What People Are Saying:
“They spread out blue tarps, where stacks of clothing were then neatly arranged by size and type. Along with the shirts, pants, dresses and jackets, they unloaded massive amounts of shoes and belts, the latter arranged by size on their own blue tarps off to the side. Boxes of children’s books and toys were similarly unloaded and arranged neatly on tables nearby.”
— Helping Out in Petaluma: A visit to Una Vida’s August clothing giveaway
“My wife told me about all of her high school teachers, but none are as memorable to me as Lynne Gordon Moquete, now a retired Spanish teacher and executive director of Una Vida. Moquete, who remains known to her past students at Casa Grande High School as Ms. Moquette, is apparently deeply loved by all of them..”
— Petaluma’s Ms. Moquete: an unintentional international matchmaker
“Moquete oversees a Tuesday drive-thru food distribution staffed by some 40 people who donate their time. She prefers the word “participants” rather than “volunteers,” careful not to suggest one group has greater value over the other.”