New Eagle Scouts from Troop 224
Nicholas Nguyen Van Oss and Cole James Robertson have earned the rank of Eagle Scout and were presented with their award at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony on July 9 at the Lafayette Community Center. They are members of Boy Scout Troop 224 in Lafayette under ...Submitted by Karen Chelini
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Diablo Women's Chorale is Looking for Some Strong Voices
The Diablo Women's Chorale will hold auditions for new singers at 6:15 p.m. on Aug. 15. The group encourages any woman with choral experience, music-reading ability, and a love of good music and spirited company to audition.
 Submitted by Sarah Koller
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7-Eleven Gives More Than Slurpees
For many folks, July 11 - or 7/11 - was just about free slurpees at the retailer of the same name. But Moraga's 7-Eleven took it one step further. Owner Samir Saleh asked patrons, who were receiving the free drinks, to donate money to order pizzas for the Food Bank of ...By Peggy Spear
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Town Hall Theatre Awarded Major Grant from Lesher Foundation
Town Hall Theatre Company of Lafayette was awarded its first-ever $20,000 grant from the Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation. This was the most significant grant the nonprofit organization, with its modest budget and skeleton staff, has ever received.
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Lafayette Rotary Supports Three Local Charities With $5,000 Each
On Thursday July 21, the Lafayette Rotary Club made three donations of $5,000 each to local charities who support excellence in education, community involvement and health, food and housing for those in need.
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Girl Scouts Beautify Del Rey Campus
Junior Girl Scouts in fifth grade at Del Rey Elementary, Troop 32450, decided to use its Bronze Award project to beautify the Del Rey elementary school campus by decorating the new chain link fence that was installed around the entire campus at the beginning of the ...Submitted by Yuka Akera
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Kiwanis Club Honors Graduating Seniors From Local High Schools
Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley presents an annual award honoring a graduating senior from each of Lamorinda three high schools. The three seniors who have received the Kiwanis awards this year are Fiona Stewart (Campolindo High School), Nathan Brickman (Acalanes High ...Submitted by Barry Behr
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Moraga Garden Club
Members of the Moraga Garden Club planted their own red, white and blue on the Fourth of July, as they decorated the sign with flags and the commemorative stone with flowers at Moraga Commons. Pictured are, from left: Edy Schwartz, Connie Couts, Arun Saha, Ute Kelly ...
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Young Swimmers Hold Fundraising Swim-a-thon
Three Orinda Aquatics Swimmers are holding a ...Submitted by Will Nagle
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Lafayette Juniors Raise $55,000 for Several Bay Area Charities
The Lafayette Juniors raised $55,000 in the last 12 months for local nonprofit organizations. The funds were awarded on June 2 by the Lafayette Juniors in a special ceremony at the Lafayette Community Center to Youth Homes, Diablo Ballet, Lamorinda Spirit Van, and the ...Submitted by Elizabeth Siamas
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Scouts Get Camino Pablo Students 'Walking and Rolling'
Junior Girl Scout Troop 30764 created and promoted their Bronze Award project entitled "Walk and Roll to School on Wednesdays" for Camino Pablo Elementary School to encourage exercise, reduce carbon footprints and traffic congestion, and to encourage community ...Submitted by Yuka Akera
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Troop 249 Honors New Eagle Scouts
Boy Scout Troop 249, based in Moraga, will recognize three new Eagle Scouts in achieving S=scouting's highest rank. Michael Sorenson, Will Richardson, and Andrew Johnston, all Orinda residents, will be honored on July 16th in their Eagle Scout Court of Honor. ...Submitted by Riki Sorenson
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Burton Valley Raises Funds for Cancer-stricken Classmate
Alex McLin is a sports-loving, soon-to-be middle-schooler from Lafayette. His world changed dramatically recently when he was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer called osteosarcoma in his left femur.
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Girl Scout Receives Silver Award
Annie Hillhouse, from troop No. 31361, recently completed her Silver Award. She has been a Girl Scout for 10 years, and is currently a rising sophomore at Campolindo. Her Silver Award project was providing toiletries for the homeless. She collected items such as ...Submitted by Yuka Akera
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Orinda Academy Sends Off its Graduating Class of 2016
The Orinda Academy said goodbye to 22 graduates earlier this month. The graduates are heading off to colleges such as Cornell, CSU Chico, Liberty University, California Poly Pomona, California Maritime Academy, Saint Mary's, University of Arizona, Whitman College, Penn ...
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA