Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Local Girls Benefit from Tech Trek Camp
Thanks to scholarships from Orinda/Moraga/Lafayette (OML) AAUW, six Lamorinda intermediate school students recently returned from their week-long Grace Hopper Tech Trek camp with a renewed sense of enthusiasm about science and math, and shared their stories at a ...Submitted by Sandy Fox-Sohner
|  |
|
|
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Dog Brings Smiles to Moraga Royale Residents
Piper passed her AKC Canine Good Citizen test on February 5 and became a Therapy Dog for the East Bay SPCA in June. This 1 1/2 year old Miniature Australian Labradoodle visits residents at Moraga Royale nearly every week, and happily sits on the seats of residents' ...Submitted by Jessica McCormick
|  |
|
|
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
New Track at Springhill Honors Former Principal
Springhill Elementary Principal Heather Duncan unveiled the new Principal Bruce Wodhams Running Track August 29 to honor Wodhams for his 24 years of service to Springhill (he retired in July 2011). This project was made possible through funding from the Springhill ...Submitted by Suzy Pak
|  |
|
|
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Orinda Aquatics Hosts Harbor House Children
Swimmers from Orinda Aquatics played host to more than 70 children from Oakland's Harbor House Friday, July 27 at the Soda Aquatic Center in Moraga.
Harbor House, located in Oakland, ...Submitted by Julie Carlson
|  |
|
|
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Moraga Native Returns to Hometown, Helps Protect Children
Moraga native Katharine Holm is helping protect children in her hometown this summer as part of a Linfield College public service internship.
"This internship is a way for me to give ...Submitted by Nadene LeCheminant
|  |
|
|
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Little Hearts with a lot of Love Kristi's Run for SHELTER Event Helps the Homeless
Kristi's Run for SHELTER, a three-mile run organized by Kristi Conner, an incoming third-grader at Lafayette Elementary School who wanted to find a way to raise money for homeless families in the Bay Area, will begin at 9 a.m. August 19 at the Lafayette Reservoir. ...Submitted by Caroline Conner
|  |
|
|
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Orinda Academy Helps Clean Up Orinda Creeks
Orinda Academy put its philosophy of Community Service into action March 23 when students and faculty members braved mud and stinging plants to help out their community by participating in a cleanup of San Pablo Creek. Guided by the organization Friends of Orinda ...Submitted by Ron Graydon
|  |
|
|
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Rogers Puts More "Special" in Special Olympics Swim Season
For the last three years, Acalanes incoming senior Sarah Rogers has been volunteering with the East Bay Sea Serpents - a swim team affiliated with Special Olympics of Northern California that serves special needs athletes from Lamorinda and the surrounding East Bay ...Submitted by Brian Wentzel
|  |
|
|
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Orinda Doctor Awarded Heart of Gold from American Heart Association
Cardio-thoracic surgeon Dr. Junaid Khan of Orinda was honored as the 2012 Heart of Gold Medical Honoree at the American Heart Association's Heart of Gold Ball in June at Wente Vineyards in Livermore for his years of work to improve the heart health of the Bay Area ...Submitted by Katherine Conrad
|  |
|
|
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Lamorinda Area Rotary Clubs Announce New Presidents
The Rotary Clubs of the Lamorinda area announced their new presidents for the 2012-2013 year beginning on July 1. The new leaders are Jack Bontemps for the Orinda Club, Frank May for Moraga, John Rice for Rossmoor, Mark Roberts for Lamorinda Sunrise and Chuck Vogel for ...Submitted by Mark Roberts
|  |
|
|
Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Over 50 years of Community Service Comes to a Close
After more than 50 years of community service and fundraising, the Suburban Women's Club of Lafayette held its last meeting on June 21 at the Lafayette Community Center. The club is discontinuing due to dwindling membership, but that didn't deter the ladies from ...Submitted by Rosylyn Stenzel
|  |
|
|
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Orinda Wine Class Helps Wagner Ranch
Orinda sommelier and enologist Vlatka Bathgate has wine in the blood. Growing up on a winery in Croatia and for years assisting in the wine making and blending of classic Napa wines, she hosted a wine class in her home May 19 to benefit Wagner Ranch Elementary School. ...Submitted by Marjorie Hitzl
|  |
|
|
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Vintage Fashion Show Benefits Sentinels of Freedom
Following its successful Vintage Fashion Show at the Orinda Country Club in April, the Lamorinda Republican Women Federated (LRWF) presented a check for $3,550 to Sentinels of Freedom in San Ramon, which provides "life scholarships" for up to four years to help ...Submitted by Elsie Euing
|  |
|
|
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Orinda Country Club Golf Tournament Focuses on Fighting ALS
The Orinda Country Club (OCC) lost its fourth member to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, with the passing of Mark Schimbor earlier this year, following former members Ziyad Sulyman, Dr. Robert Beallo and Cliff ...Submitted by Brian Griggs
|  |
|
|
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Big Checks for Great Causes
Lafayette Juniors presented $20,000 to Shelter Inc. at its late May general meeting. From left: Lafayette Juniors Community Funds members Laura Lashinsky, Gina Hageboeck, Jon Hawkins of Shelter Inc., Martha Woodard and Rosylyn Stenzel. An additional $20,000 was ...Submitted by Rosylyn Stenzel
|  |
|
|
Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA