INEVENTS
COMMUNITY MAKES CELEBRATE THE SOUTH HILLS WITH SHIM HUGE SUCCESS
On Wednesday , May 17 , 370 community members gathered for South Hills Interfaith Movement ’ s ( SHIM ) annual Celebrate the South Hills with SHIM event . The event served as a celebration of community , philanthropy and volunteerism . SHIM was proud to honor Suzy and Jim Broadhurst of Eat ’ n Park Hospitality Group as this year ’ s South Hills Champions . The evening included dinner , a reception , a presentation from SHIM , and bidding opportunities to benefit the organization ’ s beneficiaries and work in the South Hills .
The South Hills nonprofit organization raised an event record-breaking $ 145,688 to help benefit community members in need .
New to this year ’ s event , fifteen remarkable teenagers shared their stories of culture and identity in a powerful exhibit : ‘ Two Cultures , One Me .’ The project , funded by The Sprout Fund ’ s 100 Days of US project , serves to bring a voice to local refugee teens involved with SHIM ’ s Youth Mentoring Program who worked with professional journalist , Stephanie Hacke to craft their stories and took photos with Pittsburgh photographer , Terry Clark . The teens were in attendance at the event and shared their stories with guests during the reception .
SHIM would like to thank everyone who attended and contributed to the event , and the Broadhursts for their work to benefit the community .
Jim Guffey , executive director , SHIM ; Jim Broadhurst , Chairman , Eat ’ n Park Hospitality Group ; Suzy Broadhurst , Eat ’ n Park Hospitality Group ; and John Schrott , President , IKM , Inc . joined together at SHIM ’ s annual Celebrate the South Hills with SHIM event , where the Broadhursts were honored as South Hills Champions .
Cris Winter of WISH 99.7 was the Master of Ceremonies at Celebrate the South Hills with SHIM . She chatted with Tulasha of SHIM ’ s Youth Mentoring Program about the Two Cultures , One Me project .
PHOTOS BY S . M . RIEMER
SHIM ’ s Refugee Youth Mentoring students shared their stories with event-goers at Celebrate the South Hills with SHIM .
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