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Discovery Bay Lions Club member Jim Mattison and Chamber President Rita Caruso, center, presented Kaleidoscope representative Jan Paige with a check for $400 during the chamber’s annual holiday mix...
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For the last six years, the Heritage High School varsity football and cheer teams have spread Christmas spirit by visiting Shepherd’s Gate, a shelter for battered and homeless women and children in...
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A special event was held recently in Veterans Hall in Brentwood. Zumba with Karina attracted more than 110 participants to a class themed Zumba Angels.
In addition to promoting good health through...
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Knightsen Elementary School students Ashley Rubick, left, Sydney Baker and Lauren Pastor and Spencer Bello clown around as they pack toys collected for the Brentwood Regional Community Chest (BRCC...
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Back by popular demand, the Lions Club Crab Feed will be held Saturday, Feb 23 at St. Anne Church in Byron. Cocktails are served at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7. Seating is limited.
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Antioch Animal Services has been selected to participate in the Antioch Women’s Club’s 58th annual Christmas Home Tour on Sunday, Dec. 9.
The increase in abused, abandoned and owner-surrendered ani...
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Get into the spirit of the season of giving by enjoying a tasty meal and supporting a worthy cause.
Red Man/ Pocahontas Hall, 1403 Main St. in Oakley, hosts a fundraiser dinner benefiting Alzheime...
Nov 29, 2012 | 0 | 6 |
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Earlier this month the Friends of Oakley organization registered 300 families for its annual Christmas Basket Program, which provides a turkey and all the fixings for a grand holiday meal, plus wra...
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Mothers of Brentwood (MOB), from left, Nova Moore, Jen Lepping, Lynette Brown, Valerie Manfredi, Vince Messina, Ginamarie Cornelius, Melissa Overgaard and Sue Otwell, held their Annual Turkey Drive...
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The Salvation Army of Antioch is seeking volunteers for the bell-ringing season.
“The Salvation Army has always had a need for volunteers,” said Major Neil Saunders, Antioch Salvation Army Corps of...
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Earlier this year, Greg Eissner, above left, and his firm, Eissner Financial in Brentwood, joined the Chemo Caps for Kids effort to provide headwear to children undergoing chemotherapy. By encourag...
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While many East County residents are busy shopping for Thanksgiving and Christmas, a dedicated bunch is gearing up for an annual canned food and toy drive that has been part of far East County’s ho...
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Cortona Park Senior Living at Brentwood hosts its annual Holiday Faire on Sunday, Nov. 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event features live entertainment, free horse and buggy rides, and 40 crafters an...
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Hospice of the East Bay is opening a new thrift store in Martinez to replace the one closed in Antioch at the end of October. The grand opening is slated for Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 550 M...
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The Friends of Oakley Community Foundation will begin registering families for its annual Christmas Basket Program next week.
In its fifth year, the program provides holiday meals and toys to Oakle...
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Ryan Richardson is busy planning a Thanksgiving celebration for more than 1,000 people, and with only two weeks left to plan, he’s not even breaking a sweat.
Richardson and his family, owners of Wi...
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There’s still time to win a 2012 Ford Fiesta or $10,000 in cash and help veterans at the same time simply by purchasing a raffle ticket through the veterans organization Operation Creekside.
“It’s...
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An inspiring twist on a school fundraiser actually gives back to the community. What if you could have your beautiful Christmas tree and make a local needy family’s holiday brighter too? Well, Anti...
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Rose Cremeans and Carol Renaud, volunteers at the Bethel Island Food Bank, inspect the nearly-bare cupboards from which they support about 150 local residents in need twice per month. “We are in re...