CONCORD
On Oct. 8, Whole Foods Market filled a White Pony Express refrigerated van — donated by Whole Foods last year — with a generous 1,750 pounds of fresh groceries at the market’s Newell Avenue location in Walnut Creek.
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The “Stuff the Van” events, held nationwide, are meant to benefit all recipients of Whole Foods Market’s “Nourishing Our Neighborhoods” program. Since 2020, Whole Foods has donated 50 refrigerated vans to food rescue partners across the nation and Canada.
This is the second “Stuff the Van” event for White Pony Express (WPE). The food donations will help support individuals in the community who face food and nutrition insecurity. Several government officials, including Walnut Creek Mayor Loella Haskew, attended the event to recognize and celebrate Whole Foods’ generous contribution.
Founded in 2013 by Dr. Carol Weyland Conner, the Concord-based WPE is a volunteer-powered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to eliminate hunger and poverty by delivering the abundance all around us to those in need — with love.
— WPE
WALNUT CREEK
Made in the Shade family-friendly fall festival on Nov. 3
Enjoy a day with family and friends at Made in the Shade from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 3, held in the Shadelands SportsMall at 2640 Shadelands Drive in Walnut Creek. This popular, all-community event, hosted by Shadelands Walnut Creek, draws thousands of festival attendees annually from local and regional communities.
Free and family-friendly, Made in the Shade will feature live music, food trucks, ice cream, craft beer, exhibitor booths, giveaways, demonstrations and sports activities for the young and old, including yoga, soccer, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, taekwondo and batting cages.
Making special appearances will be the Project Pink Wheels pink fire engine and Joybound People & Pets’ mobile adoption van. Local taproom Calicraft Brewing Co. will bring its best microbrews and spritzers to the table, and branded Made in the Shade sunglasses will be handed out upon check-in while supplies last.
Shadelands businesses and nonprofits are invited to showcase their organizations with an exhibitor table, and exhibitor logos and website links will appear on the Made in the Shade webpage. Go online to visitshadelands.com/made-shade for more details or to register as an exhibitor.
— Shadelands Walnut Creek
ANTIOCH
Kiwanis Club chapter to host Restaurant Tour on Oct. 27
Please come out and support the Kiwanis Club of the Delta-Antioch while enjoying local restaurants at this year’s Kiwanis Restaurant Tour from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 27. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and community at a time. The club’s Motto is “Serving the Children of the World.”
Kiwanis donates $1,000 scholarships to each local high school, sent $5,000 for Ukraine refugee relief, supports veterans, The Elderly Wish Foundation, The Snug as a Bug program and annually sends $1,000 to the Kiwanis Family House to help families affected by medical emergencies. All proceeds go to charity.
Tickets can be purchased online at bit.ly/4f1u3kY (where all participating restaurants are listed) or by calling Kay Power at 925-202-3519 or Allison Norris at 925-642-5404. Restaurants can visited in any order.
— Kiwanis Club of the Delta-Antioch
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