Published on November 24th, 2021
Santa, wreaths and poinsettia sales at the historic Scout cabin
Together with Lafayette Juniors, Scout Troop ...Submitted by Katie Bidstrup
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Published on November 24th, 2021
Kiwanis See's Candy fundraiser offers sweet way to support the community
The Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley's See's Candy Holiday Fundraiser is back. After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Moraga Vice Mayor Steve Woehleke, County Supervisor District 2 Candace Andersen, Club president Leslie Engler and Moraga Police Chief Jon King ...Submitted by Marty Brinckerhoff
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Published on November 24th, 2021
AAUW Virtual Tech Trek Camps a huge Success
The 17ÿenthusiastic eighth- and ninth-grade Lamorinda girls who received scholarships and attended one of three American Association of University Women (AAUW) Virtual Tech Trek camps were honored at a reception in Orinda on Sept. 18. The girls were enthusiastic about ...Submitted by Jan Cushman
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Published on November 24th, 2021
Campolindo girls basketball team takes Season of Giving to a whole new level
This holiday season, Moraga is proud to support Campolindo girls basketball and its Soles4Souls shoe drive, which demonstrates the character of these young women and the integrity of the program beyond the court.
 Submitted by Jon Wood
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Published on November 10th, 2021
Acalanes DAR Chapter to place wreaths on 290 veteran graves at Lafayette Cemetery
Each year millions of Americans come together to remember the fallen, honor those who serve and their families and teach the next generation about the value of freedom. This gathering of volunteers and patriots takes place on Dec. 18 in more than 2,500 local and ...Submitted by Vanessa Crews
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Published on November 10th, 2021
Lafayette Troop 224 welcomes all boys and girls
Troop 224 is in recruitment mode and encourages boys and girls to join. The troop is holding their next recruitment event at their Scout hut (located at the back of Happy Valley Elementary) at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15. Parents and prospective Scouts can come to the open house ...Submitted by Chan Whiting
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Published on October 27th, 2021
'Plant It Forward' program shares fresh produce with friendship school
"Plant It Forward" is a new hands-on service project that matches those with the space and desire to grow food with families who need it. How it works: Camino Pablo Elementary School families were given free, edible plant seedlings to grow nutritious plants for their ...Submitted by Cathy Chang
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Published on October 13th, 2021
Local nonprofit helps Afghan refugees in resettlement
Thanks to a donation of a car to Keeping Our Promise, East Bay - a local nonprofit that serves former U.S. military translators and their families from Afghanistan who resettle in Alameda and Contra Costa counties - one lucky Afghan refugee was recently handed keys to ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on October 13th, 2021
Orindan wins prestigious lifetime professional achievement award
Chris Laszcz-Davis, a longtime resident of Orinda, has won the highest professional honor in management and operations regarding environment, health and safety (EHS). The citation is known formally as the ABIH Lynn O'Donnell Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the ...Submitted by Thomas Black
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Published on October 13th, 2021
Children create crafty masks during annual Pear & Wine Festival
Children gathered at the Be the Star You Are booth to create decorative masks Sept. 25 during the Moraga Pear & Wine Festival at Moraga Commons Park. Be the Star You Are is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) arts and culture corporation whose mission is to ...By Cynthia Brian
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Published on September 29th, 2021
Campo students teach local residents how to become backyard beekeepers
Campolindo High School students Rhys and Sloan Pullen were recipients of the Sustainable Lafayette's LEAF grant last spring.ÿ As part of their grant application, they proposed putting bee hives in the community and holding outreach meetings to teach the Lamorinda ...Submitted by Rosalind Bassett
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Published on September 29th, 2021
MVPC organizes backpack drive for Afghan children coming to Bay Area
Moraga Valley Presbyterian Church is holding a backpack drive to help the Afghan children who are being resettled in the Bay Area.ÿ
MVPC is assisting the IRC (International Rescue ...Submitted by Rosalind Bassett
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Published on September 29th, 2021
AAUW honors 2020-21 Distinguished Woman
Every May, the Orinda-Moraga-Lafayette Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW-OML) honors one of its members as the Distinguished Woman of the Year, for services to the community and the branch.
Submitted by Alison Mackenzie
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Published on September 29th, 2021
Troop 219 names four new Eagle Scouts
Lafayette Boy Scout Troop 219 honored four ...Submitted by Scott Finegold
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Published on September 29th, 2021
Local Rotary Clubs celebrated and honored for COVID relief donations to Nagpur, India
A dedication and recognition ceremony was held recently in Nagpur, in central India, for installing newly acquired equipment for treating "black fungus," a rare COVID-related eye disease. This hour-long ceremony of thanks and recognition was based on Indian customs by ...Submitted by Alka Mulakaluri
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA