One of our local philanthropies, Habitot, enlisted the Juniors to help make ‘sugar skulls’ for use at their annual Halloween party for underprivileged children. Members, both old and new, got busy and made a fun evening of it!
We had a great turn-out at our open house this fall and are pleased to welcome many new members to the Orinda Juniors. Please welcome:
- Charlene Stratton
- Natalie Vansant
- Susan Glynn
- Roxanne Christophe
- Kristiana Tom
- Erin Mitchell
- Camille Andrews
- Preethy Kalra
- Keri Nakamura Ouye
- Ritu Goel
- Kara Dille
Thank you to everyone who came out last night to meet us and learn more about the Orinda Juniors and what we do! We hope to see you at our next general meeting in October!
The Orinda Juniors celebrated the end of our membership year by coming out to support local Orinda restaurants for Orinda’s Dine Around Town event. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone again in the fall!
Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2019 YouthInk writing contest! This year, over 40 Orinda middle school students submitted entries inspired by the writing prompt “It Matters.” We are proud to announce the winners of contest for 2019:
2019 WINNERS
First Place ($250):
Eloise Anagnost, The Girl in the Box
Second Place ($125):
Holly Carysforth, Free?
Third Place ($75):
Kirsten Parker, Hidden
Honorable Mention: (alphabetical order)
Mia Balonick, The Highway
Kaylin Chang, The Power of Words
Audrey Dugan, Safe
Josslyn Grover, Flying Free
Indie Lee, Onwards
Tahra Minowada, The Sound of Nothing
Jade Peng, Paper Promises
Chiara Sponzilli, Everything In This World Matters
Hazel Weiner, The Way Things Used to Be
Jialei Zhang, Playing It By Heart
The Orinda Juniors spring social took to the lanes for a fun evening of bowling.
The Orinda Rotary Club once again hosted the Orinda Trivia Bee on March 22, 2019. The Orinda Juniors fielded a crack team to participate in this fun Orinda tradition. Thank you to Patty Holman, Amy Stuffmann, Katie Joy Walsh, Flora Wilson, Leslie Volk, and Jen Matthews for coming out to represent the Juniors!
Special guest, Eileen McPeake, from McPeake & Company Financial Planning and Wealth Management, joined us for our February meeting to talk about financial planning for college. Miss the meeting? Check out her presentation. Thank you to Jen Matthews for hosting!
The Orinda Juniors had a great time together baking for the annual holiday gathering of the Pediatric/HIV patients and families at Children’s Hospital Oakland.
Following the delivery of over twenty dozen cookies and treats, we received a wonderful thank you from the organization:
Amy and ALL the wonderful cookie makers from Orinda Juniors:I am sending a heartfelt THANK YOU from the whole Pediatric HIV team at Children’s Hospital for the beautiful array of decorated holiday cookie platters! What an abundance of goodies for our patients and families to enjoy on Saturday. We are so grateful for community involvement in helping to make this season bright for our families. They enjoyed crafts, entertainment, lunch and COOKIES before meeting Santa. What a great way to top off the party.Thank you againAnn Petru, Teresa Courville and Julie HainingPediatric HIV/AIDS Program
We are pleased to announce Youth Ink 2019 writing contest launches on Monday, December 3, 2018! The Youth Ink writing contest was created to support the literary arts among young people in the Orinda community, Youth Ink is open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders who live in Orinda or attend an Orinda school.
Entries must be a story (fiction or non-fiction), poem, or other creative writing form; presented in English, and written specifically for the contest and without teacher or parent involvement. Entries must be 750 words or less. Submissions will be evaluated on content, clarity, structure, and originality.
Prompt
The writing prompt for 2019 is It Matters; however, you may write about anything you like—real or imaginary—adhere to the prompt or not! There is no limit to your imagination.
To Enter
Contest opens December 3, 2018 and closes on February 15, 2019.
Download a Youth Ink 2019 entry form.
Entries will only be accepted via email. Email your entry to oyouthink@gmail.com with the following:
- Completed entry form. Make sure to include all required information in your submission.
- PDF of entry submission. We will not accept Google doc, Word doc, or any other format. Contestant name must be listed in a header on top right corner of every page.
Once you have submitted your entry, you will receive a receipt notification from oyouthink@gmail.com to confirm your entry was successfully submitted.
Prizes
First Place $250, Second Place $125, and Third Place $75, and ten honorable mentions gift certificates. Winners will be notified by mail and receive their prizes at an Awards Ceremony in April. The ceremony is open to the public and all family and friends are invited.
Contest Sponsors
The contest is organized and run by the Orinda Junior Women’s Club, with additional financial sponsorship provided by Friends of the Orinda Library, the Lamorinda Arts Council, and Orinda Community Foundation.