Del Rey Fourth-Graders Restore Creek Habitats
Students from Orinda's Del Rey Elementary School completed a hands-on creek restoration project March 28 on Moraga Creek, which runs by their school. Led by a team of biologists and volunteers from The Restoration Trust, the fourth-grade classes of Terri Brasch and ...Submitted by John Zentner
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Moraga Women's Society Game Day a Success
LaVonne Clark and guests enjoy brunch at the Moraga Women's Society Game Day fund raiser April 29. Established in 1967, The Moraga Women's Society is dedicated to service for the betterment of the community. Recently donations have been given to the Joaquin Moraga ...Submitted by Susan Sperry
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Girl Scouts "Get Moving"
Burton Valley Elementary School Junior Girl Scout troop #32192 had a work party April 27 to help install sheet mulching at the Lafayette Community Garden as part of their "Get Moving" green energy Journey badge quest. They learned about organic gardening, Lafayette's ...Submitted by Lisa Ross
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AAUW Honored 12 Promising Young Women at Awards Ceremony
The Orinda-Moraga-Lafayette (OML) branch of AAUW gathered with members, parents, and friends April 21 to award 12 remarkable young women from Lamorinda schools with Tech Trek camp scholarships or college scholarships.
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NCL Honors 2013 Graduating Seniors
The Lamorinda chapter of the National Charity League, Inc. - a non-profit organization of mothers and daughters who join together in community involvement through participation in philanthropic activities, along with leadership and cultural events - recently honored ...Submitted by Jill Nerone
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Miramonte Student Production Benefits "Free The Children"
Nearly 50 Miramonte students, from freshmen to seniors, will take the stage tomorrow night as part of the variety show Peformers for Progress - a cabaret-style production filled with singing, live music, acting, dancing and even an enthralling magic trick. Another 14 ...Submitted by Samuel Shain
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Preschoolers Visit Moraga Royale
A group of enthusiastic 3-year-olds from the Nurtury Preschool visited residents of Moraga Royale recently. The children sang special Valentine's Day songs and invited the residents to join them in drumming on oatmeal-box drums. They presented each of their new senior ...Submitted by Jennifer Gerst
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Local High School Donations Help Teens in Need
Miramonte High School Principal Adam Clark stands with 1 Closet founder Laura Graham at a donation site on campus during a recent clothing drive. Miramonte, Acalanes, Bentley, and Los Lomas high schools participated in the clothing drive again this year, donating ...Information submitted by Sue Graham
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Kiwanis Members Install New Steps at Hacienda
Members of the Kiwanis Club of Moraga replaced the steps that lead down to the stream at the Hacienda de las Flores. New masonry steps next to the La Sala building replace rotting railroad ties that were installed by other Kiwanians a number of years ago. The handrails ...Submitted by Dale Walwark
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Spring Candy Scramble
The Lafayette Rotary Club continued its tradition of giving out free candy at the Lafayette Plaza Park. Many families with kids of all ages came out to enjoy the morning in the park where Rotary members threw candy on the grass for the children. This year, for the ...Submitted by Maurice Williams
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Camino Pablo Elementary Gives Back
February was a month of giving at Camino Pablo Elementary School. Both the PTA and student council hosted programs to benefit different organizations and both were wildly successful. The PTA hosted a read-a-thon to raise money to help update reading intervention ...Submitted by Sally Whipple
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New Eagle Scouts
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National Charity League Class of 2013
The Acalanes Area Chapter of National Charity League - a mother-daughter non-profit organization dedicated to serving local communities - once again celebrated their graduating seniors during the 2013 Senior Celebration Program Feb. 23 at the Claremont Hotel.
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LLLC Foundation Executive Director Announces Retirement
The Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation announced March 18 that Kathy Merchant, executive director of the foundation since November 2010, will retire from her position.
As a ...Submitted by Caitlin Meaney Burrows
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA