WHAT’S NEWS IN GREENSBURG SALEM
ONE-OF-A-KIND CAR
DONATION PROGRAM
Community Auto, a program of The
Lighthouse Foundation, is a nonprofit
program that accepts donated cars,
repairs and inspects them when
feasible, and sells them at discounted
prices to low-income working families
and individuals. The used car in your
garage that you don’t have time to sell,
or didn’t get the trade-in value you
wanted, or a car the kids used but no
longer need would be the perfect car to
donate. Your generous donation is tax-
deductible.
Please contact Community Auto
at communityautolico.org or call
724.538.5081 for details on how to
donate your car.
FOOD BANK CHANGES BUSINESS
MODEL TO BETTER MEET THE
NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank estimates
that in five years, nearly 50 percent of its inventory will
be fresh produce, moving from more than eight million
pounds distributed last year to 24 million pounds in 2022.
Understanding that the cost of fresh produce is too expensive
for many of the families and individuals served by the Food
Bank, new agency shared maintenance fees are designed to
eliminate the cost of produce.
The decision to change the agency shared maintenance fees
is smart for the organization and for the more than 110,000
individuals and families it serves monthly. More than 74
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THE LAUREL BALLET &
THE WESTMORELAND
SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA’S ‘THE
NUTCRACKER’
The Laurel Ballet in Greensburg will
be performing its 25th “Nutcracker”
with the Westmoreland Symphony
Orchestra on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 2 and
7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m.
at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg.
This year is the symphony’s 50th
anniversary, so the production will be
especially wonderful.
percent of the people served by the Food Bank want fresh
foods as part of their diet but purchase inexpensive, unhealthy
foods because they cannot afford healthier options. It is
important to the Food Bank’s mission to promote healthy,
fresh produce options and ensure that people have access to
the right foods.
“By changing our agency shared maintenance fee structure,
we are able to take advantage of the largest source of food
waste in our country – the six billion pounds of produce
that never make it out of the fields,” said Justin Lee, Greater
Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Chief Operating Officer.
“The new fees are designed to eliminate the cost of produce.
Although some, not all, of the fresh produce is donated, it
costs time and money to source, transport, store and deliver
it. We do our best to keep these costs to a minimum and
absorb them ourselves. Occasionally we have to ask our
agencies and partners to help with some of those costs.”
The Food Bank network of more than 400 agencies that
serve as emergency or regular food distribution centers, after-
school program sites and on-site feeding programs will see
their fees fluctuate between a five percent decrease and a 10
percent increase.
About Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, a member
of Feeding America, is a nonprofit organization founded in
1980 that distributes more than 33 million meals annually
throughout a network of nearly 400 member agencies
across 11 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania. For more
information on hunger in our region or how to get involved,
visit pittsburghfoodbank.org. ■