Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Sisterhood in Contra Costa County
Moraga Girl Scouts from Troop 30072 are leading Brownie and Daisy Girl Scouts from West Contra Costa County in six meetings from now until June. As part of a Sisterhood Journey, the senior Girl Scouts from Campolindo High School are helping their younger sister scouts ...Submitted by Kim Jinnett
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
MEF Soiree Supports Moraga Schools
Community members, teachers, staff and parents came together March 6 to delight in the sights and sounds of Moraga's K-12 students. The MEF Soiree, organized by MEF community relations chair Shanette Westphal, highlighted the key people and programs that make the five ...Submitted by Diana Obrand
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Moraga Rotary Guests Enjoy a 'Nite at the Races'
More than 185 celebrants enjoyed the Rotary Club of Moraga's 12th Annual "A Nite at the Races," March 15 at the Holy Trinity Hall in Moraga. The Interact Club of Monte Vista High School and the Rotaract Club of Saint Mary's College (both Rotary service club ...Submitted by Gary Irwin
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Poll Trust Grant Helps Expand Adult Day Program Facilities
Lamorinda Adult Respite Care (LARC) hosted a reception March 16 to dedicate its expanded space to Earnest and Lola Poll - longtime Orinda residents who established a trust to benefit programs serving Orinda seniors with chronic illnesses. Originally from Hungary, the ...Submitted by Beth Montgomery
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Local Real Estate Agents Give Back During 'Day of Service'
This year the local Orinda office of Better Homes and Gardens/Mason-McDuffie Real Estate worked in conjunction with Moraga Parks and Recreation to provide a wonderful morning's worth of work as part of its annual 'day of service.' With the goal of providing manual ...Submitted by Janine Hunt
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
St. P Student Outreach Helps Others
Students Wil Schueler, Dylan Duque, Bennett Winter, and Alexis Lovelace recently participated in the St. Perpetua Jr. High Outreach Program, in which they planned, prepared and served a dinner for approximately 90 people at the North Concord Shelter.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
National Charity League Class of 2014
The Lamorinda Chapter of the National Charity League celebrated the graduating class of 2014 March 9 at the 23rd annual Senior Presents at the Claremont Hotel and Spa. The young women were honored for their dedication to the values of leadership development, cultural ...Submitted by Peggy Dillon
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Container of Love Destination: Zimbabwe
Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church has created space on their campus for a 40-foot shipping container bound for Zimbabwe. This "Container of Love" will be on campus for the month of March and will be filled with items to help children who have been victims of the ...Submitted by Robin Freeberg
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Two Former Girl Scout Leaders Given Volunteer of Excellence Award
Each year, Lafayette Girl Scouts Service Unit 326 recognizes those extraordinary leaders that go beyond their expected roles. Former leaders Gretchen Caulfield (Troop 32787) and Susan Barnes (Troop 32788) were each presented with the Volunteer of Excellence Award this ...Submitted by Tanya Parmelee
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Moraga Valley Kiwanis Gives to MEF
The Moraga Valley Kiwanis Club recently made its annual contribution to the Moraga Education Foundation. MEF makes a significant local impact through raising funds to preserve and enhance educational opportunities for all Moraga public school students to build a ...Submitted by Steve Woehleke
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
The 13 New Eagle Scouts of Troop 204
Lafayette Boy Scout Troop 204 will honor 13 young men who have achieved the Eagle Scout Award, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America from 1:30 to 4 p.m. March 15 at the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church. The Eagle Scout Class of 2014 is the second largest ...Submitted by Brooks Pedder
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Campo Basketball Team Takes on Invasive Competitor
At the end of 2014 basketball season last week, the DFAL Champion Campolindo Boys Frosh Team had one more goal they wanted to accomplish, a community service project.
On Saturday, Feb. ...Submitted by Scott Hill
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
DAR honors Good Citizens 2014
The Acalanes Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently awarded several high school seniors the Good Citizens' Award. These students are selected based on their ability to demonstrate qualities of dependability, service, leadership and ...Submitted by Jude Putman-Fenz
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
And the Winner Is ...
The Moraga Lions Club Student Speakers Contest, which had a topic of "Community Service-What Does It Mean and Why Does It Matter?" was held Feb. 19 at the Moraga Library. Pictured from left, contestants Omid Boorzarpour (Campolindo High School), Lina Mathkour ...Submitted by Fred George
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Assistance League of Diablo Valley Offers Scholarships for Fall, 2014
Assistance League of Diablo Valley scholarships provide financial aid to qualifying high school students, community college students, as well as foster youth in the Contra Costa community who are planning to enter a community college, a four year university, or a ...Submitted by Betty Miller
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA