The Shadelands Scene
Community news, updates, and insights
EXPERT ADVICE FOR
GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS
The Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau continues to host informative Back to Business webinars that address critical economic issues and impacts of the COVID-19 health crisis.

July 28

June 23

June 16

June 9

May 26

May 19

May 12
Generally 2nd & 4th Tuesday
+Bonus Tuesdays
9–10am, via Zoom

Visit Walnut Creek Chamber for details and registration for the August webinars . Topics and agendas are subject to change.
SWIM CAMP MAKES A SPLASH AT SHADELANDS SPORTSMALL!
American Swim Academy is diving into summer and fall with new swim camp programs for ages six months to 15 years, all levels.

Classes meet one day per week, seven days a week, 30 minutes per class, for ten weeks. Registration opened in July, but swimmers can join in any time during the summer through September 12.

Camp meets every day, Monday through Friday, August 3 7, 30 minutes per class.
Camp will run September 13 through December 19, and registration opens August 9. One-day and three-day camps will be available (T, W, Th). The pool is heated to 92 degrees, and because class sizes are limited, registration is on a first come, first served basis.

Summer & Fall Swim Camps
To enroll, call or e-mail

925.452.7946
walnutcreek@americanswim academy.com
2650 Shadelands Drive
Suite C
Shadelands SportsMall
Walnut Creek
925.452.7946
walnutcreek@americanswim academy.com
DEL MONTE FOODS WINS 2020
R&D TEAM OF THE YEAR!
Del Monte Foods, Inc. , has been named 2020 Research and Development (R&D) Team of the Year by Food Processing Magazine . Each year, Food Processing Magazine nominates food or beverage companies across three size categories for innovative product development. Readers voted for Del Monte's R&D team to win in the large company category.

Established in the 1880s, Del Monte is one of America’s original plant-based food companies. Referring to the company's award-winning creativity and agility in a rapidly changing market, Loren Druz, vice president of R&D and quality assurance, notes that Del Monte has launched 50-plus new products in two years.

Citing the R&D team's makeup and chemistry, Loren says, "It's a very entrepreneurial product development process. We think of ourselves as a 150-year-old startup.”

Congratulations
Del Monte Foods R&D Team!
205 North Wiget Lane
Walnut Creek
925.949.2772
(l-r) Jaime Reeves, Director R&D; Loren Druz, Vice President R&D; Vai-Meng Leonard, Director R&D; Brian Olson, Senior Director Packaging (courtesy Del Monte)

Read the full magazine profile.

Read the press release here .
YOU CAN HELP NOURISH LIVES
Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa has been providing community-based food programs and partner services that focus on basic needs for Contra Costa's hungry since 1983. In addition to maintaining a food pantry, Loaves and Fishes provides hot lunches in dining rooms in Pittsburg, Martinez, and Walnut Creek. As a result of the pandemic, the nonprofit has seen the number of meals increase by 60%.

Kaiperm Credit Union is a longtime corporate supporter of Loaves and Fishes and is now collecting non-perishable food items for the organization's food pantry.

Please visit the big food drive barrel in the lobby of Kaiperm Credit Union's Shadelands branch with donations for those most in need.

Loaves and Fishes is particularly interested in donations of bottled water, canned goods, and pasta and sauce packages.
325 North Wiget Lane
Suite 130
Walnut Creek
925.939.5626
WALNUT CREEK IS HELPING BUSINESSES REBOUND
Walnut Creek's Rebound Program was launched in mid-May to help businesses rebound and re-open during the pandemic by relaxing restrictions and providing expanded operating spaces, free and expedited permitting for temporary changes, and simplified processes.

The first phase was focused on businesses and industries in the downtown area, with the intent to cover city-wide over the next several weeks. And that includes Shadelands.

Collette Hanna is the City's economic development manager. "We're hosting meetings directly with Shadelands tenants and businesses and building out the program based on feedback," says Collette.

"We're looking to help our local businesses as they transition during the crisis, and for insight on what we can do through the temporary nature of the Rebound Program, as well as what we can do for them on a more permanent, ongoing basis."

Calicraft Brewing Co. has been participating in the City's Rebound Program and is now welcoming patrons to its newly designed outdoor beer garden. Read below.

Collette Hanna
Economic Development Manager
1666 North Main Street
City Hall
Walnut Creek
hanna@walnut-creek.org
925.943.5899 x2145
Contact Collette Hanna by e-mail or phone if you would like to be a part of Rebound Program discussions.

Rebound and re-open strategies:
SPEAKING OF CALICRAFT . . .
Calicraft Brewing Co. has been busy the last few months, adapting and innovating in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Taking advantage of Walnut Creek's Rebound Program , Calicraft has opened its newly designed outdoor beer garden with 14 tables, social distancing, and plenty of fresh air. Partnering with onsite food trucks, Calicraft offers outdoor dining and drinking, with all outdoor seating and table service only. And to-go beer.

Calicraft is also participating in the #blackisbeautiful beer movement, a national initiative created by a Texas brewer to raise awareness around racial equality and social justice.

Calicraft has been serving up its own version of a Black is Beautiful brew since June 18. Brewmaster Thomas Vo explains that Calicraft's is a black IPA brewed with Rooted coffee and chocolate bitters, rather than the traditional dark malt.

Calicraft was featured on a KTVU Channel 2 news report about the initiative, which aired on June 30.

Watch the full KTVU video here , then stop by Calicraft's new beer garden and enjoy a cold one (or two) with family and friends.
Calicraft's newly designed beer garden
2700 Mitchell Drive
Walnut Creek
925.478.8103
Calicraft's Black is Beautiful IPA on tap
REAL TOOLS TO HELP COPE WITH COVID-19 STRESS
The Contra Costa Crisis Center is offering Coping with COVID Stress moments for your next online meeting or gathering, at no cost.

A trained Crisis Center staff member can present 5–10 minutes (longer if requested) on coping with the stress and ongoing fatigue of facing this emotional and uncertain time.

The Crisis Center can also customize its presentation for your group and share information about finding local mental health resources.

If you are part of a workplace, school, club, church, or other organization that is meeting virtually during the health crisis, consider offering participants a Coping with COVID Stress moment.

Contact ScottC@crisis-cener.org to schedule a brief presentation for your next teleconference or webinar.
Tip sheets for family discussions about coping with COVID-19



If you are in a crisis and need help,
call 211 or 800.833.2900 .
Or text HOPE to 20121 .
RAISING FUNDS TO SAVE LIVES
In July, Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) launched its Sit, Stay, Smile Photo Contest , which runs through August 31, 2020. You still have time to submit photos of your pet and raise funds for ARF's life-changing programs. The top six vote-getters in each category (dog and cat) win a place in ARF's 2021 calendar. For more information, visit Sit, Stay, Smile Photo Contest.

ARF is also hosting an ARF-wear t-shirt drive to help rescue animals and raise funds for pet guardians who are facing financial crises. Check out the variety of animal-friendly t-shirts at the online ARF T-Shirt Store . Look cool all summer long while supporting ARF’s mission of People Rescuing Animals, Animals Rescuing People®.
Oliver posing for Sit, Stay, Smile!
2890 Mitchell Drive
Walnut Creek
925.256.1273
Visit the ARF T-Shirt Store and save lives.
HOLIDAY TEA FOR TWO OR MORE
Since 1982, the Walnut Creek Historical Society's annual Holiday Tea has been one of the nonprofit’s most important fundraisers, raising essential funding to keep the historic Shadelands Ranch Museum open and support its Third Grade Living History Program and Guided Downtown Walking Tours. This year, due to the health crisis, rather than holding the popular Victorian Tea Luncheon in the beautifully decorated 1903 era farmhouse, the Historical Society is bringing the luncheon to you!
 
Historical Society volunteers are holding a Tea for Two or More Fundraiser. For $44, you will receive an attractive box with:

• Pre-measured Shadelands Scone Dry Mix
• Homemade lemon curd
• Delicious shortbread cookies
• Special Blend Holiday Tea
• Two tea infusers
• Two WCHS commemorative cookbooks

Order by phone or e-mail
August 8– November 6 www.wchistory.org
925.935.7871
Shadelands Ranch Museum
2660 Ygnacio Valley Road
Walnut Creek
925.935.7871
Tea for Two or More boxes will be available from November 28 to December 13, 2020, for contact-free pick up or delivery in Contra Costa County or by mail anywhere in the Continental US (shipping rates extra).
THE SHADELANDS SCENE
READY FOR OUR CLOSE-UP
The Shadelands Scene was profiled in the July issue of Northgate Living , a monthly magazine that reaches 3,500 homes in the Northgate area of Walnut Creek. The publication is also available online at Northgate Living.

You can find the July issue of Northgate Living online, and you will find The Shadelands Scene profile on page 21. Happy reading!
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