WHAT ’ S NEWS IN BETHEL PARK
a booth at the Farmers Market along Corrigan Drive every Tuesday in May . There will also be a Pennies for Postage collection jar where people can donate to help pay postage for the books , which is an average of $ 1 per book .
Owen is collecting used books in good condition that are more non-fiction in nature , like puzzle books , dictionaries , history books , how-to books , art and drawing , or home repair .
The South Park and Bethel Park libraries are also hosting collection boxes during the month of May to support the project .
BETHEL PARK YOUTH BASEBALL
Youth baseball is in full swing in southwestern PA , and in Bethel Park it is no different . For many years , Bethel Park has offered two youth baseball leagues — the Bethel Baseball Association and the Bethel Church League . This summer , both organizations are coming together to form Bethel Park Baseball .
With a combined 150 years of youth baseball in Bethel Park , there is no doubt that bringing both programs together will only benefit youth baseball in our area .
The merging boards continue to work tirelessly to set up the new association . With the collective partnership and volunteer commitment , Bethel Park Baseball is set up to offer recreational and travel baseball for those ages 4 to 19 – T-Ball to Legion . Bethel Park Baseball will also offer fall baseball , a winter training program , and Colt and Legion programs , as well as annual coaching and development clinics to everyone in the community .
The Bethel Park Baseball program will be making additional announcements this summer regarding a new website and communications . Stay tuned and see you on the diamond !
EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT SEEKS USED BOOKS
Bethel Park ’ s Owen Chaffin , a member of Boy Scout Troop 510 in South Park Township , is working on earning his Eagle Scout rank , and for the related service project he is organizing a used book donation drive and postage fundraiser during the month of May .
The beneficiary of the project is the Pittsburgh Prison Book Project ( PPBP ), which sends appropriate and goodcondition used books to incarcerated people across Pennsylvania .
Owen is partnering with the municipality of Bethel Park and will have
SHIM TO HOST LARGE COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING EVENT , ‘ CELEBRATE THE SOUTH HILLS WITH SHIM ’
SHIM has hosted the annual fundraising event , Celebrate the South Hills with SHIM , for 10 years , honoring individuals in the South Hills community who share SHIM ’ s values of neighbors helping neighbors .
While the event traditionally consisted of a dinner program and silent auction , it became a virtual event for two years during the pandemic , allowing attendees to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at SHIM ’ s programs and the people they help .
This year , SHIM is bringing the event back into the community and welcoming hundreds of families , community leaders ,
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