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A single mother of four, Jeymmy has struggled to make ends meet since moving to Los Angles from Tijuana ten years ago, and hopes the savings from her system will help her have a little extra money each month to put towards the needs of her children. \u201cI am so grateful and the team was so nice,\u201d she said in her native Spanish, beaming. <\/p>\n<p> The team she referred to was a group of enthusiastic employee volunteers from Sunrun, a national GRID Alternatives supporter, who gave their time to get up on the roof with us. \u201cIt was a pleasure to work with such a fun group of volunteers,\u201d said Adewale Ogun-Badejo, Workforce Manager in the GRID Alternatives Los Angeles office, who helped organize the day. \u201cEveryone worked hard to get the job done.\u201d The team installed 17 panels for Ms. Ponce, a system set to offset nearly 70 percent of her usage.<\/p>\n<p> Sunrun has been a supporter of GRID since 2011 and in 2015 contributed more than 750 employee volunteer hours to bring solar access to all of our communities. 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