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412 FOOD RESCUE RECEIVES GRANT
412 Food Rescue received a $ 15,000 grant from Bayer Fund to support its Good Food Project and Grocery Bagging Program, which work to reduce food waste while addressing food insecurity across the Pittsburgh region.
The grant marked the fourth year Bayer Fund has supported the Good Food Project, which transforms surplus high-quality food into nutritious frozen meals distributed to nonprofit partners for community members in need. The organization produces about 1,300 meals each month through this zero-waste kitchen initiative.
The funding also supported the Grocery Bagging Program, in which volunteers pack and deliver bags of fresh produce and pantry staples to housing authority sites, distributing roughly 1,500 pounds of groceries each week— with expanded capacity during the holiday season.
Leaders from both organizations emphasized the partnership’ s role in creating sustainable, equitable food systems by turning food that might otherwise go to waste into vital nourishment for families facing hunger.
PHIPPS CONSERVATORY RECEIVES‘ MAKING AN IMPACT’ AWARD
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens received the Making an Impact Award from the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums at its annual conference in Pittsburgh, recognizing the conservatory’ s leadership and community impact through its Climate Toolkit Initiative.
Launched in 2020, the Climate Toolkit connects cultural institutions worldwide to share strategies for addressing climate change and promoting sustainability. The initiative now includes 248 institutions across 30 countries, reaching more than 120 million annual visitors.
The award highlights Phipps’ long-standing commitment to environmental stewardship, innovation, and global collaboration, as well as its role in fostering positive change both locally and internationally.
PITTSBURGH OPERA HIRES WILLIAM POWERS AS ITS NEW GENERAL DIRECTOR
Pittsburgh Opera announced that William Powers will become its new General Director on July 1, 2026, succeeding Christopher Hahn, who is retiring after leading the company since 2008. Powers brings more than 30 years of experience in arts administration and previously worked at Pittsburgh Opera for 14 years in several senior leadership roles. Most recently, he has served as Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra since 2021. Widely praised by board leadership and Hahn himself, Powers is recognized for his artistic vision, leadership and fiscal expertise, and looks forward to building on Pittsburgh Opera’ s legacy while ensuring its long-term stability.
KEYNOTES MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
Keynotes is accepting applications for its 2026 Music Scholarship Competition, set for May 9 at the Fine Arts Theater of Mt. Lebanon High School in the South Hills. More than $ 16,000 in cash awards will be available for outstanding young musicians.
Eligible applicants include instrumentalists under age 26( as of June 1, 2025) and vocalists under age 30. Students must be fulltime music majors at a college, university, or music school— or graduating high school seniors who have been accepted into a full-time music major program.
Applicants must also be legal Pennsylvania residents for at least one year, or out-of-state students who attend school in Pennsylvania and can provide proof of a Pennsylvania address( such as a campus address mailing or utility bill). The application deadline is April 30. For more information, visit keynotesmusicscholarship. com or find Keynotes on Facebook at Keynotes Music Scholarship. n
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