WHAT’S NEWS IN MONROEVILLE
ONE-OF-A-KIND CAR
DONATION PROGRAM
Community Auto, a nonprofit
program of The Lighthouse Foundation,
is low-income car ownership program
that accepts donated cars, and repairs
and inspects them if necessary. The
car is then sold to qualified working
low-income people at a discounted
price, compared to a regular used car
dealership.
According to Community Auto,
it’s the only organization of its kind in
western Pennsylvania that puts cars back
into the hands of families in the Greater
Pittsburgh area.
The used car sitting in the garage that
you didn’t sell because it was a hassle, the
car that wouldn’t get the trade-in value
you wanted, or that one the kids used for
school and is no longer needed would
be a perfect car to donate. Your generous
donation is the fuel for the program and
is tax deductible.
Contact Community Auto
at communityautolico.org or at
724.538.5081 to find out how to donate
your car and give a family a hand toward
self-sufficiency.
PITTSBURGH OPERA
PRESENTS ITS
FIRST‑EVER
SPANISH‑LANGUAGE
OPERA
Pittsburgh Opera continues its 81st
season with its first-ever Spanish-
language opera, Daniel Catán and
Marcela Fuentes-Berain’s magical
“Florencia en el Amazonas.”
Florencia Grimaldi is a famous opera
singer traveling to perform at the opera
house in Manaus, Brazil, in the early
1900s. She also hopes to find her long-
lost lover Cristóbal, a butterfly hunter
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who has disappeared into the Amazon
jungle.
Florencia journeys down the Amazon
River by steamship with a cast of colorful
characters, including an intrepid female
journalist and a couple looking to rekindle
their love. As they penetrate deeper and
deeper into the heart of the Amazon, the
passengers and crew realize their voyage
is not just a physical journey, but also a
mystical one.
Inspired by the magic realism of Nobel
Prize-winning novelist Gabriel García
Márquez and his novels “Love in the Time
of Cholera” and “One Hundred Years of
Solitude,” “Florencia en el Amazonas”
features lush, melodic music and ever-
changing backdrops of mysterious beauty.
As always, English supertitles will be
projected above the stage. Single tickets
for adults start at $14; kids
and teens ages 6-18 are
half-price. For tickets call
412.456.6666, visit the
Box Office at Theater
Square, or
buy online
at pittsburghopera.
org or culturaldistrict.
org. Group discounts,
including student
discounts, are available.
THE ROTARY CLUB
OF MONROEVILLE
PRESENTS GREAT
GATSBY GALA
A glamorous evening with dinner,
dancing and auctions will take place on
Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Edgewood Country
Club, presented by the Rotary Club of
Monroeville. Attendees are invited to make
the evening even more special by wearing
“Roaring ’20s” attire.
The evening will begin with a reception
at 6 p.m. with dinner to follow at 7 p.m.
Music for dancing will be provided by the
MVP Band and entertainment by magician
David Lawrence. WTAE-TV’s Sheldon
Ingram will be the Master of Ceremonies.
Tickets are $125 per person and
proceeds benefit the charities and projects
of the Rotary Club of Monroeville.
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Make checks payable to Rotary Club of
Monroeville and mail to PO Box 368,
Monroeville, PA 15146; or call Genevieve
at 412.802.6061.
2020 LUCKY NUMBER
AVAILABLE FOR
HOLIDAY SEASON
The Sisters of Divine Providence are
pleased to announce the availability of the
2020 Lucky Number ticket—a great holiday
gift idea. The fundraiser is based on the
Pick 3 Day and Evening PA Lottery games.
Each $25 number is valid from January 1,
2020, through December 31, 2020—yours
for the entire year! Daily winners receive a
minimum of $25 up to $150 on select days
throughout the year when their three-digit
number is selected.
To participate in the 2020 Lucky
Number fundraiser, visit
cdpsisters.org/LuckyNumber or call
412.635.5401. Your participation helps
support the ministries and mission of the
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