MORAGA, Calif. — The Saint Mary's College Athletics Department, including over 150 student-athletes, teamed up with the Town of Moraga, the Moraga Community Foundation and PG&E in an inaugural Cleaning Our Home Together event this past weekend at several locations throughout the town.
 
In an effort to provide community service to the home of the College, the Gaels came out in full force to work together and tackle several projects at Moraga Commons Park, Mulholland Ridge Trail and Hacienda De Las Flores.

 
"Our local community and the Town of Moraga means a lot to the College and the Athletic Department. This is an event we have been planning for a while and were thrilled with the turnout and efforts made to make this happen," Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Matoso said. "It's routed in our mission of the College to give back, and this event showed our commitment to the town and being supportive across the board with many local agencies."
 
The Gaels had student-athletes from various teams, including men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, golf, beach volleyball and men's and women's tennis, along with staff and coaches help in the clean-up day.
 
Around Moraga Commons Park, clean-up included fence painting, planting several new trees and trash pick-up. Mulholland Ridge Trail included debris clearing, trash pick-up and maintenance of the trail, while Hacienda De Las Flores featured planting of over 300 flowers, and tree maintenance and clean up.
 
"It was a great to see the excitement and hard work from our student-athletes, who took time out of their busy schedules to help enhance these areas and give back to our local community," Assistant Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Support Services Breanna Saukas said. "We enjoyed coordinating the efforts with the town and thank them for their support. This is an event we look to expand on in the future."
 
Following the community service event, the Gaels were provided lunch back on campus courtesy of Good Eating Company, while enjoying watching our softball team win the West Coast Conference championship to cap off the wonderful day!