By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen

It started with a broken washing machine and culminated with an outpouring of community concern providing “wrap-around services” for an under-served Vallejo neighborhood.

Solano County Supervisor Erin Hannigan said she was given a tour of Solano Middle School in early May, and learned two things she hadn’t known before — one was that the school had a washer and dryer for students who needed it, and the other, was that the washer was broken and had been for some time.

It was out of this that a Call to Action Family Day was conceived, planned in the space of two weeks, and held on Wednesday in the parking lot in front of the school. It is believed may be the first event of its kind in Vallejo, she said.

Source: Solano Middle School Call to Action Family Day a hit – Times-Herald