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Clayton Pioneer • www.claytonpioneer.com
September 25, 2009
Around Town ‘Lemon Lady’ receives garden club award When Clayton’s Anna Chan, “The Lemon Lady,” made the blissful discovery that a short auto trip would lull little daughter Ava to sleep, she had no idea that those daily “nap” drives were about to change her world. While cruising through local neighborhoods, Chan could see tree after tree, loaded with unharvested fruit going to waste. One day, she and Ava stopped and asked the owner if she could take the fruit to the local food bank and an idea was born. Volunteers soon began helping. Chan formed a network with the farmers market
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ANNA CHAN, KGO-TV news anchor Dan Ashley and Maryanne Lucas, President of California Garden Clubs
and several hundred community members to donate fruits and vegetables to the Food Bank on a regular basis. A partnership with the Salvation Army and Share has resulted in over $60,000 in fresh produce donations to local food charities. On Sept. 11, the California Garden Clubs, Inc., recognized Chan for her community service.
Jamie Harlin and Matthew Pizzagoni wed Matthew Pizzagoni and Jamie Harlin exchanged vows in an evening ceremony at Marsh Creek Springs on July 30. Matthew has been a Clayton resident since birth and graduated from Clayton Valley High School. Jamie was born in Santa Barbara, and later moved to Pittsburg. She graduated from Berean Christian High School. Both are Diablo Valley College graduates and are employed by PF Chang’s in Walnut Creek. They live in Clayton.
For more information about Chan’s work or to find out how you can help, visit her blog at http://thelemonlady.blogspot.com -Mike Dunn
Dana Hills Garage Sale biggest ever
“Pops” goes the Plaza
Dana Hills residents, Paul and Julie Mitchell pooled their goods with eight other families at the Dana Hills Garage Sale last weekend to benefit local stem cell transplant patient, Jessica Bucher.
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Jeff, Meredith, Marjorie and Cole Edmonston of Clayton joined the two thousand people who attended the California Symphony’s “Pops in the Plaza” on Sept. 12. Emceed by ABC-7 news anchor Dan Ashley, the California Symphony drew a record crowd to the concert Todos Santos concert.
Last Saturday, more than 50 families participated in the annual Dana Hills Garage Sale. The event, organized by local Realtor Stephanie Lopez normally draws 25 or 30 families. “I don’t know if it’s the economy or what,” said Lopez, “but this one was the biggest ever.” The garage sale was an opportunity for the Mitchell family to raise money for Jessica Bucher, a Concord girl and family friend who recently underwent a stem cell transplant. The group of friends pooled their goods and will donate their proceeds of more than $1,000 to the Bucher family. For more information about Jessica or to donate, go to www.cotaforjessicaannb.com.