WHAT’S NEWS IN MARS AREA
Center. Team 5740 adapted toys with
special buttons, lights, and vibrations as
their Holiday Toy Project. These toys
provide opportunities for medically fragile
children to play. To fund the project, the
Trojanators held an all-school fundraiser.
“North Catholic Robotics has been
incredibly generous in donating adapted
toys to our patients and families… we
truly appreciate their hard work,” says Pam
Keen, CEO of The Children’s Home &
Lemieux Family Center.
The mission of the NCHS robotics
program is building students of creativity,
leadership, and professionalism by
investing students in FIRST Robotics.
To learn more information about the
Trojanators, visit tinyurl.com/north5740.
Mars Area High School senior,
and Student Council member,
Jenna Sutton presents “Cookies
for a Cause” proceeds to St. John
Specialty Care Center Executive
Director David Gritzer.
FAMILY HISTORY
CONFERENCE
Dates and Times: March 13, 1:30 to 4:30
p.m. and 6:30 to 8 p.m.; March 14, 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Address: Greater Pittsburgh Masonic
Center, 3579 Masonic Way (15237)
Contact: NorthHillsGenealogists.org or
[email protected]
Registration is required.
This conference focuses on
FamilySearch.org as well as Irish and
overseas research. Participants may attend
one or both days. The featured speaker is
David E. Rencher.
LOCAL AUTHOR JIM
KNIGHTS’ NEWEST BOOK
‘COOKIES FOR A CAUSE’
RAISES FUNDS FOR ST. JOHN
SPECIALTY CARE CENTER
St. John Specialty Care Center received
an early Christmas present when Mars Area
High School senior, and Student Council
member, Jenna Sutton presented a $1,655
check to St. John Executive Director David
Gritzer on Dec. 16.
The gift comes after a summer of selling
cookies with fellow Student Council peers
at the weekly Mars Farmers Market.
“I had a great time doing the fundraiser
and I’m thankful for the people who made
the sacrifices for our country,” said Sutton.
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The donation will benefit the activities
department at St. John Specialty Care
Center, where proceeds will go toward
veteran-focused events.
NORTH CATHOLIC ROBOTICS
TEAM HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE
BENEFITS THE CHILDREN’S
HOME OF PITTSBURGH &
LEMIEUX FAMILY CENTER
On Dec. 19, North Catholic High
School Robotics Team 5740—the
Trojanators—gifted adapted toys to the
Pediatric Specialty Hospital at Children’s
Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family
icmags.com
Local author Jim Knights’ latest
historical novel was published by S
and H Publishing of Purcellville, Va.
“Soldier Girl Blue” was inspired by the
true story of Sarah Emma Edmonds
of New Brunswick, Canada, who—
disguised as a
man—fought in
the Civil War for
two years while
also spying behind
Confederate lines.
Knights is also
the author of a
popular historical
trilogy titled