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WHAT’S NEWS IN CANON-MAC Tickets for the event are $100/person and include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dancing, live music and an award program. To purchase tickets to the Green Heart Gala, please contact Kathy Helbling via email at [email protected] with your name, address and phone number. SECOND ANNUAL SOUTHWESTERN PA SPECIAL NEEDS FAIR & EXPO EAGLE SCOUT BUILDS AND INSTALLS PICNIC TABLE AND BENCH AT HILLS-HENDERSONVILLE Samuel O’Bryan, a junior at Canon- McMillan High School, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout with Troop 1393. For his Eagle Scout service project, Samuel led a work crew that built and installed six benches and a picnic table for the Hills-Hendersonville Elementary School playground. The school is the one he had attended. His team of volunteers also weeded and edged the mulch beds flanking the school entrance. Samuel is the son of Kevin and Noelle O’Bryan and has earned 51 merit badges. During his scouting career, he’s been a patrol leader, assistant senior patrol leader, and senior patrol leader. He is a member of Scouting’s National Honor Society, the Order of the Arrow. JAMESON’S ARMY TO HOST ANNUAL GREEN HEART FUNDRAISING GALA APRIL 7 Jameson’s Army will host its Fifth Annual Green Heart Gala on Friday, April 7, from 6 – 11 p.m., at LeMont in Pittsburgh. Emceed by WDVE morning host, Bill Crawford, the Green Heart Gala will honor the annual Green Heart Award winner and Soldier Award winner. Last year’s Green Heart Gala welcomed approximately 400 guests and raised over $40,000 for the Jameson’s Army organization. 8 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Canon-Mac The 2nd Annual Southwestern Pennsylvania Special Needs Fair & Expo will take place on Saturday, April 29, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 50 Donati Road in Bethel Park. The event, which is free and open to the public, is geared toward children and young adults with special needs and their family members, caregivers and guardians. It features both indoor and outdoor activities and will take place rain or shine. Some of the fair activities already planned for this year include performances by Angels of the Heart, opportunities to climb aboard various emergency vehicles, playtime with therapy dogs, face painting and more. In addition to enjoying the activities presented by the Expo Committee, attendees are able to speak with professionals representing a wide range of services and obtain informational materials. Many of the vendors also have giveaways and activities planned. For more information, or to inquire about becoming a vendor, go to “Special Needs Fair & Expo” on Facebook, email [email protected], or call 412.394.5514. THREE RIVERS QUILTERS TO HOST ANNUAL QUILT SHOW The Three Rivers Quilters Guild will present the 2017 Quilt Show April 27-29 at a new location, the Meadows Racetrack and Casino Special Event Center, 210 Racetrack Road, Washington. This colorful show will feature over 100 quilts created by fabric artists from far and wide. Quilts will range from miniature to bed size, done in many different techniques. In addition, there will be ongoing quilting demonstrations, a sewing-related “Granny’s Attic” and many vendors with quilt-related items. The show will run April 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Apr. 28 from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Apr. 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $10 per person, with special $5 admission after 3 p.m. on Friday. This year’s theme is “Two Color Quilts.” The juried and judged show is open to all quiltmakers. Ribbons and cash prizes will be awarded. For a registration form and more information about the show and the Three Rivers Quilters Guild, please visit threeriversquilters.org or contact Ruth Ann Lowery, 724.344.0323, regarding group discounts or general information. PAINTING WITH A TWIST SCAVENGER HUNT Painting with a Twist is hosting a free local neighborhood scavenger hunt on April 29. All studios in the western Pennsylvania region are participating and it’s a great way to meet your local studio owners as well as local businesses—and have fun doing it! Each studio will have its own unique set of rules and prizes to promote the fun in their respective neighborhoods, and an after-party will follow to keep the night alive! Even if you’ve never Painted with a Twist before, contact the studio nearest you to find out what all the fun is about. What Twist will they throw your way? Teams will be in groups of two, three or four, and drivers must be 18 years or older. Bring a person who has never Twisted before and score extra points! Neighborhood knowledge will win you the most points, so contact your local studio for more information: Washington, 724.222.PWAT (7928). n