INEVENTS
O’HARA TOWNSHIP
NATIVE DAVID
NEWELL APPEARS
AS MR. MCFEELY FOR
THE 16TH ANNUAL
MISTER ROGERS’
NEIGHBORHOOD
SWEATER DRIVE
In the spirit of Fred Rogers’ lessons
of helping others, Children’s Museum
of Pittsburgh presented its 16th Annual
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater
Drive from Nov. 6 – Dec. 15, 2015. Over
the past 16 years, Children’s Museum
of Pittsburgh has collected over 34,000
sweaters, distributing them to families
in need throughout southwestern
Pennsylvania.
The drive kicked-off on Friday, Nov. 6,
at 11 a.m. with a special appearance by
O’Hara Township native and everyone’s
favorite mailman, Mr. McFeely, at the
Children’s Museum.
“For over 34 years, Fred Rogers was an
invaluable resource for imparting lessons
about giving and sharing to millions of
children,” says Jane Werner, Executive
Director of the Children’s Museum. “The
Sweater Drive draws from these lessons
with the classic symbol of his gentle
nature, his cardigan sweater, and gives us a
concrete way to give and share with others
in our Greater Pittsburgh neighborhood.”
Community organizations that
partnered with Children’s Museum for
the 2015 Sweater Drive include: The
Presbyterian Churches of the Tri-State
Area, Young Friends Committee of the
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Quaker
Valley Elementary Schools, The Homeless
Children’s Education Fund and Thelma
Lovette YMCA.
For further information about the 2015
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater
Drive, contact 412.322.5058, ext. 363.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF
PITTSBURGH.
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