Wednesday, November 05, 2014
Scouts and Seniors Unite to Celebrate Halloween
Lafayette's Pack 200 Cub Scouts joined with Atria senior living residents to prepare for the Halloween holiday on Oct. 12. Scouts and Atria residents decorated pumpkins and enjoyed refreshments. Some participants chose to decorate with markers and decals while others ...Submitted by Charles Regan
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Campo Leo Club Supports the Moraga Education Foundation
The Campolindo Leo Club presented a check for $250 Oct. 7 to Campolindo High School Principal John Walker for the Moraga Education Foundation. This is the seventh year the Leo Club has made a donation to MEF. The Leo Club is sponsored by the Lamorinda Lions Club and is ...Submitted by Bob Murtagh
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Students Share Pumpkin Carving Skills with Seniors
Residents at Atria Lafayette were joined by 33 St. Perpetua School students Oct. 7 who carved pumpkins for the residents. A good time was had by all.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Cub Scout Campfire Kick-off
Cub Scout Pack 200 representing the Springhill neighborhood of Lafayette kicked off the new scout year with a September campfire meeting at the Twin Canyons Girl Scout Camp. At the meeting new Tiger Cub Scouts (first graders) were welcomed to the organization. ...Submitted by Charles Reagan
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Wednesday, October 08, 2014
Lamorinda Members Celebrate National 4-H Week
The members of Lamorinda 4-H will be supporting National 4-H Week Oct. 5-11 by wearing their T-shirts to school, hanging banners at the Orinda BART station and Acalanes High School, and presenting a poster outlining the history of Lamorinda 4-H at the Lafayette Library ...Submitted by Mary Halpin
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Wednesday, October 08, 2014
Raised Up to Give Back
Samantha Coale, a freshman at Saint Mary's College, has wanted to be a teacher since she was in the third grade. Now, the 18-year-old from Moraga is putting that desire to the test. She's a volunteer tutor at the Monument Crisis Center in Concord, tutoring elementary ...Submitted by Julie Schmit
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Wednesday, October 08, 2014
'Hike for Shelter' on Oct. 19
Last year, more than 70 Lamorinda residents were among the 225 participants of the Hike for Shelter event at Mount Diablo State Park, and longtime Lafayette resident Bill Armstrong hopes even more turn out Oct. 19 at the fifth annual event to raise funds and awareness ...Submitted by Chris Flitter
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Wednesday, October 08, 2014
Historic Lafayette Boy Scout Cabin Undergoes Renovations
After Troop 204 Scoutmaster Tom Steuber and Dads' Club President Scott Newman realized several years ago that the log cabin at the corner of School Street and First Street in Lafayette - home to the Lafayette Boy Scout Troop 204 for over 66 years - was sinking due to ...Submitted by Stephanie Reilly
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
150 Sun Dresses Donated to Girls in Haiti and African Countries
Members of the Lafayette United Methodist Church recently sewed over 150 sun dresses to be given to girls in Haiti and African countries. Member Jeanette Shearer made over 75 of the items. Dresses will be blessed at a Sunday worship service at 10 a.m. Sept. 28, 955 ...Submitted by Sue Renno
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Orinda Boy Scout Troop 57 Honors Four New Eagle Scouts
Orinda's Boy Scout Troop 57 announced that three Miramonte High School seniors - Dennis Finger, Cole Sitar and Ryan Sitar - and USC School of Cinematic Arts freshman Christopher Tennant achieved Scouting's highest rank of Eagle Scout, which was celebrated at an Eagle ...Submitted by Steve Tennant
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Seniors Donate School Supplies to Springhill
After a successful school supply drive, Atria Lafayette Senior Living residents recently delivered the items to Springhill Elementary School. From left: Springhill Elementary School principal Patrick Gargiulo and Atria Lafayette Senior Living Ambassador residents Mary ...Submitted by Rochelle Holbrook
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Cub Scout Pack 200 Complete Summer Overnight
Cub Scout Pack 200 of Lafayette wrapped-up summertime scouting activities with a family overnight camping trip to the hills above Lake Chabot in Alameda County. Camping trip activities included flag ceremonies, hiking, outdoor games, outdoor barbecue, and a great ...Submitted by Charles Reagan
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Lafayette Boy Scout Troop 224 Completes Three Philmont Treks
This summer, 22 Scouts and nine adults from Lafayette Boy Scout Troop 224 had the adventure of a lifetime on a 12-day trek through the Philmont Scout Ranch in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in New Mexico. Philmont is one of four national Boy Scout high adventure ...Submitted by Claire Phillips
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Girl Scouts Earn Silver Award
The girls of Lafayette Girl Scout Troop 31488 recently completed the work required for their Silver Award. They brought the documentary "Finding Kind" to the Lamorinda community this past fall. The screening was the final part of a two-year journey which included ...Submitted by Janene Goodman
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Lafayette Little League Hits Home Run for ALS
In 2008, Lafayette Little League began a philanthropic program to support the Golden West Chapter (GWC) of The ALS Association (ALSA) and a Lafayette resident with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The program, called Runs For ALS, allows LLL teams and families ...Submitted by Matt Chaney
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA