Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Troop 246 Donates to SAFE
The Boy Scouts of Moraga's Troop 246 donated over 160 stuff animals to the Moraga Police Officers Association holiday collection drive benefitting Stuffed Animals for Emergencies. The stuffed animals are given to children in need after a disaster or tragedy.
Submitted by Max Weinstein
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Lafayette Girl Scouts Celebrate 10 Years
Young women in this community have many choices about how to spend their time so Lafayette Girl Scouts is proud to acknowledge the following girls for completing 10 years in Scouting:
 Submitted by Chrissa Ventrelle (written by Colleen McCarty)
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Kiwanis Club Presents Donation to EFO
Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley representative, Bruce Berman, presented a check for $2,500 to members of the Educational Foundation of Orinda, EFO. The Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley follows its mission "to serve the children of the world" as proud supporters of the ...Submitted by Sandra McGonigle
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Wednesday, February 02, 2011
SAFE Smashes the Record
The Moraga Police Officers Association's 2010 Stuffed Animals for Emergencies (S.A.F.E.) program collected a total of 1578 stuffed animals over the holiday season, more than doubling the previous record! Our community really got into it this year, and we'd like to ...Submitted by Brian South
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Wednesday, February 02, 2011
AAUW Enjoys the Dance
An audience of members and guests was wowed at the January l8th meeting of the Orinda-Moraga-Lafayette (OML) Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Dancer Lois Flood did a reprise of the dancing of Isadora Duncan, who is conceded to be the most ...Submitted by Evelyn Westlye
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Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Orinda Girl Scouts Make Blankets for Needy Children
The 22 juniors of Girl Scout Troop 32300 (at Del Rey School in Orinda) recently made and donated two dozen fleece blankets to Project Linus, a national organization that accepts new handmade blankets for children who are in need.
 Submitted by Mary Friese
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Girl Scouts Honor Outstanding Volunteers from Lafayette
On November 7, 2010, three outstanding volunteers from the Lafayette Service Unit were honored at the Girl Scouts of Northern California Volunteer Recognition Afternoon Tea held at The Villages in San Jose. Recipient Briana Taylor was awarded the Maud Whalen Continued ...Submitted by Chrissa Ventrelle
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Moraga Lions Club Funds Orchestra Travels
Campolindo High School students Lynn Hsu and Annie Guo were presented with a $500 donation from the Moraga Lions Club last week in an informal Leo Club session in Lisa Herzig's classroom. Bob Murtagh, club president, explained that the donation will help fund the ...Submitted By Diane Moe
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
What You Need to Know About Disaster Preparedness
1. In a major earthquake (a M6.9+ on the ...Submitted by Rebecca Kunzman
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Kiwanis See's Candies Fundraiser a Big Success
Moraga Kiwanis has just concluded a very successful effort to bring See's Candies to Lamorinda for the holidays. The response was extraordinary. The net proceeds from this fundraiser will go to community service and charitable organizations. These included local ...Submitted by Bob Reynolds and John Haffner
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Live Nativity Scene
Visitors to Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church on the evening of December 11 were treated to a (very) live nativity scene as the courtyard was transformed into a Bethlehem manger.
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Moraga Girl Scouts Lend Helping Hands
Members of Moraga Girl Scout Troop 30734 recently spent several hours volunteering in the kitchen at the Bay Area Rescue Mission (BARM) in Richmond. The troop split into two groups, one going in November and the second in December (the December group is pictured.) ...(Information submitted by Penny Drobny)
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
NCL Throws a Party at BARM
As members of Acalanes Chapter National Charity League, the girls of class 2012 worked hard to create a wonderful holiday party for the Bay Area Rescue Mission (BARM). The BARM party was on December 4th, 2010 and was a huge success. Long before the actual party, we ...Submitted by Carrie Dern (written by Emily Davis)
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Sons in Retirement (SIR) Christmas Luncheon
More than 300 people from the Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda Branches of SIR (Sons in Retirement) gathered at the St. Mary's College Soda Center to celebrate the holidays. This annual event brings together the members, spouses and friends of Branches 171 and 174. The ...Submitted by Jon Leuteneker
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Wednesday, December 08, 2010
See's Candies Comes to Moraga - Kiwanis Holiday Fundraiser
To help fund its local charitable giving, members of the Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley will operate two See's Candies fundraising locations at the Rheem Shopping Center until Christmas Eve. The main shop is next door to TJ Maxx, with a satellite location at the CVS ...Submitted by Bob Reynolds
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA