Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Motorama Returns for Father's Day
If you like classic and other interesting cars, motorcycles or bicycles, downtown Lafayette is the place to be on Father's Day, June 19. That's because the Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary Club is presenting the second annual "Motorama - World of Wheels" in the parking lot ...Submitted by Tom Black
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Moraga Garden Club Salad Luncheon
How about celebrating Halloween, Christmas, Earth Day, and Chinese New Year all at once?
That's what the Moraga Garden Club did recently at its annual Salad Luncheon fundraiser.
Submitted by Billie Cummings
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Easter Baskets for the Elderly
The Suburban Woman's Club of Lafayette has been making Christmas and Easter baskets for residents at the Woodland Convalescent Hospital since 1998 and are now delivering them to the Lafayette Nursing Home. Betsey Young is chairman of the craft group that meets at her ...Submitted by Mary Lou Beeler
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Orinda Motors Offers Women's Car Care Clinic
Orinda Motors, in partnership with the ...Submitted by John Vanek
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
One Weekend6 Teenages, 60 pounds of turnips, 432 apples, 53 Blankets, 63 pairs of socks
On a recent weekend in January six Orinda teenagers participated in 34 Hours of Service, an outreach effort to help hungry and homeless people in San Francisco. The teens began their Saturday by distributing fresh vegetables (lots of turnips), tins of tuna in hot ...Submitted by Leslie Darwin O'Brien
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Student Art Will Provide Relief to Japan
Miramonte High School student Alex Chen recently paid a visit to the Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary Club to ask for help in auctioning off his beautiful brush painting (see photo). Proceeds will be donated to the Japan relief effort through the four local Rotary clubs - ...Submitted by John Fazel
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Realtors and Friends Clean Creeks
In what could be considered a prelude to the annual Orinda in Action Community Day, the Orinda Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate office participated in a company-wide 'Giving Day' Project on March 5th. The realtors met behind La Cucina to work with ...Submitted by Tania DeGroot
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Building Community in Moraga and Abroad
Moraga Asian American Club (MAAC) granted $5,000 to worthy projects in keeping with its mission to promote civic involvement and diversity efforts that value and respect differences to build an inclusive community for all. Grants this cycle were awarded to: Moraga ...Submitted by Sharron Sue
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Springhill Students Collect Soles 4 Souls
5th grader Ella Maisano at Lafayette's Springhill Elementary started a shoe drive for Soles 4 Souls, which will be distributing shoes to victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. For those wishing to help Japan by donating to Soles 4 Souls, gently worn or new ...Submitted by Roxie Maisano
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Crisis Center Gets Birthdays from Girl Scouts
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School Brownie Troop #573, led by Michelle Lehman and Jacquie Childers, celebrated the 99th birthday of the founding of the Girl Scout organization in style this year. The 22-member troop assembled "birthdays in a bag" to bring to the Monument ...Submitted by Britta Glade
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Lafayette Garden Club Awards Grants
The Lafayette Garden Club is happy to announce that the funds generated by the 2010 Gardens for Gardeners Tour in the amount of $8000 have been given to the following grant recipients:
Submitted by Sharon Hunter
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Girl Scout Garage Sale to Benefit Troop and World Wildlife Fund
The Cadette Girl Scouts of Moraga Troop 30734 (7th grade) have been working hard for the last two months planning their first-ever Troop Garage Sale to be held in late March. As Cadettes, the girls have assumed full responsibility for the sale, from the early planning ...Submitted by Ava Tajbakhsh (member of Troop 30734)
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Navy League Council Installs Leadership
James Harbuck of Moraga was installed as ...Submitted by Bill Sharkey III
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011
What do Early Intervention and an Elephant have in Common?
Girl Scout troop 32149, fourth graders from Burton Valley Elementary School in Lafayette, teamed up with Early Intervention students ages 3-5 for a bake sale fundraiser on February 17. The bake sale included gluten and dairy free treats for kids with special diets and ...Submitted by Merilee McCormick
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Moraga Bulls Support Our Troops
When Joe Martello formed the Moraga Bulls, he probably didn't realize the depths of fellowship that would result. The Moraga Bulls are a group of Moraga Country Club members who work hard all week then get together to golf every Friday afternoon.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA