Season of Giving
Create Some Sparkle
PROJECT LINUS
Drop-off Locations: Check the website for the drop-off locations in the
North Hills.
Contact: projectlinuspgh.org
Give Good C heer
to a Senior
LUTHERAN SENIORLIFE PASSAVANT COMMUNITY
A great family project to help little ones this holiday season! Its
mission is to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort
to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need.
Volunteers do this by giving them gifts of new, handmade blankets,
quilts and afghans, lovingly created for Project Linus by volunteer
“blanketeers.” The blanketeers are part of the mission as well—
seeking to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity for
interested individuals and groups in local communities for the benefit
of children. Visit the website for more information on donating
specifications and other information.
Address: 105 Burgess Drive, Zelienople
Contact: lutheranseniorlife.org/senior-living/volunteer
RIDING FOR THE HANDICAPPED OF WESTERN PA
Address: 3281 Wexford Road, Gibsonia
Contact: mealsonwheelssouthwestpa.com/NorthCountryKitchen.asp, or
724.935.1877
Address: 9950 Grubbs Road, Wexford
Contact: rhwpa.org, or [email protected]
Start 2017 with helping others by volunteering with your kids!
Spend just 30 minutes with a senior; you can make his/her day (and
yours!). Visitors are always welcome! Let the staff introduce you
to residents who like to play card games, read poetry, do puzzles or
get outdoors for a stroll. But most important, they would appreciate
meeting someone just to talk with. Could that someone be YOU?
Days and times are flexible. Visit the website for more information.
NORTH COUNTRY MEALS ON WHEELS
THE STRAND THEATER INITIATIVE
Put a smile on a senior’s face in your neighborhood this winter!
The program operates in conjunction with four other northern
area kitchens to provide nutritious meals to individuals who are
homebound or unable to prepare their own meals. Volunteers
currently deliver meals Monday through Friday to Bradfordwoods,
Franklin Park, Marshall, McCandless, Pine, Richland, and West
Deer in Allegheny County, as well as Adams, Seven Fields, and
portions of Cranberry, Mars and Valencia in Butler County. New
clients and volunteers are always welcome! Visit the website for more
information.
Address: 119 North Main Street, Zelienople
Contact: thestrandtheater.org, or 724.742.0400
NORTH HILLS AND BUTLER MEALS ON WHEELS
Give the gift of your time this New Year by helping children with
disabilities! RHWPA is a therapeutic horseback riding program that
has helped children and young adults with disabilities for well over
30 years. It is run entirely by volunteers and funded exclusively by
donations, fundraising and grants. Spend time with your teens, ages
14 to 18, and after training, volunteer as sidewalkers and horseleaders.
Don’t have time? Give monetary donations or wish list items found
on the website.
This holiday season, make a monetary gift or volunteer to keep the
historic Strand Theater going in 2017 and for generations to come—
and be inspired by the fantastic holiday performances! The Strand
Theater Initiative is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it a
cultural center for the performing arts in the North Pittsburgh region.
Visit the website for ways to get involved—from ushering at shows to
organizing special events.
Contact: mealsonwheelsamerica.org
Keep our neighboring seniors happy and healthy this winter!
The Meals on Wheels program is designed to help individuals who
are homebound, or unable to prepare their own nutritious meals
regularly. At the core of the Meals on Wheels service is a nutritious
meal, companionship and a watchful eye on the health and safety of
our seniors. Get the whole family involved by volunteering to deliver
meals, help in the kitchen or by making a monetary donation or
contributing in-kind products or services useful to Meals on Wheels
kitchens. Visit the website for more information on the many North
Hills and Butler locations.
OPEN YOUR HEART TO A SENIOR
Contact: fswp.org/services/open-your-heart-senior-program, or 888.222.4200
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 non-medical
assistance, helping them remain safe and independent in their own
homes. There are opportunities to help in the North Hills area. Visit
the website for more information on this and other volunteering
opportunities.
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