Papadopoulos put a plan in motion: to collect bottled water that will then be delivered to the Redding area to help out the fire relief effort.
Hunter Durrough, 17, a senior who plays quarterback for the Bulldogs gave a part of his summer break to help out to help the donation drive effort.
“I received a text message at 9 p.m. last night from ‘Pop’ who was looking for people to come out and do some community service for the people in Redding and I volunteered because I wanted to be involved more,” he said as he waited for the next donation to roll in.
Vacaville High senior, TJ Ruiz, 17, was manning the collection site when it started around 7 a.m. Monday.
One those community members was James Owens of Vacaville who pulled into the lot a little before 11 a.m. with a full pallet of bottled water or about 50 cases, each case containing 40 bottles of water.
Owens said that he saw the post and wanted to help.
“I had a birthday last week and got some gift cards and thought it was the best thing I could do,” Owens said as he helped unload the water from the bed of his pickup truck.
Brandon Talton, 17, a senior and the team’s placekicker, also answered the call to help.
“It was very cool to help other communities,” he said.
“It is very meaningful to see the city come together for people who are in need,” he added.