it comes to enhancing a senior’s life. Visit
the website for ways to get involved at your
neighborhood senior center.
VINCENTIAN HOME ENCORE
PROGRAM
Address: 111 Perrymont Road, McCandless
Contact: vcs.org/volunteer
Perform for seniors this holiday season!
The Encore Program is a guest artist program
that includes poets, painters, performers,
and players who want to share their talent
with residents and engage them with creative
projects, or offer the pleasure of a good
performance. Encore volunteers are people
who play instruments, write and read short
stories, essays or poetry, juggle, or perform
magic tricks, create crafts, dance and more.
Visit the website for more information.
New Year’s
Resolutions
That Count
GOODWILL RETAIL STORES
Address: Check the website for the multiple North
Hills locations.
Contact: goodwillswpa.org, or 412.481.9005
Clean out your closet of gently used
clothing and household goods to help
others! It’s simple. When you donate your
stuff to Goodwill, you create opportunities
for individuals in your community looking to
find a job and build skills, including veterans
and military families, single mothers and
many others. Visit the website for more
information on this and other ways to
volunteer.
TREASURE HOUSE FASHIONS
Address: 7607 McKnight Road, Ross Township
Contact: thfashions.org, or 412.364.3256
Remember that holiday dress you only
wore once, or those expensive dress pants
that no longer fit? Make a woman in need’s
holiday more stylish by donating to Treasure
House Fashions! Treasure House Fashions
is a nonprofit organization promoting
the dignity and self-esteem of women,
particularly women in crisis, by providing
gently worn quality clothing. Donate
clothing or monetary gifts, volunteer to
maintain the store, or shop for bargains! Visit
the website for more information.
ANIMAL FRIENDS
Address: 562 Camp Horne Road, Ohio Township
Contact: thinkingoutsidethecage.org, or
412.847.7000
Even the littlest animal lovers ages 12 and
under can still make an impact at Animal
Friends this holiday season. Make blankets
for the dogs or toys for the cats, organize a
community supply drive at your school, or
fundraise for the animals. Visit the website
for volunteer opportunities for everyone in
the family and for more information.
BUTLER COUNTY HUMANE
SOCIETY
Address: 1015 Evans City Road, Renfrew
Contact: butlercountyhs.org, or 724.789.1150
What a great way to give back with your
kids ages 8 and up this holiday season and
throughout the year! Volunteer to be a dog
or cat companion, for adoption outreach,
special events or bake and sew for special
events. Don’t have time? Make a monetary
donation. Visit the website for volunteer
requirements and other information.
Pay Tribute to
Our Veterans
During the
Holidays and
New Year
COMMUNITY THRIFT CENTER
Address: 3255 Babcock Boulevard, Ross Township
Contact: amvetsnsf.org/thrift-stores,
communitythriftcenter.com, or 412.366.4010
Help our veterans by helping yourself to
get organized in 2017 and donating gently
used household items, toys and clothing
to the Community Thrift Center! The store
offers the general public donated household
goods and clothing at discounted prices. A
portion of the proceeds from the store’s sales
help programs that benefit our veterans. Visit
the website for donation requirements, and
for other ways to help.
VA PITTSBURGH HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM
Address: 1010 Delafield Road, O’Hara Township
Contact: pittsburgh.va.gov/locations/HJ-heinz.asp,
or 412.822.2222
Take some time this holiday season with
your family to pay tribute to a veteran in
need. Adult and student volunteers ages 14
and up can take advantage of many volunteer
opportunities to brighten a veteran’s day
including assisting with arts and crafts
projects, playing bedside games, assisting on
field trips, showing bedside movies, helping
therapists with bowling, card games, popcorn
parties and other various activities! Visit the
website for more information. n
Have an idea for a holiday or winter
volunteer opportunity? Email
editors@icmags.com to let us know.
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