for GRID staff and volunteers to get together and help a local community while also raising funds to continue the work that we do.

As part of our annual Central Valley Solarthon, which was held this year in the City of Orange Cove on December 2nd, representatives from Bank of America presented a check in the amount of $500,000 to support our GRID Alternatives SolarCorps Fellowship Program.  SolarCorps Fellows come from various backgrounds and parts of the country; this program provides hand-on experience in the field of solar photovoltaics as well as builds administrative skills, program knowledge and work experience in numerous renewable energy job categories.