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Students from Knightsen Elementary put their best feet forward last week, taking time from their time off to support those fighting cancer. The kids not only walked; they raised more than $2,500 fo...
May 31, 2012 | 0 | 6 |
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When the Dow Chemical Company’s Pittsburg office announced that it was giving away more than 100 bicycles – to a nonprofit, it hoped – Delta 2000 executive director Susie Dove’s expectations were f...
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It’s said that the third time is the charm, but in the case of the Special Kids Foundation (SPK), six appears to be the lucky number – as in the sixth annual Wine and Chocolate fundraiser that rais...
May 01, 2012 | 1 | 8 |
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This week Antioch and Brentwood residents will paint the town purple as part of the the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay For Life, a community campout against cancer.
Throughout California,...
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Soroptimist of the Delta recently donated the proceeds from its annual 300 Club fundraising project in support of the Brentwood campus of Shepherd’s Gate, which provides shelter and resources for w...
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If you consider it strange to talk about a lifetime of caring and giving when the subject is a 9-year-old girl, you haven’t met Jenna Rose Hartley.
This week Jenna and her mom, Lisa Molls, made the...
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The discounted rate of $45 for this year’s Special Kids Foundation Wine & Chocolate Festival has been extended to Monday, April 16, after which ticket prices will return to $50. Options are also av...
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Those looking to play a little poker for a big cause should put April 26 on their calendar for the Loaves and Fishes Texas Hold ’em Tournament at the Veterans of Foreign War Post #6435, 815 Fulton ...
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The Special Kids Foundation hosts its sixth annual Wine & Chocolate Festival on Saturday, May 12 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Hannah Nicole Vineyards, 6700 Balfour Road in Brentwood.
Among the featured vint...
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William Lawrie – shown here with grandchildren William, left, Michael, standing, Dolores, in hat, and family friend Pam – spent his life as a rancher in Martinez. At the age of 96, he wanted to see...
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Cancer doesn’t take a holiday, but that doesn’t stop local cancer survivors from taking a moment to savor life’s sweetness – especially when ice cream is involved.
Brentwood and Oakley Relay For Li...
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Janet and Jim Frasier, along with daughter Lindsey, hosted The Network of Care’s sixth annual crab feed last weekend at the Antioch Fairgrounds. More than 300 guests attended the event, which featu...
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If you’re looking for a night of food, fellowship and a worthy cause, bring your appetite – and your patriotism – to Grazie! Grille at The Streets of Brentwood on March 13.
Operation Creekside, the...
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Oakley Relay For Life team Fight Like a Girl hosts a bowling fundraiser Sunday, March 18 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Harvest Park Bowl, 5000 Balfour Road in Brentwood. The $12 admission includes shoe...
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Childhaven Preschool in Brentwood hosted its 12th annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Hop-a-Thon last week, raising $490.20 for neuromuscular research.
The Hop-a-Thon was part of MDA’s national d...
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To honor cancer survivors, the Relays for Life of Brentwood and Oakley invite all cancer survivors, caregivers, family and friends to a Survivor Ice Cream Social on Sunday, March 25 from 2 to 4 p.m...
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When Jim and Janet Frazier needed assistance during a time of crisis, the kindness of strangers provided it. Today, their Network of Care organization returns the favor to tens of thousands of fami...
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The community is invited to support local veterans at a Zumba party fundraiser on Friday, March 2 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Veterans Hall, 757 First St. in Brentwood. Admission is $10. Attendees will ...
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Delta Vista Middle School seventh-grader Jennifer Swafford, 12, recently turned in approximately 13,000 pennies, nearly filling a 5-gallon water jug, as part of the Pennies For Patients fundraiser,...
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Antioch Police Detective James McMurry serves up dinner to Chili’s diners Tiffany Pindel, Lorna Henderson, Mariah Henderson and Kristine Henderson as part of the Tip-A-Cop program. Antioch officers...