E-Waste Recycling Service Supports Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Futures Explored, Inc., a nonprofit ...Submitted by Jennie Dobies
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Girl Scout Troop 31300 Earns Bronze Award
Twelve girls from the fifth-grade Girl Scout Junior troop at Camino Pablo Elementary School earned their Bronze Award on April 10 by sewing dresses out of pillowcases for underprivileged children around the world. This is the highest honor a Girl Scout Junior can ...Submitted by Carrie Binney
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Donation from "Mountain Jack" Ingram Benefits East Bay Hikers and Their Dogs
Hikers, joggers, bicyclists and even dogs now have a place to rest and enjoy fresh drinking water on a popular Contra Costa County trail, thanks to a donation from an avid outdoorsman and former Lafayette resident who died in 2007.
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Junior Girl Scouts Learn Critical First Aid Skills
Members of Junior Girl Scout Troop #31300 from Camino Pablo Elementary School in Moraga were recently taught critical first aid skills by healthcare experts and Moraga residents, Kim and Barry Sutherland. Kim Sutherland is a highly-experienced Neonatal Intensive Care ...Submitted by Shirley DeFrancisci
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Baskets Galore Go to Good Cause
Lafayette United Methodist women recently filled Easter baskets with bunnies and candy to be given to 100 children served by the Contra Costa Food Bank. Lafayette dentist, Dr. Andrew Ferrier, supplied toothbrushes and CVS Moraga donated the baskets.
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Orinda Troop Honors Two New Eagle Scouts
Orinda Boy Scout Troop 237 held an Eagle Court of Honor on March 22 at the Orinda Community Church to honor two Eagle Scouts - Jack Kovalik and Mark Laughton. Both are graduating seniors at Miramonte High School. Their scoutmaster is Eric Jorgensen.
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Troop 303 Honors Four New Eagle Scouts
Orinda Troop 303 announced that Will Gittings, Jack Brovelli, Gunnar Davison and Cole Wirtz have achieved Scouting's highest rank of Eagle Scout.
The achievement was celebrated Dec. 7, ...Submitted by Deb Sitzmann
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Party Puts Fun into Fundraising
Proceeds from the Lafayette Juniors' Feb. 28 007 Casino Royale fundraising party supported the 2014-15 beneficiaries, including Ruby's Place, Boys & Girls Club of Diablo Valley, Las Trampas, Trinity Center Walnut Creek, and VESTIA.
 Submitted by Elizabeth Siamas
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Local Students Receive Good Citizen Award
The Acalanes Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently announced the 2015 winners of the Good Citizen Award. These remarkable young women have distinguished themselves academically, through leadership, community service, sports and art.
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Happy Heart Walk for Henry Raises Awareness of Rare Disorder
Approximately 275 people took to the pavement at Lafayette Reservoir Feb. 28 as part of the third annual Happy Heart Walk for Henry, established by Megan and John Branagh to support the Barth Syndrome Foundation and to help find a cure for their 2-and-a-half-year-old ...Submitted by Molly Devinger
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Community Benefits from ONE Sunday Event
Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church held its eighth annual ONE Sunday, a day of service on Feb. 22. Over 400 people of all ages participated throughout Contra Costa County. The day of service included painting, cleaning, assembling toiletry kits for the homeless, ...Submitted by Robin Freeburg
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Orinda Community Foundation Celebrates 5 Years
The Orinda Community Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the life of all Orinda residents, will celebrate its fifth anniversary at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Heggie Plaza on the upper floor of the Orinda Library. The Orinda Community ...Submitted by Richard Westin
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Kiwanis Crab Feed a Huge Success
The Valentine's Day Crab Feed, presented by Moraga Valley Kiwanis, was a resounding success by any measure. A sell-out crowd at Saint Mary's College Soda Center first engaged in an active silent auction and then enjoyed an unlimited supply of fresh crab and Caesar ...Submitted by Claire Roth
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
New Eagle Scouts in Troop 204
Lafayette Boy Scout Troop 204 will honor four young men who have achieved the Eagle Scout Award, the highest rank in the Boys Scouts of America from 2 to 4 p.m. March 14 at Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church. To attain Eagle Scout, a Scout must earn his way up the ...Submitted by Sara Regan
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Troop 303 Honors Five New Eagle Scouts
Five Boy Scouts, Razmin Riahi, Nicholas Latimer, Kyle Kirk, Alex Levin and Ben Hoxie from Troop 303 of Orinda have achieved Scouting's highest rank of Eagle Scout and will be celebrating their Eagle Court of Honor at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15 at Holy Shepherd Lutheran ...Submitted by Kate Hayner
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA