Events

The Lamorinda communities hold many civic events every year. Most of these events have need of volunteers. Sometimes the volunteers staff a booth; sometimes they provide traffic or parking control. Whatever the need, the organizers turn to local civic groups for help. CERT is one of the groups that are increasingly being asked to help. With our training and our numbers we are in a position to help and to spread the word about CERT.

The President's Volunteer Service AwardLamorinda CERT tracks the hours spent volunteering for each volunteer. In cooperation with MOFD Communications Support, we recognize our volunteers as they achieve various levels of time spent volunteering, each year and over their lifetime. We recognize the time by awarding The President’s Volunteer Service Awards from AmeriCorps and Points of Light. The award levels are: 100 hours, 250 hours, 500 hours annually and 4000 lifetime hours.

2024 Community Events:

Moraga-Orinda Fire District Open House
Saturday, May xx, 2024 the Moraga-Orinda Fire District will hold it’s annual open house at Station 45 in Orinda. We need to staff an informational table. Time slots are: 10-noon and noon-2.
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St. Mary’s College Graduation
Saturday, May 25, 2024, St. Mary’s College will hold their Undergraduate Commencement. This year they are asking CERT to help out. This is a great opportunity for our community to see CERT and get to know you as well. We will be presenting CERT training to students, faculty, and staff in the near future and we want to show who we are and some of the times we can do in non-disaster times. Times and duties to follow soon.
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Orinda July 4th Parade
On the 4th of July, 2024 from 9 am until noon CERT will need six volunteers to walk with the trailer and hand out information and goodies.
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Moraga July 4th in the Commons
On the 4th of July, 2024 from 9 am until 1 pm CERT will need two volunteers to handle in information booth.
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Lafayette Art & Wine Festival The 27th Lafayette Art & Wine Festival, has moved this year to the fourth weekend of September. It features art, wine, beer, music, and shopping, and is scheduled for Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, September 22, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in downtown Lafayette. The last year there were over 85,000 attendees over the two day event. The Lafayette Chamber of Commerce has asked CERT to help again with traffic control. We need to staff shifts with 6-8 people per shift. The times are:
Friday, September 20, 2024: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday, September 21, 2024 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sunday, September 22, 2024: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
We also have an informational booth where we need to have one or two CERTs all the time the festival is active to engage the public and explain what CERT is all about.

Use the button below to volunteer to help CERT with parking and crowd control.

Day Start End Location Filled
Friday 6:30 PM 9:30 PM Hough & Lafayette Circle 1
Friday 6:30 PM 9:30 PM Hough & Lafayette Circle 2
Friday 6:30 PM 9:30 PM Parking lot behind Tutu’s
Friday 8:00 PM 10:00 PM La Fiesta Square gate
Friday 6:30 PM 9:30 PM Mercantile garage entrance
Saturday 8:00 AM 11:00 AM La Fiesta Square gate
Saturday 9:15 AM 1:00 PM Hough & Lafayette Circle 1
Saturday 9:15 AM 1:00 PM Hough & Lafayette Circle 2
Saturday 9:15 AM 1:00 PM Parking lot behind Tutu’s
Saturday 9:45 AM 1:00 PM Booth
Saturday 10:45 AM 2:00 PM La Fiesta Square gate
Saturday 12:45 PM 3:00 PM Mercantile garage entrance
Saturday 12:45 PM 4:00 PM Hough & Lafayette Circle 1
Saturday 12:45 PM 4:00 PM Hough & Lafayette Circle 2
Saturday 12:45 PM 4:00 PM Parking lot behind Tutu’s
Saturday 12:45 PM 4:00 PM Booth
Saturday 1:45 PM 5:00 PM La Fiesta Square gate
Saturday 2:45 PM 5:00 PM Mercantile garage entrance
Saturday 3:45 PM 8:00 PM Hough & Lafayette Circle 1
Saturday 3:45 PM 8:00 PM Hough & Lafayette Circle 2
Saturday 3:45 PM 7:30 PM Parking lot behind Tutu’s
Saturday 3:45 PM 7:00 PM Booth
Saturday 4:45 PM 7:00 PM La Fiesta Square gate
Saturday 4:45 PM 8:00 PM Mercantile garage entrance
Sunday 8:00 AM 11:00 AM La Fiesta Square gate
Sunday 9:15 AM 1:00 PM Hough & Lafayette Circle 1
Sunday 9:15 AM 1:00 PM Hough & Lafayette Circle 2
Sunday 9:15 AM 1:00 PM Parking lot behind Tutu’s
Sunday 9:45 AM 1:00 PM Booth
Sunday 10:45 AM 2:00 PM La Fiesta Square gate
Sunday 11:45 PM 3:00 PM Mercantile garage entrance
Sunday 12:45 PM 4:00 PM Hough & Lafayette Circle 1
Sunday 12:45 PM 4:00 PM Hough & Lafayette Circle 2
Sunday 12:45 PM 4:00 PM Parking lot behind Tutu’s
Sunday 12:45 PM 4:00 PM Booth
Sunday 1:45 PM 5:00 PM La Fiesta Square gate
Sunday 2:45 PM 5:00 PM Mercantile garage entrance
Sunday 3:45 PM 7:00 PM Hough & Lafayette Circle 1
Sunday 3:45 PM 7:00 PM Hough & Lafayette Circle 2
Sunday 3:45 PM 7:00 PM Parking lot behind Tutu’s
Sunday 3:45 PM 6:00 PM Booth
Sunday 4:45 PM 7:00 PM La Fiesta Square gate
Sunday 4:45 PM 8:00 PM Mercantile garage entrance
VOLUNTEER for ART & WINE
Moraga’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, September 28, 2024 the Town of Moraga will celebrate its 50th Anniversary. There will be a parade. CERTs will help with traffic control and street closures. Time will be 0830 until noon (at the latest).
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Moraga-Orinda Fire District Open House
Saturday, October xx, 2024 the Moraga-Orinda Fire District will hold it’s annual pancake breakfast and open house at Station 41 in Moraga. We need to staff an informational table. Time slots are: 8-10 and 10-noon.
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Lafayette Res Run for Education
The 32nd Annual Lafayette Res Run for Education will be held Sunday, October 20, 2024. We need 14 volunteers from 7:00 a.m. until 11:00.
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