President’s Message – December 2019
Remembrance and Hope
This holiday season brings both great sadness and hope for a better future. On Halloween night, five young lives were...
Donations Being Accepted at OA Office Until Dec. 16 in Coat...
With the arrival of cold weather, The Orinda Association (OA) has partnered with the nonprofit One Warm Coat to help those in...
Volunteers, Donors Keep Wheels Turning at The Orinda Association
Her quick step, ready smile and energy belie the fact that Wen-Shee Lee will soon turn 80 years old. Born in...
President’s Message – November 2019
Doing Good — With Your Help
“I’m a single grandmother and my children live very far away,” says Orinda Senior Village resident Mary...
President’s Message – October 2019
After Successful Car Show, Focus Turns to Fire Safety
Thousands of people from around the Bay Area turned out on Sept. 7 to...
Bryan Silveira Joins OA Board
(Contributed Photo)Local business owner and new OA board member Bryan Silveira.
Bryan Silveira, an eight-year Orinda resident who opened a State Farm office...
President’s Message – September 2019
‘Try To Remember the Days of September’
As we come back from summer vacations, we have been abruptly shaken by the news of...
Senior Ride Program Looking for More Volunteer Drivers as Demand...
Seniors Around Town, the Orinda group that offers free rides to the elderly, has seen such an explosion in demand that for...
President’s Message – August 2019
After Fabulous Fourth, Fun Continues With Car Show Weekend
Wow! This year’s Fourth of July Parade was incredible. There were thousands of people...
13 Musical Groups Lined up to Entertain Througout the Day
Whether it’s hot jazz, an old-fashioned fiddle band or patriotic anthems that move you, the Fourth of July parade has it all...
After the Parade, Loads of Fun Planned at Community Center Park
When the last colorful float has passed and the last notes of the Orinda All-Volunteer Pick Up Marching Band have faded at...
Pioneering Icons to Lead This Year’s Best Hometown Parade
Both of this year’s Grand Marshals made lasting contributions to Orinda and its residents. Ann Christofferson was instrumental in establishing the Community Center, while...
President’s Message – July 2019
Independence: It’s More Than Parades and Fireworks
July is the month of parades and fireworks to mark our independence. On July Fourth, Orinda...
President’s Message – June 2019
Orinda’s Array of Food Shines at
Restaurant Tour
On May 7, my family and I joined more than 150 people for the annual...
Get Your Red, White and Blue On
July Fourth may seem far away as graduation takes center stage during June. But it will be here before you know it. ...
The Orinda Association Supporters and Friends as of April 4
Kay & David AakerJim & Kris AbramsLinda & Todd AdlerAetna InsuranceHassan & Connie AhmadzadehAlbertsons SafewayVerda & Primo AlexanderAlliant Insurance ServicesLynne AlperCarol AlvordPaul & Mary...
Volunteers Needed as Orinda Gets Ready for Fourth of July Events
Early one morning in the winter of 1984, Dick Heggie, Bill Gross and Bobbie Landers were sitting in The Orinda Association’s cramped...
