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Folks with traveling on their mind are invited to book their next Disney vacation with Almost There Travel. When they do, a donation to the Liberty High School Choir will be made for each package b...
Oct 22, 2009 | 0 | 9 |
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The Mayor Is A Turkey fundraiser announced by Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor last week is well on its way to reaching its goal.
Taylor is collecting $8 contributions as he attends events and makes his...
Oct 21, 2009 | 1 | 12 |
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Recent typhoons have impacted more than 4 million Filipinos and killed nearly 300, and the Filipino-American community of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church responded by holding a collection ...
Oct 19, 2009 | 0 | 7 |
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Because hunger is a frightening thing, a group of Brentwood students is joining in a nationwide effort to collect food for kids in need.
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the students from Heritage High Schoo...
Oct 15, 2009 | 0 | 10 |
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Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor wants to help people help each other, and he’s willing to wear feathers to prove it.
Taylor this week embarked on what he calls “The Mayor is a Turkey” Fundraiser, collec...
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The membership portion of the California Eastern Star Vision Statement encourages members to engage and revitalize its existing membership. Ariel Chapter #42 in Antioch achieved that goal on Aug. 1...
Oct 15, 2009 | 0 | 12 |
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Last year when Spike Donnelly, left, collected and shipped more than 5,000 golf balls to troops in the Middle East, he had no idea he’d actually meet one of the recipients.
But that’s what happene...
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The need is constant and the gratification instant.
The Delta Community Presbyterian Church in Discovery Bay hosts its eighth Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m...
Oct 08, 2009 | 0 | 8 |
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As part of its community service, Walmart recently donated baskets of supplies to teachers at Antioch’s Fremont Elementary School.
Manager Rich Matosich brought 10 baskets to be given away to teac...
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Members of Antioch’s Rotary Club of the Delta gathered with President Jim Lanter at the Roger’s Point Coastal Cleanup location to serve the community while celebrating 20 years of service.
A party ...
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Students in the Heritage Band are working to raise money so that they may attend the Pacific Basin Music Festival. Each student must raise around $1,500. The students have been washing cars, sellin...
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If you live in or around Brentwood, the Brentwood Regional Community Chest (BRCC) is a familiar name. For more than 35 years the nonprofit organization and its dedicated group of organizers and tru...
Oct 06, 2009 | 0 | 8 |
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To celebrate Constitution Day, Sept. 17, members of the Antioch and Delta Rotary clubs distributed free copies of the U.S. Constitution to all the approximately 1,500 eighth-grade students in Antio...
Oct 01, 2009 | 0 | 3 |
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Cortona Park, an independent- and assisted-living community in Brentwood, is celebrating its one-year anniversary and raising money for the city’s Police Activities League at the same time.
The eve...
Sep 28, 2009 | 0 | 8 |
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More than $62,500 were distributed to nonprofit organizations, about $5,000 more than last year, during the CornFest volunteer thank-you event held at Veterans Park on Sunday.
In addition to the c...
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The Commons at Dallas Ranch had a silent auction to benefit “An Elderly Wish Foundation” at its third anniversary celebration on Sept. 3.
Sep 24, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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Students from the LUHSD Lifeskills Program and Best Buddies Club earned more than $850 washing cars last month, thanks to tremendous team work and lots of local heart. According to Lifeskills teach...
Sep 24, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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The LUHSD Educational Foundation is seeking to fill four vacancies on its Board of Directors with individuals who would like an opportunity to make a difference in their community.
According to th...
Sep 24, 2009 | 1 | 15 |
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Sleep is not Elizabeth Tanner’s friend these days, which is understandable given the grave illness of her 4-year-old son Aaron. But even before it was determined that Aaron would need a rare heart ...
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Water skiing’s most renowned athletes, including the world’s fastest female barefoot skier, Teresa Wallace; six-time national barefoot skiing champion Jerry Kanawyer; and Discovery Bay’s own world ...