The Lafayette Community Foundation (LCF) will be accepting grant applications from local non-profits until Tuesday, March 31 for its Spring 2015 grant cycle. LCF invests in programs and projects that promote and enhance the civic, cultural, educational and environmental health of Lafayette and beyond. ALL applications must be received through the online application form- please go to our website at www.lafayettecf.org and click on APPLY FOR A GRANT.

Should you have any questions, please contact Kathy Bowles via my email at bowleskathleen3@gmail.com.

EBMUD begins major pipeline project on Lafayette Circle next Monday, April 6. Work will begin on Lafayette Circle between Hough Ave. and Mt. Diablo Blvd.  The EBMUD crews will be excavating for installation of a new water main which includes transfers and hookups to water meter and fire hydrants. The length of the project and staging have not been shared at this time. The chamber has asked for weekly updates and we will pass these along. For the retailers and restaurants along Lafayette Circle we know this inconvenience will come at a tough time. With Easter, Mother's Day and Graduations coming up we want to make sure your business has free access at all times. We will work with EBMUD and the City of Lafayette to help reduce the issues that can be avoided. Understand that much of the parking in the area will be lost to "staging" of materials and equipment. If you have a business on Lafayette Circle, you should have received a letter from EBMUD over the weekend. Here are the contacts: Construction & Maintenance Scheduler - Walter Coty, 510-715-6046, email: wcoty@ebmud.com. City engineer, Matt Luttropp, Senior engineer, 925-299-3247, email: mluttropp@ci.lafayette.ca.us. The chamber will continue to furnish information as we receive it.

Join Congressman Mark DeSaulnier as he reports out on his first 100 days in office on Monday, April 6.  Check in begins at 6:00pm. Listen to a presentation and update, and share your thoughts about issues important to you and your family.  For more information, please email CA22.RSVP@mail.house.gov or call 925-933-2660. The Town Hall Meeting will be held at Concord City Council Chambers, 1950 Parkside Dr., Concord.

Join us for our second annual Dogtown Downtown on Saturday, April 11 from 10am-1pm. Dog Parade at 10am from the Lafayette Plaza Park to the Lafayette Library & Learning Center.  Activities at the library include workshops, lectures, demonstrations and dog adoptions. There will also be contests for: best team tricks, best costume, looks most like owner, waggiest tail and best of show (enter you dog in any/all contest - Free registration starts @ 9am at the Lafayette Library & Learning Center).