Page: A12 LAMORINDA WEEKLY 925-377-0977 www.lamorindaweekly.com Wednesday, June 28, 2017 “A little bit of myself goes into every job.” ~ HE’S ALL ABOUT LAMORINDA ~ Michael VerBrugge, President, Moraga Resident 925.631.1055 www.MVCRemodeling.com Specializing in kitchens & bathrooms. Office: 925-254-8585 Cell: 925-998-7898 All forms residential remodel/repair. www.clarkthompson.com Lic# 681593 CalBRE #: 00903367 [email protected] Giving Dreams an Address

General Contractor Clean | Courteous | Conscientious Music at the Commons ... continued from page A1 On-time | Trustworthy | Local References Full design team resources available They gave two hours of satisfying they raise funds for parks in Mora- It’s been a great boost for us — all justice to hits by Michael Jackson, ga — The Hacienda, Rancho Lagu- my business is word-of-mouth. Our The Police, Prince, KC and The na, and Moraga Commons — both mobile oven is built in . Sunshine Band, Katy Perry, The Is- by encouraging donors to help the It takes about an hour to build the ley Brothers, and many more iconic community at large, and by man- heat with a wood fi re, and then it songwriters. aging venue kitchens and vendors. uses latent heat in the shell to cook Dennis Iwata sat with friends Just this year, an enlargement of the . People have come to on the hillside. “My wife and I go the bandshell, modernization of the expect us to be here. There’s not dancing. We checked the playlist kitchens, ADA access, an improved so much of a crowd today. Maybe online, and saw everything we like, sound system, and new park grills people thought it would be too hot? so we came out. This is a great ven- were all completed. Donors were But what a perfect night they’re ue — you should come enjoy the The Bruzzone Family, Republic missing! You couldn’t ask for bet- setting, and what MPF (the Moraga Services, Moraga Kiwanis, the ter weather. So hard to predict — Call Tom Parks Foundation) is doing for the Moraga Junior Women’s club, and sometimes the entire hillside is for a free Since 1993! estimate community. Our kids grew up here, 5-A Rent-A-Space. packed shoulder-to-shoulder.” Tom Gieryng, owner and operator and we love this town. People are “This is why we are here!” After the show Marcel Mar- very friendly.” said Karen Mendonca, president chetti, trumpeter for The Floor- “I’ve been in Moraga for of the Moraga Parks Foundation, shakers, talked about the band as 24-and a half years,” said Mike gesturing at the crowd. “We love they packed up. “We’re for hire!” Condie, enjoying the concert with our Moraga community. I would he quipped. More seriously, he add- his wife and friends on the lawn invite all Moragans to come every ed, “We played the Fourth of July overlooking the stage. “We moved Thursday throughout the summer show in Moraga last year. It was a from San Bruno, for the weather. — except for July 6, we’re do- very welcoming crowd. Music is a We love the relaxed atmosphere. ing a Fourth of July show instead. feel-good thing. The Floorshakers It’s a great family town. Our kids The last show of the 2017 Sum- choose material that our vocalists $GDP+DPDOLDQ grew up here. Lots of families mer Concert Series is Aug. 17. We enjoy, so they can put themselves  connect through these events, and serve , sausages and completely into it, and music that DGDP#KDPDOLDQSURSHUWLHVFRP things like the local Boy Scouts.” hotdogs from the bandshell grills, makes people happy, that brings  The free Summer Concert Se- and we have a few local vendors to people together. We see complete x Residential Consultant ries is one of many events organized round out food choices: Loard’s Ice strangers dancing together out x Senior Housing Specialist by The Moraga Park Foundation. Cream and Kettle Pop, and on the there. We want people to have a x Certified Probate Specialist The foundation, run by commu- other side we have excellent thin- good time!” CalBRE #01917597 nity volunteers, was created to crust made in a wood-fi red [Editor’s Note: For a list of all strengthen community through cul- oven by Forno Di .” the free summer concerts in Mora- Better Homes and Gardens tural, recreational, and educational Vincent Sbarro, owner of For- ga and Orinda, see page B7] projects. Working with the Moraga no Di Sbarro, said, “I was invited Real Estate—Reliance Partners Park and Recreation Department, to serve pizza here fi ve years ago. Thank you for SupporƟng LPIE On Saturday, March 25, parents and supporters from all over the community came together to help "power" LPIE's fundraising eīorts. Then on Sunday, June 4, we joined together again to celebrate LPIE's support for our schools. Because of businesses, parents, and community members, both events were overwhelming successes. Thank you to all who support LPIE.

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