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ANDREW CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY AND MUSIC HALL
Address: 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie
Contact: carnegiecarnegie.org, or 412.276.3456
OPEN YOUR HEART TO A SENIOR
Contact: uwswpa.org/open-your-heart-to-a-senior
A great winter charitable project for the family or teenage
youth group! Open Your Heart to a Senior is a volunteer initiative
sponsored by the United Way of Allegheny County that matches
volunteer caregivers with older adults in the area to provide nonmedical assistance, helping them remain safe and independent
in their own homes. There are opportunities to help in the west
suburbs. Visit the website for more information on this and other
volunteer opportunities.
SOUTHWEST MEALS ON WHEELS OF PENNSYLVANIA
Address: 514 3rd Avenue (rear), Carnegie
Contact: southwestmealsonwheels.org, or 412.279.5670
Make a senior’s holiday special by making sure that he/she is
happy and healthy! Make a monetary or food donation, drive
routes to deliver food to clients, pick up donations of food from
retailers, work in the kitchen or help with special events. Serving
Bridgeville, Carnegie, Clinton, Collier Township, Crafton,
Heidelberg, Imperial, Ingram, Oakdale, Robinson Township and
more. Visit the website for more information.
WEST HILLS MEALS ON WHEELS
Address: 1205 Ridge Avenue, Coraopolis
Contact: mealsonwheelssouthwestpa.com/WestHillsKitchen.asp,
facebook.com/West-Hills-Meals-on-Wheels, or 412.262.5973
Donate food or volunteer to prepare or deliver food for a senior
this winter! The caring staff and volunteers prepare and deliver
healthy, homemade, well-balanced meals to clients five days a
week. Each day’s meals consist of something for breakfast, a cold
meal and a hot entrée. Thanks to a “spokescow,” Molly, and her
fundraising efforts, clients receive a quart of milk once a week
at no additional cost. Serving Coraopolis, Moon Township,
Crescent Township and Neville Island. Visit the website for more
information.
This holiday season, make a monetary gift or volunteer to keep
the historic Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall going in
2017 and for generations to come. There are a variety of volunteer
opportunities for teens through seniors, ranging from docents in
the Espy Post to assistance with children’s programming, from
clerical help to ushering at performances. The gift of your time—
intermittently or on a regular schedule—greatly enhances how
patrons and staff experience the library and music hall programming
and services. Visit the website for ways to get involved.
BRADLEY CENTER OF PITTSBURGH
Address: 5180 Campbells Run Road, McKees Rocks
Contact: thebradleycenter.org, or 412.788.8219
There are so many ways to brighten children’s lives this holiday
season at the Bradley Center! Bradley offers unique volunteer
opportunities for groups ranging from service organizations to youth
groups to corporate volunteer programs. Opportunities include
painting, crafts, games, group reading projects, pet therapy and more.
The Bradley Center is committed to improving the lives of children,
youth and families affected by trauma, mental illness and behavioral
health challenges. Don’t have time to volunteer? Donate gifts based on
Bradley’s Wish List found on the website.
CHRISTMAS LIGHT-UP CELEBRATION
Address: Clinton Park, 600 Clinton Park Drive, Imperial
Contact: christmaslightup.com, or Lloyd and Patty Faux at 724.899.3602
Do you love decorating your home for the holidays? Then put your
talents to good use and volunteer with your family to help set up
or take down the Christmas Light-Up Celebration at Clinton Park!
Except for expenses to create the celebration, proceeds from the event
“benefit the worthwhile organizations within our area that help those
who are in physical, emotional, spiritual and financial need and to help
other organizations, individuals, and groups who need such support.”
Last year $52,000 was raised to help those in need throughout the
community. Visit the website for more information.
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WEST SUBURB SENIOR CENTERS
Addresses: Locations in Carnegie and North Fayette. Check the website for
the exact addresses.
Contact: lifespanpa.org, or 412.464.1300
Make a senior’s holiday brighter by offering to take him/her
shopping, to a doctor’s appointment, or by calling for some
friendly conversation. There are also volunteer opportunities for
teens. Call or visit the website for more information.
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