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St. Vincent de Paul Board President Jim Noe, left, accepts a check for $12,500 from Sutter Delta CEO Gary Rapaport and Sutter Delta Community Benefits Manager Rudeen Monte. The funds are a portion ...
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Tickets are now on sale for the 10th annual Heart to Heart Ball, to be held Feb. 25, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lone Tree Golf and Event Center, 4800 Golf Course Road in Antioch. The black-tie-option...
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Novelist Edna Ferber wrote that “Christmas isn’t a season, it’s a feeling” and that feeling was on full display this month at the inaugural Festival of Trees event in Brentwood.
The three-day affai...
Dec 08, 2011 | 0 | 14 |
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A week after hundreds of toys and food items were stolen from the Friends of Oakley Christmas Basket Program, President Jim Frazier is breathing a sigh of relief.
“There has been an outstanding out...
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The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to help with its fundraising efforts this holiday season.
Volunteers will be gift-wrapping at Barnes & Noble in Antioch on Dec. 17. Donations for gift-w...
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Jessica Derksen, 10, center, and Sarah Clarke help sort a newly arrived pile of toys for the Brentwood Regional Community Chest Christmas Basket program Tuesday.
As always, organizers are counting...
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Mothers of Brentwood took it upon themselves this year to provide Thanksgiving meals for 90 local families. From the left are Andrea Balderrama, Myra Rice, Jennifer Fernandez, Kelly Cockrell, Vince...
Dec 01, 2011 | 0 | 8 |
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It was a morning of smiles all around, but for seven East County kids, those smiles will now last a lifetime.
Sheffield Orthodontics recently placed braces on local teens as part of the Smiles for ...
Dec 01, 2011 | 0 | 6 |
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As the Oakley school community continues to gather around Ignacio Pena and his family in the wake of the O’Hara Park student’s recent illness, the business community has also stepped up.
Black Bear...
Nov 29, 2011 | 1 | 7 |
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The Friends of Oakley Christmas Basket program was hit by thieves Tuesday, losing $4,000 in toys and food collected for distribution to hundreds of local families. Friends of Oakley President and O...
Nov 24, 2011 | 0 | 7 |
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The holiday season is upon East County, and members of the community are opening their hearts to offer support to local charity drives offering aid to those in need. Local businesses, schools, chur...
Nov 24, 2011 | 0 | 4 |
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Sutter Delta and Sutter Health recently made a $12,500 donation to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Pittsburg. The funds are a portion of a quarter-million-dollar donation by the Sutter Health...
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’Tis the season of decorating, giving and lending a hand to any number of great causes, and if you’re like a lot of people, you have precious little time to get it all done.
A pair of upcoming eve...
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Folks in far East County will soon begin to see familiar sights around town – some traditional and some just plain fun. Above are Liberty High Kiwanis Key Club members KayLa Lewis and Michaelle Dia...
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After the success of the inaugural Street Feast last year, Ryan Richardson is counting his blessings that so many are supporting this year’s celebration.
“Last year, we had this idea to have a big ...
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Other community groups are rallying to provide Thanksgiving dinners for the community. The following locations are hosting free turkey dinners: Tuesday, Nov. 22 Word of Life Christian Fellowship ...
Nov 17, 2011 | 0 | 5 |
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Barnes & Noble stores across the country invite customers to give the gift of reading to children in need during the company’s annual Holiday Book Drive, held through Jan. 1, 2012. The Barnes & Nob...
Nov 17, 2011 | 0 | 6 |
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More than 100 students from the Brentwood Union School District pitched in during the recent Kids Against Hunger packing event in Brentwood.
In total, 76,032 freeze-dried meals – to be shipped to ...
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The Discovery Bay Corvette Club (DBCC), known for fast cars and classic chassis, is also celebrated for its charitable contributions. And this season the club is leading the drive by partnering wit...
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Resurrection Ministries Church (“REZ”) in Brentwood recently held its third annual Servant Day – also known as Wear Your Grubs to Church Day – in which members went out into the local community and...