families and individuals served by the
food bank, there are new agency shared
maintenance fees 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 percent of the
people served at 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’s 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.
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.
THE PITTSBURGH
CONCERT CHORALE
ANNOUNCES 2018-
2019 SEASON
The Pittsburgh Concert Chorale
has announced its 2018-2019 concert
schedule, which includes a variety of
musical styles sure to appeal to every
taste.
The concert schedule is as follows:
• Pittsburgh Sings: The Seventh
Annual Pittsburgh Concert Chorale
Festival of Choirs takes place at
4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at Carnegie
Music Hall (Oakland). Area high
school choirs will join Pittsburgh
Concert Chorale in an afternoon
of music, and tickets are just $5.
KDKA’s John Shumway will once
again emcee the event.
• “Sounds of the Season,” the annual
holiday concert, will be at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 30, and 4 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 2, at Ingomar United Methodist
Church; and 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 1, at Fox Chapel Presbyterian
Church. PCC presents holiday
classics, traditional carols and
popular favorites.
• “Messiah Sing,” a sing-along free to
the public, will take place at 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 9, at St. Paul’s United
Methodist Church in Allison Park.
Audience members are invited to
sing with the choir members and
musicians to Part 1 of Handel’s
masterwork.
• “Brothers from Another Mother
– Those Musical Masons!” brings
together the music of composers
who were Freemasons, including
Mozart, Haydn, Irving Berlin, Duke
Ellington and more. Concerts are
7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at
Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church
and 4 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at the
Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Center.
• “‘Name’ That Tune!” features songs
with names in the title. “Help
Me Rhonda,” “Sherry Baby” and
“Hello Dolly!” are a few examples.
Concerts are at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
May 4, at Fox Chapel Presbyterian
Church, and 4 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at
Ingomar United Methodist Church.
Individual concert tickets are available
for purchase in advance or at the door.
Prices are: Adults $20 ($23 at the door),
students $8; children 11 and under are
free. Festival of Choirs tickets are $5 each,
with children 11 and under admitted
free. All tickets, incl uding group sales and
subscriptions, may be ordered online at
PCCSing.org or by calling 412.635.7654.
ONE-OF-A KIND CAR
DONATION PROGRAM
Community Auto, a program of The
Lighthouse Foundation, is a nonprofit,
low-income car ownership program that
accepts donated cars, repairs and inspects
them when feasible, and sells them at
discounted prices to low-income working
families and individuals. This is the
only organization of its kind in Western
Pennsylvania. 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, is
the perfect car to donate. Your generous
donation is tax-deductible.
Please contact Community Auto
today at communityautolico.org or
call 724.538.5081 for details on how to
donate your car. ■
MCKEESPORT AREA
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