Published on October 12th, 2022
Sydney Paige Foundation on track to serve over 70K underserved students
With the new school year underway, the˙Sydney Paige Foundation, founded by Moraga-mom Courtney Brockmeyer, has had an incredibly busy month. That's because there are tens of thousands of kids in underserved communities that depend on the Foundation to provide new, ...Submitted by Rebecca Metz
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Published on October 12th, 2022
AAUW Virtual Tech Trek Camps a success
American Association of University Women, Orinda-Moraga-Lafayette Branch honored the enthusiastic eighth-grade Lamorinda girls who received scholarships to attend the AAUW California Virtual Tech Trek camps this summer at a reception at the Orinda Community Church ...Submitted by Jan Cushman
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Published on September 28th, 2022
MCF presents $100K check to Town at Pear and Wine Festival
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of PG&E, The Eagle Foundation and many other community supporters, the Moraga Community Foundation presented another $100,000 check to the Town of Moraga on Sept. 24 at the Pear and Wine Festival. Funds will be used to construct ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on September 14th, 2022
Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley donation helps offset fireworks cost
Dick Courtney with the Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley recently presented a donation from the Kiwanis Club to Moraga's Director of Park and Recreation Breyana Brandt. The donation will go towards underwriting the cost of the fireworks at the Fourth of July Celebration ...Submitted by Barry Behr
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Published on September 14th, 2022
Campolindo tennis player continues to fight food insecurity
For the third year in a row, Lafayette teen Jake Hammerman spent his summer vacation helping fight hunger faced by older adults by teaching young children how to play tennis.
When ...Submitted by Zoe Broussard
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Published on September 14th, 2022
AAUW-OML Sneakers 4 Scholarships
Are your sneakers taking up too much room in your closet? Donate them to AAUW-OML (American Association of University Women - Orinda Moraga Lafayette branch) who will reuse and recycle them and earn money for scholarships for local high school seniors at Miramonte, ...Submitted by Bonnie Fend
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Published on September 14th, 2022
Moraga Community Service Day scheduled for Oct. 1-2
The town of Moraga has a rich history of community service, residents rolling up their sleeves to help people in need and to make Moraga and its extended community a better place. Of these ideals was born the Moraga Community Service Day project, with the singular goal ...Submitted by Mike McCluer
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Published on August 31st, 2022
Shelby's and AAUW unite to support local scholarships
Shelby's Restaurant˙in Orinda's Theatre ...Submitted by Bonnie Fend
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Published on August 31st, 2022
Scouts and leaders from Moraga Boy Scout Troop 212 participate in an Alaska High Adventure Trek
Twelve Boy Scouts and two adult leaders from Moraga Troop 212 on July 23 set out from SFO to Juneau, Alaska for a 10-day trek into the Alaskan wilderness. After landing in Juneau, the Scouts boarded a ferry for the five-hour sail to Haines, where they set up a base ...Submitted by Steve Bartis
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Published on August 17th, 2022
Moraga Lions' Achievement Awards presented
The Moraga Lions at the end of the 2022 school year gave its annual Achievement Awards to the following students at local middle schools: Joaquin Moraga, Saint Perpetua School, Stanley, and Orinda.
Submitted by Ray Casabonne
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Published on August 17th, 2022
1,000 backpacks distributed during Backpack Giveaway
The Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley made a donation of 100 school backpacks including school supplies for family members of the Monument Crisis Center of Concord, and on July 30 Kiwanis Club members assisted the staff distributing 1,000 backpacks to underserved youth in ...Submitted by Barry Behr
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Published on August 17th, 2022
Lamorinda's wealth of health on display at Moraga Commons
Lamorinda is filled with health-conscience citizens who run, walk their dogs, bike through our beautiful hills, and this last summer, participated in a new program at the Moraga Commons Park called Sunday Strong. Sunday Strong was started by the Moraga Community ...Submitted by Brenda Luster
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Published on August 3rd, 2022
Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley presents check to Troop 212
At the Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley July 21 meeting Barry Behr, left, presented to Dan Gannett, Scout leader from Troop 212 of Moraga, a check for the troop's share of the proceeds from the Fourth of July raffle. Troop 212 partnered with the Kiwanis Club of Moraga ...Submitted by Barry Behr
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Published on August 3rd, 2022
All-girl Scout Troop 402G completes Northern Tier trek
Lamorinda Scout Troop 402G became the first all-girl crew to ever go canoeing in Bissett, Manitoba on the Northern Tier trek. Unofficially regarded as the "Most Extreme High Adventure in Scouting," the Northern Expeditions ("Bissett") Canoe Base is the most rugged and ...Submitted by Laurel Kellam
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Published on August 3rd, 2022
Moraga Rotary announces construction of library and learning center in Goma, Congo
Construction for a new library and learning center for children in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) commenced recently, with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by people from California, Florida, and Eastern Congo. After 7 years of planning, The Lumumba ...Submitted by Debbie Koo
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA