Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Art Show at Terzetto's
Terzetto Cuisine and Leslie Swartz, of the Moraga Art Gallery, teamed up for a "Post-Pear Festival" on Saturday, September 24, raising $210 in donations for the Moraga Educational Foundation. A large group attended Terzetto's after the festival, enjoying the g ...Submitted by Leslie Swartz
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| Wednesday, October 12, 2011
New Girl Scout Leaders There is still time to join!
During the Leader Meeting held on September 27 at the beautiful Girl Scout Camp Twin Canyon, located in the heart of Lafayette, the Lafayette Service Unit welcomed the volunteers that stepped up to be leaders of new and existing Girl Scout troops. Cadette Scouts from ...Submitted by Chrissa Ventrelle (written by Sandra Patterson)
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| Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Troop 212's 50th Anniversary
On Saturday, August 27, 2011, at Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church in Moraga, Boy Scout Troop 212 celebrated its 50th anniversary. Over 400 Eagle Scout and leader alumni, family members, and current troop members of the troop were in attendance. Celebrants came from ...Submitted by Stacy Giglio
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| Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Sons in Retirement Celebrate
Recently the two Lamorinda Branches of SIRS joined together for a BBQ at St. Mary's College. In addition to great food and camaraderie, President Emeritus of St. Mary's College, Brother Anderson, gave a talk on Moraga, St. Mary's and their mutual histories.
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| Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Rotary Sends Miramonte Student to Camp Venture
Alex Glazer, a Miramonte senior, spoke at a recent meeting of Rotary Club of Moraga about her experience at Camp Venture, a Rotary-sponsored one-week camp for students who wish to become familiar with entrepreneurship and general business concepts. Alex reported that ...Submitted by Gary Irwin
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| Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Sunrise Rotary Joins Forces with Buena Vista Auxiliary
As a part of the Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary's new focus on Children's Literacy, the Club decided to "adopt" Cambridge Elementary School in Concord, which is one of the local schools that benefit from Buena Vista Auxiliary's literacy tutorial program.
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| Wednesday, September 28, 2011
A Silver Experience
For nearly a hundred years, Girl Scouts have been helping their community through means of service. Whether it's assisting the elderly or picking up trash, Girl Scouts have always been ready to offer their aid. Often times, these services are needed to complete a ...Submitted by Shelley Kwok
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| Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Lafayette Woman's Club Sponsors Student
For the last 30 plus years the Suburban Woman's Club of Lafayette, along with other Northern California Federated Women's Clubs, have sponsored a sophomore from the local high schools to the Northern California Leadership Seminars. This year the seminar met in May at ...Submitted by Mary Lou Beeler (written by Betsey Young and Tury Riksheim)
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| Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Teens Travel to Zimbabwe
Can witnessing a child's smile upon receiving a new ball actually change a person's life? For a group of Lamorinda teens, the answer is yes. Several students recently spent part of their summer vacation in Zimbabwe in southeastern Africa, where they volunteered on ...Submitted by Kathi Torres
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| Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Local Girl Scouts Provide Day Camp for Concord Kids
Three Lamorinda Girl Scouts recently ran a day camp for low-income children in the Monument Corridor area for their Silver Award Take Action Project. Campolindo High School Freshmen and Moraga residents Sharon Maher, Katie Coates, and Juliet Rosso put on a camp to ...Submitted by Sharon Maher
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| Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Moraga Garden Club Continues to Grow
An unprecedented 23 new members will be welcomed in to the Moraga Garden Club's first meeting of the year on September 15. Held at the Holy Trinity Cultural Center on School St. in Moraga, attendees will be treated to a demonstration of floral arranging by Kren ...Submitted by Marcia Fisherkeller
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| Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Local Book Club Project Helps Homeless in Hawaii
For nine years, four Lamorinda girls, Maddie Higgins (Orinda), Kimi Klein (Lafayette), Mollie Swan (Orinda), Kellen Scanlan (Moraga) and their mothers have gotten together to participate in a mother-daughter book club. Because the girls are graduating next year, they ...Submitted by Christi Higgins
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| Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Moraga Charity and Teens Plant Hope in Tornado Torn Joplin
When recent tornadoes destroyed 262 classrooms and 16 schools leaving 13,000 students without supplies or books in Joplin, Missouri, Be the Star You Are!(r) charity spearheaded Operation Disaster Relief. Teen volunteers Courtney Cheng and Katherine Kim identified the ...Submitted by Kyla Christie
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| Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Girl Scout Troop 31017 Visits Supervisor Uilkema
At the invitation of Gayle B. Uilkema, Chair of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, Lafayette Girl Scout Troop 31017 worked toward completing badge requirements by attending a council meeting, interviewing a law enforcement official, and researching careers ...Submitted by Carol Yates
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| Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Dry Launch for Rotary Canoe
The Rotary Club of Lamorinda Sunrise canoe has yet to touch water, but it was "launched" for show Friday morning at a regular Rotary meeting. The canoe is being built as a raffle fundraiser (https://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue0507/Can-You-Canoe-This ...Cathy Dausman
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