The Peter Pan Foundation continues quest to help others
The Peter Pan Foundation started as an organization that inspired children of all ages to be creative and give back while producing several big stage musicals a year. Since adding a performance troupe and partnering with local charitable organizations, PPF is now ...Submitted by Gina Campo
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Village Associates helps families keep Thanksgiving traditions alive
Village Associates, an independent real estate brokerage firm in Orinda, continued its Thanksgiving tradition of helping families in need with children at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland by preparing and providing over 75 meals, supplies and support.
Submitted by Brent Bamberger
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Boy Scouts Providing Fuel for Life
Orinda Boy Scouts Troop 237, from the Orinda chapter of Grateful Gatherings, helped lift a family out of darkness and into the light. In one day, hard-working Scouts and families were able to furnish a home for a single dad and his four children recently transitioning ...
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Campo musician offers unique class to strengthen breathing and improve lung functio
Many of us take breathing for granted, but for those suffering with respiratory issues, normal breathing is serious business. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease has the third highest mortality rate in the United States. Over 12 million Americans suffer from COPD as ...By Cynthia Brian
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Handmade dresses sent to Congo, Uganda and Dominican Republic
Lafayette United Methodist Church women show some of the 529 dresses handmade this year to give to girls through the Dress A Girl Around the World Association. Dresses this year will go to girls in Congo, Uganda and Dominican Republic. All dresses are made with ...Submitted by Sue Renno
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State of discourse in Sacramento discussed
California state Sen. Steve Glazer spoke about the state of discourse in Sacramento and some of the reasons why there seems to be so little comity among elected representatives at the Oct. 25 meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley. His comments were not ...Submitted by Michael Metcalf
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Boy Scouts canvass Lamorinda neighborhoods for food drive
Youth from local Scouting organizations were ...Submitted by Charles Regan
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Scouts clean up after festival
More than 30 Scouts and adults from Moraga Boy Scout Troop 212 gave three hours of their time to serve their Lamorinda neighbors by cleaning up after the close of the 2018 Lafayette Art & Wine Festival.
 Submitted by Siv Ricketts
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National Charity League event focuses on philantrophy and mental health
The two local chapters of National Charity League held their very first joint meeting Oct. 14, bringing together 200 young women from the Acalanes Area and Lamorinda Chapters of National Charity League. NCL is an organization of mothers and their daughters in seventh ...Submitted by Laura Dillard & Cheryl Bjornson
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Eagle Scout project updates Lafayette Rim Trail signs
Residents who hike the Lafayette Reservoir Rim Trail likely have noticed the hard work of Alex Mangoba of Moraga Boy Scout Troop 234. The East Bay Municipal Utility District, which manages the trail, has numerous Backcountry Regulations signs posted along the 4.7-mile ...Submitted by Linda Murphy
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Event focuses on many aspects of Congo
Congo Mission Team chair at Lafayette-Orinda ...Submitted by Bobbie Dodson
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Golfing for a good cause
Lafayette Rotary concluded it's annual Charity Golf Event at the Moraga Country Club. The annual event was supported by 74 golfers, a record for this event, and an additional 20 people joined everyone for a dinner at the club that night. The purpose of the event was to ...Submitted by Matt Pease
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New Troop 243 Eagle Scouts
Boy Scout Troop 243 in Lafayette is inducting two new Eagle Scouts - Ben Krey and Nik Levandowski - at an Eagle Court of Honor Nov. 3 at the Lafayette Christian Church. To earn this highest advancement rank in Scouting, Scouts must fulfill requirements in the areas of ...Submitted by Laura Levandowski
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AAUW Tech Trekkers thrilled by experiences at Grace Hopper STEM Camp
Seven enthusiastic eighth-grade girls from Lamorinda who attended Tech Trek camp on the Stanford University campus in July were honored at a reunion and reception on Sept. 7 in Moraga.
Submitted by Jan Cushman
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Fun at the Run on the Wilder Side
All ages enjoyed the Run on the Wilder Side fundraiser held at Wilder on Sept. 3 to benefit the Orinda Park and Rec Foundation's campaign to raise money for the Community Park renovation.
Submitted by Carolyn Mills
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA