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Celebrate 25 years
The Pleasanton Weekly will be hosting its 25th Anniversary Party this Friday (Aug. 29) at the Lions Wayside Park in downtown Pleasanton.
The event, which will take place during the final Concert in the Park of 2025, will give community members a chance to meet the Weekly’s editorial team and organizational leadership and give the Weekly a chance to thank its supporters over the years.
The Embarcadero Media Foundation team will be at the park starting at 6 p.m. and music will begin at 7 p.m. with The RPM Band playing danceable rock until 8:30 p.m. The concert is free, and grass seating is first-come, first-served.
Fundraiser success
The Pleasanton Community of Character Collaborative recently announced that this year’s annual barbecue and auction fundraising event, which collects donations for the Juanita Haugen Memorial Scholarship fund, raised just over $30,000 for high school seniors.
According to a press release, the event — held in the backyard of City Councilmember Craig Eicher — was such a success that it actually raised 30% more than last year’s event and saw nearly 120 attendees.
“Due to this success, the number of scholarships has also increased to as many as eleven,” Ken Mano, the scholarship committee chairman for the collaborative, said in the press release.
CERT training
The Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department will be offering Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training classes starting next month where members of the public can learn about basic disaster preparedness.
The seven session program will go over “basic response related to fire safety, disaster medical operations and light search and rescue”, according to LPFD. The training will culminate in a LPFD and CERT drill, putting what participants have learned into practice.
The free classes for Pleasanton and Livermore residents 16 years or older will take place every Thursday from Sept. 18 to Oct. 23 from 6-10 p.m. at the Pleasanton Public Works Department and the LPFD training grounds on Busch Road. Those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
There will also be a Saturday class on Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pre-registration for the course is required, and space is limited. To sign up, email CERT@lpfire.org.
