LAFAYETTE
The Friends Corner Book Shop at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center campus was set to reopen Sept. 8 for curbside service.
The shop’s hours will be Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The shop will be open for curbside service only and is still unable to accept new donations. If there is a specific book you would like to purchase, please request it via email to friendscornerbookshop@gmail.com. A volunteer will let you know whether or not it is available.There will also be an opportunity to “window-shop,” as we will place books and other items in the windows. Please provide exact change or a check for purchase; checks may be made out to FLLLC (Friends of the Lafayette Library and Learning Center). In addition to the books offered for sale in our shop, the shop has more than 1,800 books for sale on Amazon. Masks and social distancing will be required when picking up items.
— FLLLC
PLEASANT HILL
Attend county Social Justice Alliance’s monthly meetings
Social justice indicates equal access to health care, wealth, justice and opportunity; the Social Justice Alliance of Contra Costa County believes in and promotes the concept of social justice in its role as a committee of the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County, based in Pleasant Hill.
For several years, the Social Justice Alliance of Contra Costa County has partnered with a national coalition known as “Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence” and in April 2019 became an endorser of “The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival,” which demands economic and human rights for less fortunate people in the United States.
The Social Justice Alliance works closely with the Migrant and Immigrant Community Action (MICA) Project to help young, undocumented immigrants gain legal status and promotes universal health care. In cooperation with the Interfaith Council and Winter Nights Family Shelter, the alliance provides emergency housing for needy families with children and seniors. The alliance envisions a world in which societies treat all their citizens equally and enables them to reach their full potential. It celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion, believes in human dignity and contends all voices should be engaged.
The group is holding Zoom meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. For details visit bayareane.ws/2FdY19q or interfaithccc.org online.
— Social Justice Alliance of Contra Costa County
MARTINEZ
18th annual Run for Education on Sept. 27, going virtual
The 18th annual Run for Education, sponsored by the Martinez Refining Company and Martinez Education Foundation (MEF), is scheduled for Sept. 27. This year’s run is virtual, so runners and walkers of all ages can create their own race and set their own pace.
The run is the major fundraiser for the Martinez Education Foundation each year, and all proceeds from entry fees, donations and sponsorships will go to Martinez Unified School District in the form of grants. Since 2003, the annual fundraiser has raised $925,000 for the MEF, and this year’s theme is “Run to a Million.” To support the MEF, participate in the virtual run or learn more, visit martinezedfoundation.org/run-for-education.
— Martinez Education Foundation
PITTSBURG
East County Shared Ministry member celebrates 100 years
Sept. 7 marks a milestone for local resident Lucille Brautigam. She will be celebrating her birthday, but not just any birthday. Lucille hits triple digits this year and joins that rare club of centennial celebrants.
Lucille Olivia Ortega was born on Sept. 7, 1920, in Bluefields, Nicaragua. She attended Moravian High School and later continued her studies at the Colegio Normal de Señoritas in Managua. In 1940 Lucille met and married the love of her life, Harry Emil Brautigam. They had four children: Dr. Harry Emil Brautigam Jr. (1949 to 2008), Jeannette Vega, Sandra Sanchez and Rose Solorzano.
For many years Harry and Lucille enjoyed a peaceful and prosperous life in Nicaragua. However, in 1978, faced with the Nicaraguan Revolution, they moved to the United States and joined their daughter, Rose, and her husband, Alvaro Solorzano, who were already living here.
Lucille is a multitalented and gifted woman who has enjoyed a lifelong passion for arts and crafts, including knitting, crafting and painting. She has regularly delighted her friends and family with a variety of beautiful creations. Sewing, knitting and crocheting dresses and blankets for her great-grandchildren, making beautiful paintings and unique Christmas decorations like wreaths, flower arrangements and angels and her signature personalized greeting cards are just some of her many talents.
Blessed with 14 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren, Lucille is the beloved matriarch of her family. She loves to attend Sunday services and was actively doing so prior to the pandemic. She is now a regular Zoom attendee and enjoys seeing her friends online.
To celebrate this momentous occasion, Lucille will be honored at her church’s worship service at 10 a.m. Sept. 6. With COVID-19 limiting, even eliminating, group gatherings, the congregation has been meeting on line since March 15 via Zoom, which will be the case for Lucille’s celebration as well. In further honor of her milestone birthday, Lucille’s daughter, Rose, is planning a drive-by parade at 2234 Concord Drive in Pittsburg, complete with Lucille’s favorite mariachi band providing musical entertainment from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sept. 6, the evening before her birthday.
The Rev. Will McGarvey, a pastor at Community Presbyterian Church, which shares a ministry with First Congregational Church, commented, “As a congregation that’s over 150 years old, we celebrate all our members, especially those who mark a centennial in their own lifetime and for all they are to our community. Happy birthday, Lucille.”
Lucille has already begun receiving greetings and recognition from various friends and organizations with which she has been involved. We join them in wishing her a very happy birthday and wishes for many more.
East County Shared Ministry consists of Community Presbyterian Church of Pittsburg and First Congregational Church of Antioch. Visit eastcountysharedministry.org or call 925-439-9161 or 925-757-4094 for further information.
Center for visually impaired holding open house Sept. 10
The Lions Center for the Visually Impaired is holding a virtual open house at 2 p.m. Sept. 10. Participants will learn about the many free services available to blind and visually impaired seniors in Alameda, Solano and Contra Costa counties; can meet and chat with Lions Center staff and clients; and could win a prize at the free raffle. For more information or to register, please call the Lions Center toll-free at 800-750-3937, email info@lcvi.org or visit lcvi.org online.
— Lions Center for the Visually Impaired
WALNUT CREEK
Chamber of Commerce to host council candidates forum
The Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau will host a free virtual City Council Candidates’ Forum from 9 to 11 a.m. Sept 15. The event will include all eight candidates running for three open Walnut Creek City Council seats.
Walnut Creek voters will have their first opportunity to hear from all candidates: Hailey Ayres, Cindy Darling, Loella Haskew, Kurtis Reese, Michael Samson, Lauren Talbert, Justin Wedel and Kevin Wilk. Candidates will respond to questions posed by the Chamber’s political action committee, WALPAC, and members of the audience. The public can register for the free forum online at bayareane.ws/2QAgnnR or walnut-creek.com.
— Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce
Save Mount Diablo yearly fundraising gala virtual Sept. 12
Save Mount Diablo’s signature annual fundraising gala — Moonlight on the Mountain — is going virtual this year to ensure the safety of our community. Scheduled for 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12, the online experience will be livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook Live.
The event’s traditional setting — dinner under the stars on Mount Diablo — has made the fundraiser one of the East Bay’s top nonprofit galas of the season. This year, organizers promise a return of everyone’s favorite Moonlight on the Mountain experiences: uplifting entertainment, beautiful vistas of our beloved mountain, exciting silent and live auctions, inspirational presentations, a live Fund-a-Need and, for the first time, virtual audience participation.
There is no cost to register for Moonlight on the Mountain. Guests can register, donate, and purchase sponsorships at savemountdiablo.ejoinme.org/Moonlight2020. Anyone can help make Moonlight on the Mountain successful by sharing the event via email and social media.
— Save Mount Diablo
PITTSBURG
Paid jobs training program orientations on Sept. 12, 15
The Workforce Development Program at St. Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa County is a paid jobs training program aimed at helping the unemployed re-enter the workforce and find stable employment. The 24-week Pittsburg-based program teaches members techniques to find a job, offering training in resume development, interviewing and workplace success techniques in a supportive & compassionate environment. Mandatory orientation sessions for people interested in applying to the program will take place on Sept. 12 and 15 from 9 a.m. to noon in Pittsburg. To register call 925-439-5060 or email info@svdp-cc.org.
The Workforce Development Program aims to help tear down the barriers that stand in the way of employment for individuals who have struggled to obtain and maintain employment. Participants are matched with mentors and take weekly classes to continue developing necessary workplace skills. A new class of participants are selected every six months. Participants gain paid, part-time (22.5 hours a week) work experience in a St. Vincent de Paul thrift store or SVdP’s trucking and transportation department. Additional training in retail operations include cash register operations, inventory display and optimization and warehouse operations. For details on the program, visit svdp-cc.org/workforce-development-program online.
— SVdP of Contra Costa County
BRENTWOOD
‘Back to Business’ COVID-19 safety kits to be provided
The city of Brentwood and the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce are partnering to provide Brentwood businesses with “Back to Business” COVID-19 safety kits to help the city’s businesses reopen their doors safely for customers and staffs. Each kit will include masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, a thermometer, posters and floor graphics. This is a priority of the City Council to help our businesses wherever possible during this challenging time.
Funding for these kits in the amount of $212,000 has been approved by the City Council with reimbursement provided through the federal CARES Act, which Congress approved last spring to provide funding to local governments to assist with responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. The state of California shared its funds with all cities in California (most were too small to receive direct federal funding). The funds can only be used to cover costs incurred because of the pandemic.
Providing these kits to businesses helps eliminate that expense for business owners already impacted by coronavirus closures. The kits may also help them open in some fashion sooner, rather than later. The kits were expected to be available by Sept. 9.
— city of Brentwood
LAMORINDA
Apply for free or discounted meals in Acalanes schools
The Acalanes Union High School District, including Acalanes High School, Campolindo High School, Las Lomas High School and Miramonte High School, will serve nutritious meals every school day of this academic year under the National School Lunch Program. From now through June 30, 2021, children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals if the household income is less than or equal to the federal guidelines.
Applications will be sent to households with a letter about the free and reduced-price meal program. Households that want to apply for meal benefits must fill out one application for all children in the household and mail it to the district’s nutrition office at AUHSD Food Services, 310 Moraga Road, Moraga, CA 94556. The school will let you know if your application is approved or denied for free or reduced-price meals. For more details or to apply online, visit bayareane.ws/2D9Budl online. If you have questions about the program or need help with the application, you can also contact Rebecca Bearce in the district’s Food Services department at 925-280-3962 or rbearce@auhsdschools.org.
— Acalanes Union High School District
MARTINEZ
Shred paper, drop off e-waste, help fund causes Sept. 12
The Rotary Club of Martinez is sponsoring a paper shredding and e-waste collection from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 12 in the Alhambra High School parking lot next to Alhambra Ave. The cost for shredding is $5 per box, with no limit. The e-waste collection fee (nothing larger then a microwave) is a donation depending on the amount.
The Rotary Club of Martinez has been serving the community for more than 75 years. Events like these help fund the scholarships and charitable organizations such as Meals on Wheels, the Boys and Girls Club, Salvation Army and many more. If you need further information, contact Barbara Turcios at 925-372-0775 or grannyturcios@hotmail.com.
— Rotary Club of Martinez
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