Sandra Medina Fund--Erskine Fire
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Sandra Medina and Phil Green were longtime Mammoth Lakes residents. Phil first came to the Eastern Sierra for the big wall climbing. He especially loved the granite in Yosemite, and spent many a weekend at Camp 4 in YNP. He worked for the US Forest Service in Lee Vining, later transferring to the National Park Service in Sante Fe, New Mexico, where he became an historic preservation specialist. Phil restored historic buildings from Anasazi cliff dwellings in the Southwest to colonial plantations in the east, before coming back west to restore log work on the Ahwanee Hotel in Yosemite. He was a licensed contractor when he moved back to the Eastern Sierra in 1998. He and Sandra married in 2003 and began planning their dream home near Lake Isabella.
Sandra earned her Masters degree in Social Welfare and was a Children's Service Worker in Los Angeles while attending law school. In 1976 she became the first woman to open a law office in Mammoth Lakes, where she practiced for 37 years. Sandra was on the Election Board for decades and donated hundreds of hours to Friends of the Library. She often provided legal services to members of our community pro bono, or for greatly reduced rates. She raised several children and foster children here, and performed marriage ceremonies for many, many couples.
In 2012, Sandra and Phil retired and sold their home in Mammoth Lakes. They have been building a house in Weldon California, by Lake Isabella with the proceeds from the sale of their Mammoth home. They had a well drilled (after getting a douser to help find water) and Phil designed and built a solar system. In the four years after leaving Mammoth, Phil built their house, various outbuildings to house the solar system controls, pumps for the well, and storage buildings for their clothes, household items and of course, Sandra's books.
Phil combined his experience in restoring historic buildings with his skill as a craftsman and his love of Southwestern architecture to create a beautiful home. He planted a fruit tree orchard and was very careful not to disturb the indigenous Joshua Tree Forest on their land. They were only three weeks away from getting their occupancy permit which would have enabled them to obtain homeowner's insurance.
Unfortunately, the Erskine Fire happened, completely destroying their home, solar system, fruit tree orchard, Joshua Tree Forest, and the outbuildings.
Sandra and Phil always helped those who were less fortunate. Let's help them now.
Sandra earned her Masters degree in Social Welfare and was a Children's Service Worker in Los Angeles while attending law school. In 1976 she became the first woman to open a law office in Mammoth Lakes, where she practiced for 37 years. Sandra was on the Election Board for decades and donated hundreds of hours to Friends of the Library. She often provided legal services to members of our community pro bono, or for greatly reduced rates. She raised several children and foster children here, and performed marriage ceremonies for many, many couples.
In 2012, Sandra and Phil retired and sold their home in Mammoth Lakes. They have been building a house in Weldon California, by Lake Isabella with the proceeds from the sale of their Mammoth home. They had a well drilled (after getting a douser to help find water) and Phil designed and built a solar system. In the four years after leaving Mammoth, Phil built their house, various outbuildings to house the solar system controls, pumps for the well, and storage buildings for their clothes, household items and of course, Sandra's books.
Phil combined his experience in restoring historic buildings with his skill as a craftsman and his love of Southwestern architecture to create a beautiful home. He planted a fruit tree orchard and was very careful not to disturb the indigenous Joshua Tree Forest on their land. They were only three weeks away from getting their occupancy permit which would have enabled them to obtain homeowner's insurance.
Unfortunately, the Erskine Fire happened, completely destroying their home, solar system, fruit tree orchard, Joshua Tree Forest, and the outbuildings.
Sandra and Phil always helped those who were less fortunate. Let's help them now.
Organizer
Therese Hankel
Organizer
Mammoth Lakes, CA