Published on January 19th, 2022
Wreaths Across America honors nearly 300 local veterans
The service of nearly 300 veterans was honored and remembered at the Lafayette Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 18 at a special Wreaths Across America (WAA) ceremony hosted by the Acalanes Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The name of each veteran ...Submitted by Vanessa Crews
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Published on January 5th, 2022
Holiday treat delivered to seniors
Volunteers from the Lions Center for the Visually Impaired (LCVI) brightened the lives of 80 blind and visually impaired seniors, including two from Lafayette and Orinda, on Dec. 7 by hand delivering to them a freshly cooked, holiday meal with roast turkey and ham and ...Submitted by Richard Grange
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Published on January 5th, 2022
AAUW OML to award Community Service scholarships to Lamorinda high schools and Saint Mary's College
The Orinda-Moraga-Lafayette Branch (AAUW OML) of the national organization American Association of University Women, recognizing the importance and value of community involvement by volunteer students, will award three Community Service scholarships each to graduating ...Submitted by Cayo Marschner
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Published on December 22nd, 2021
New Troop 237 Eagle Scouts
Scout Troop 237 of Orinda announced that Marcus Erickson, Luke Franklin, Ben Guthrie, Ryan Kaelle, Luke Lewis and Andrew Stern have achieved Scouting's highest rank of Eagle Scout and will celebrate their Eagle Court of Honor at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at the ...Submitted by Jodi Kaelle
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Published on December 22nd, 2021
World-renowned Moraga Rotarian Cliff Dochterman is gone
Prominent Moraga Rotarian Clifford L. Dochterman died a few days before his 96th birthday following a brief illness. Cliff had been past president of Rotary International (world president) in 1992-93, and had served as director and/or trustee on many boards and ...Submitted by Gary Irwin
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Published on December 22nd, 2021
A Toys for Tots tradition resurrected
Fourteen years ago seven 4-year-old boys from Growing Tree preschool celebrated their December birthdays by donating presents to Toys for Tots. They delivered them to the Moraga Fire Department, starting a trend of combining forces for their birthdays that would last ...Submitted by Cassie Allen
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Published on December 22nd, 2021
Lions annual Peace Poster Contest winners announced
The Lamorinda Lions Foundation presented awards to the winners of the Lions Annual Peace Poster contest on Nov. 10. More than 200 students fromÿfour area schools competed in this international competition which annually attracts over 50,000 entries from around the ...Submitted by Bob Murtagh
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Published on December 22nd, 2021
A note of thanks to the Community
The Moraga Police Department expressed ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on December 8th, 2021
Helping the visually impaired with recycled eyeglasses
The Campolindo High School Leo Club and Moraga Lions Club conducted an eyeglass sorting event Nov. 14 at the Hacienda de Las Flores. The group consisted of nine Leos, six Lions and four Moraga residents and in a few hours they sorted 8,000 eyeglasses that had been ...Submitted by Bob Murtagh
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Published on December 8th, 2021
Food Bank receives $35K donation from MCC's Turkey Shoot Tournament
The Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano received about $35,000 in net proceeds from the MCC Turkey Shoot golf tournament, held Oct. 28 at Moraga Country Club. Nearly 100 members participated in the scramble tournament which included a pre-round breakfast and concluded ...Submitted by Paul Boero
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Published on November 24th, 2021
Santa, wreaths and poinsettia sales at the historic Scout cabin
Together with Lafayette Juniors, Scout Troop ...Submitted by Katie Bidstrup
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Published on November 24th, 2021
Kiwanis See's Candy fundraiser offers sweet way to support the community
The Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley's See's Candy Holiday Fundraiser is back. After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Moraga Vice Mayor Steve Woehleke, County Supervisor District 2 Candace Andersen, Club president Leslie Engler and Moraga Police Chief Jon King ...Submitted by Marty Brinckerhoff
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Published on November 24th, 2021
AAUW Virtual Tech Trek Camps a huge Success
The 17ÿenthusiastic eighth- and ninth-grade Lamorinda girls who received scholarships and attended one of three American Association of University Women (AAUW) Virtual Tech Trek camps were honored at a reception in Orinda on Sept. 18. The girls were enthusiastic about ...Submitted by Jan Cushman
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Published on November 24th, 2021
Campolindo girls basketball team takes Season of Giving to a whole new level
This holiday season, Moraga is proud to support Campolindo girls basketball and its Soles4Souls shoe drive, which demonstrates the character of these young women and the integrity of the program beyond the court.
 Submitted by Jon Wood
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Published on November 10th, 2021
Acalanes DAR Chapter to place wreaths on 290 veteran graves at Lafayette Cemetery
Each year millions of Americans come together to remember the fallen, honor those who serve and their families and teach the next generation about the value of freedom. This gathering of volunteers and patriots takes place on Dec. 18 in more than 2,500 local and ...Submitted by Vanessa Crews
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA