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.

2021 Community Events  –

Lafayette Art & Wine Festival On Friday, the 13th, this event was cancelled due to expanding Delta variant of the Coronavirus. It would be impossible to enforce a masking rule. “Our staff, volunteers, police, CERT, and security can not monitor every person who chooses to simply not comply with the rules.  It is confrontational, dangerous and does nothing to create the wonderful vibe we have been able to enjoy.”

2022 Community Events  –

Lafayette Art & Wine Festival The 25th Lafayette Art & Wine Festival, featuring art, wine, beer, music, and shopping, is scheduled for Saturday, September 17, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, September 18, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in downtown Lafayette. The last year the Festival was held, 2019, 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 16, 2022: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturday, September 17, 2022: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
Sunday, September 18, 2022: 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.