County Update
With Santa Clara County Supervisor Mike Wasserman
Supervisor Mike Wasserman was elected to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in November , 2010 , and re-elected in 2014 . He represents District 1 , which includes Gilroy , San Martin , Morgan Hill , Los Gatos , Monte Sereno and portions of San Jose .( supervisorwasserman . org )
San Martin Trash Bash Volunteers Make a Difference
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERVISORS OFFICE
San Martin is cleaner thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers who collected more than two tons of garbage from public streets and roadways . The first “ Trash Bash ” event took place in November 2017 with 75 volunteers , residents and business owners from throughout South County who divided into 10 teams and donned gloves , orange vests , and litter bags to pick up discarded items ranging from food and beverage wrappers to old clothing and car parts . In partnership with the County , GreenWaste donated its services to collect and dispose of all the trash gathered by the volunteers . A second Trash Bash event took place in March , 2018 .
Event partners included the San Martin Neighborhood Alliance , the newly-formed San Martin Chamber of Commerce , GreenWaste Recovery , the Santa Clara Valley Water District and my office . Earlier this year , I presented Commendations from the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to thank each of the organizations and their volunteers for partnering with my office on the Trash Bash . To learn how you can get more involved with helping keep San Martin clean and green , please visit : www . sanmartinchamber . org or contact my office .
PHOTOS : TOP : Trash Bash volunteers picking up roadside litter MIDDLE : Supervisor Mike Wasserman with Connie Ludewig , San Martin Chamber of Commerce BOTTOM : Supervisor Mike Wasserman presenting a Commendation to Trash Bash event co-organizers
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN APRIL / MAY 2018 gmhtoday . com
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