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Suds for scholarships
Apr 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The Liberty High School Key Club, a student organization affiliated with the Kiwanis Club of Brentwood, hosts a car wash fundraiser at The Shops at Fairview, 3181 Balfour Road, on Saturday, April 1...
Sign-ups begin for Blues, Brews & BBQs
Apr 14, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Memorial Day weekend is America’s unofficial start of summer, when folks fire up the barbecue, the aroma of smoked meat dances in the air and the sizzle of the grill serenades the celebration. The ...
Build-A-Bear Workshop honors Brentwood teen
Apr 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood’s Tyler Page, 14, has been named a semifinalist in the 2011 search for Huggable Heroes, a program sponsored by Build-A-Bear Workshop. Tyler is one of 75 young leaders recognized, honored ...
Click here to volunteer
Apr 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A new website devoted to helping Antioch in these tough budgetary times, www.volunteer4antioch.com , is up and running. More than 50 volunteer opportunities are listed alphabetically on the site. ...
Rise, Ride and Run
Apr 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The second annual Resurrection Rise, Ride and Run will be held in Brentwood on Saturday, April 16. All proceeds from the event go to help build a house in Haiti. Last year, participants and busines...
Kaleidoscope golf tourney
Mar 31, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Discovery Bay Country Club will host Kaleidoscope’s inaugural golf tournament fundraiser on May 2. The entry fee is $100 per person and includes greens fees, access to a golf cart, range balls, a b...
Garage sale reslated
Mar 31, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Mother Nature put a damper on a planned garage sale, but not on enthusiasm for supporting our troops. The garage sale intended for last weekend to support East County Military Families and Friends ...
Golfing for grants
Mar 31, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Soroptimist International of Antioch will host its inaugural golf tournament fundraiser on Friday, June 24. This is the chapter’s first large-scale fundraiser to help the organization meet its goal...
Charity walk supports camp
Mar 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Royal Family Kids Camps will host a charity walk benefiting foster children in East County on Saturday, May 14 at Contra Loma Reservoir in Antioch. Funds raised benefit Royal Family Kids’ Camps, a ...
HARP’s 35th birthday (or 5th in human years)
Mar 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Homeless Animals Response Program (HARP) is celebrating its fifth anniversary by providing five bags of dog food to each person who adopts a dog from HARP in the next month. All dogs and puppies ar...
Curves to kick off food drive in April
Mar 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
During the month of April, Curves of Antioch will participate in the 13th annual Curves Food Drive, which collects non-perishable food and cash donations to benefit a local food bank. Current membe...
Relay event at The Game
Mar 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Relay For Life team Cancer Sucks will host a fundraiser on Saturday, April 16 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at The Game Sports Pub ’N Pizza, 235 Oak St. in Brentwood. The Game will donate a percentage of...
Locals pitch in for Japan relief
Mar 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
As outpourings around the world continue in the wake of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, local businesses and community organizations in East County are working to gather support for the...
Sweets for survivors
Mar 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
To honor cancer survivors, Brentwood Relay For Life organizers have scheduled a Survivor Ice Cream Social for Sunday, March 27. All cancer survivors are welcome to stop by Club Los Meganos at Trilo...
Seeking a bone marrow miracle
by Ruth Roberts
Mar 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
To most preschoolers, birthdays mean parties, presents and treats. But when Ronan Godfrey turned 3 recently, he celebrated the day with a blood transfusion. “I wake up every day and still can’t wra...
Mark PAL on tax return
Mar 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
California taxpayers have the option to make a donation to the Police Activities League (PAL) on their state income tax this year. California PAL is one of 15 voluntary contributions on the 2010 st...
E-waste for e-ducation
Mar 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
A volunteer sorts some of the mountain of e-waste – weighing a whopping 16,563 pounds – at the Liberty Ed Foundation fundraiser Feb. 26. Foundation President Karen Rarey said the event’s earnings ...
Sydney’s Journey comes to Willy’s
Mar 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The East County community’s effort to support Brentwood 12-year-old Sydney Stone, who is battling the rare cellular disorder known as mitochondrial disease, continues in tomorrow’s fundraiser from ...
Crab feed
Mar 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Network of Care hosts its fifth annual crab feed Saturday, March 19 at the Antioch Fairgrounds Sunset Building. The $50 admission includes dinner, a raffle and silent auction. Doors open at 5:3...
New Zealand quake felt in East County
by Ruth Roberts
Mar 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
As international relief efforts continue in the wake of New Zealand’s devastating 6.3 earthquake, two local families with relatives in the region find themselves in the epicenter of anxiety wroug...