The Shadelands Scene
Community news, updates, and insights
MADE IN THE SHADE!
WERE YOU THERE?
Thanks to organizers, participants, and attendees, the first-ever, free, all-community Shadelands Made in the Shade block party was a huge hit, drawing close to 1,000 people!

The Gathering Space at The Orchards was hopping on Saturday, September 29, a gorgeous autumn day in Walnut Creek, with 30 festive tenant booths, demonstrations, giveaways, food trucks, craft beer tastings, and crowd-pleasing live music, courtesy of fan favorite East Bay Mudd. Kicking off the party were students from Contra Costa School of Performing Arts performing The Star Spangled Banner.

Shadelands' economic vitality and community spirit were on display as hundreds of introductions and connections were made among businesses, nonprofits, and neighbors.

Made in the Shade was sponsored by the Shadelands Steering Committee and The Orchards at Walnut Creek.
SPEAKING OF MADE IN THE SHADE . . .
Did you know that Shadelands is home to several products that are actually developed and/or made in Shadelands?


• Quick Mount PV , located at 2700 Mitchell Drive, manufactures building-code-compliant, waterproof mounts and accessories used to secure solar electric (PV) and solar thermal (hot water) systems to a wide variety of residential and commercial rooftops. Quick Mount PV pioneered the adoption of roofing best practices in the solar industry and has grown to become the industry's leading seller of flashed rooftop solar mounting systems. All company products are designed, engineered, and manufactured in Shadelands.



Del Monte Foods , located at 205 N. Wiget Lane, is the main research and product development center for all Del Monte. At the Shadelands facility, teams develop new fruit, vegetable, tomato, and broth products. They design and develop the packaging that will work specifically for the products they develop. Then, the product designs are sent to Del Monte plants throughout the country and co-packers in the United States and abroad for final production.

Interesting fact: Del Monte, which has called Shadelands home for more than forty years, was the first major U.S. food producer to voluntarily adopt food nutritional labeling in 1971.
CAST YOUR VOTE
NOVEMBER 6!
Healthcare. The Economy. Climate Change. Immigration. Tax cuts. The Judiciary. Human Rights. The Environment. School bonds. Sales taxes. Local issues decided upon by locally elected leaders.

Let's be heard on Election Day. Let's research candidates and issues and be informed voters. Voting is the natural right of the self-governed. Let's exercise that right.

"Your silence gives consent."
Plato
CORPORATE VOLUNTEER WEEK MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF 1000s OF PEOPLE
Contra Costa Crisis Center reports that thousands of volunteers in Contra Costa and Alameda counties heard the call during Corporate Volunteer Week 2018 (featured in the August 2018 issue of The Shadelands Scene ) and partnered with nonprofits to make a difference.

• 2,281 Volunteers
• 210 Volunteer projects
• 90 Participating nonprofits
• 17 Participating corporations

Among scores of other service activities, volunteers held mock interviews for adults; planted, painted, and renovated interiors exteriors, and gardens; served meals; tutored struggling students; and assembled school uniforms, STEM kits, and holiday gifts for at risk youth.

Will you hear the call next year?

Watch for
Corporate Volunteer Week
September 2019

For more information,
Visit Contra Costa Crisis Center or e-mail corporatevolunteerweek@crisis-center.org
307 Lennon Lane, Walnut Creek
925.939.1916
Early Alert Canines provides diabetic alert dogs to insulin-dependent diabetics at n/c.
The Crayon Initiative collects donated crayons, melts them down, remanufactures them, and distributes them to art programs at children’s hospitals across the U.S.
MIKE HESS BREWING OPENS TASTING ROOM AND COZY OUTDOOR PATIO
Mike Hess Brewing , a premier craft brewery in San Diego, has opened its first Northern California taproom at The Orchards in Walnut Creek. Born and raised in Walnut Creek, owner Mike Hess decided to return to his hometown, where he still has family and friends, to open his fourth craft beer establishment, located at 2313 Oak Grove Road, next to Patra Indian Grill.

Influenced by Shadelands' vibrancy and welcoming atmosphere, neighboring merchants, close-knit community, and stunning oak trees, Hess knew Shadelands was a natural fit for Mike Hess Brewing.

The taproom (tasting only, no brewing) has a tap of 20 varieties, running about 18 at a time. The distinctive outdoor patio boasts a large, platform deck built by Hess and his team that hugs an oak tree, bar tables and stools, comfy chairs and sofas, and a big screen TV. Already a popular place to buy a brew and stay awhile, customers agree, Mike Hess is a family-friendly, dog-friendly "chill place to be."
2313 Oak Grove Road
The Orchards of Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek
925.278.1271
EASTERSEALS BAY AREA KICKS OFF #GIVINGTUESDAY CAMPAIGN
Easterseals Bay Area (ESBA), one of Northern California’s leading organizations caring for people with autism and other developmental disabilities, has kicked off its 2018 #GivingTuesday campaign with a Call to Action and a Wish List on behalf of the young people it serves.

ESBA needs the community’s help to build out its library of educational materials for its new service lines of interest-based social clubs for clients with autism between the ages of 5 and 13. The clubs focus primarily on STEAM-based activities, such as robotics, chemistry, engineering, and art, while providing social skills training to children with autism throughout Northern California.

The community can support Easterseals Bay Area’s new social clubs through financial donations and by mailing or dropping off sealed and packaged items from its Wish List to its headquarters in the Walnut Creek Executive Park.

Find the Wish List and other details about the ESBA's #GivingTuesday campaign here .


ATTN: Development Department
2730 Shadelands Drive, Bldg. 10
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
925.266.8400

#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving.
36th ANNUAL HOLIDAY TEA AT SHADELANDS RANCH MUSEUM
Join family and friends for a memorable Victorian Holiday Tea featuring a three-course luncheon with scones, homemade lemon curd, and secret Shadelands Tea Blend inside the historic 1903 Hiram Penniman home.

Tickets are now on sale and
they sell out quickly .

2660 Ygnacio Valley Road
Walnut Creek

Nov. 24-Dec. 9
Seatings every day
11:00am & 1:30pm

Champagne Tea
Saturday, Dec. 1 & 8
3:30 pm only
Call 925.935.7871 for tickets. Visit Shadelands Ranch Museum .
PEAK PERFORMANCE FLOAT EXPANDS SPACE, SERVICES
Having just celebrated its first year anniversary, Peak Performance Float , 311 Lennon Lane, Suite A, has now built out and expanded its flotation therapy center and its menu of services. In addition to the float orb, pods, and rooms, a new, dedicated yoga room and a new, dedicated red light therapy room offer a host of benefits clients can add to their wellness routines.

Peak Performance Float also offers a full-day retreat featuring yoga, guided meditation, and float therapy with a focus on being silent in order to rediscover how to live not only a busy life, but a best life.

November 30, 2018
January 25, 2019
311 Lennon Lane, Suite A
Walnut Creek
925.899.8776
VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE
Sunday, November 11, 11am
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek

At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, the City of Walnut Creek and the Walnut Creek Concert Band will honor our veterans. Mayor Justin Wedel will lead the ceremony, which is free and open to the public.
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