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Men’s soccer team takes home championship The Clayton Wonders soccer team won the championship in the Men’s Over 48 Division at the King Cup Tournament in
Las Vegas in January. Suat Atkin, captain of the Clayton Wonders, is also president of the Clayton Soccer Club. Atkin says there
February 14, 2014
are two teams in the club now. Next season, there will be three teams representing age groups over 30, over 40 and over 48.
CBCA begins funding projects for 2014 GARY CARR Special to the Pioneer
Hungry families, inquisitive young women, and folks in need of a defibrillator got a boost from the Clayton Business and Community Association at their Jan. 30 meeting. The club overwhelmingly approved a grant for AAUW to again send three middle school girls to their Tech Trek Camp at Sonoma State. The camp is to encourage girls to consider careers in science, math, technology and engineering.
CBCA also granted funds to the St. Bonaventure Food Pantry and to the Clayton Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) for two automatic external defibrillators to be placed in two strategic locations in Clayton. One of the main sources for CBCA funds for grants like these is the annual Art & Wine Festival, scheduled this year for May 3 and 4. The downtown bocce court project continues to move forward, according to club president Gregg Manning. However,
the club’s application for a 501(c) 3 designation is going to take much longer than anticipated. The club hoped for a tax exempt status right away in order to use tax deductible donations to help offset the $175,000 the club has committed in partnership with the Ipsen family to build the four-court park. CBCA exists to benefit the Clayton community through fundraising activities and other events. To join CBCA or to volunteer for an event, call 925-672-2272 or visit www.claytoncbca.org.
Clayton Valley Garden Club Blossoms BLOSSOMS FOR BARBARA Kneeling: Eran Nadler, Peter Piwek, Adam Filipczyk and Dan Slaven. Standing: Alex August, John White, Marek Soja, Suat Atkin, Abdul Dennoun, Jose Ortiz, Martin Vega, Sam Jagnjic, Edgar Olmedo, Jose Mazariego and Omar Montoya.
Kendall Albert spells her way to second win For the second year in a row, fifth-grader, Kendall Albert, spelled her way to first place in the Mt. Diablo Elementary School spelling bee on Jan. 23. Kendall knocked off such tough words as “parallel” before hitting it home with “kernel.” She triumphed over a field of 18 and will represent MDES at the county spelling bee on March 22.
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This week, members of the Clayton Valley Garden Club said “Be My Valentine” to the ill and homebound with some 850 flowering plants delivered to the area’s ill and homebound. This is the third year for the Blossoms for Barbara outreach program. At the center of this growing annual event is Linda Manss Karp, a garden club member and floral designer. Barbara created the event to honor her late mother, Barbara Manss. It is important to bring a bit of happiness to those who are ill, says Karp. “It’s hard to believe the love and joy a flowering plant can create.” Karp’s focus is on distributing the small Valentine’s Day flowering gifts to those under hospice care, local assisted living and convalescent home residents, the Martinez Veterans Affairs hospice patients and Meals on Wheels recipients in
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ANN FRAISER, ELAINE CLARK AND SHARON FITZGERALD of Meals on Wheels received flowers last year from Sharon Osteen and Linda Manss Karp of the Clayton Valley Garden Club as part of the Blossoms for Barbara program.
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