WHAT’S NEWS IN MT. LEBANON
MLJWC will hold its major club
event—“Viva el Bingo!”—in March with
a portion of the proceeds benefiting
YWBCAF. The event will take place on
Saturday, March 28, at the Bethel Park
Community Center. The event co-chairs
are Becky Dearing and Jill Loughridge.
MT. LEBANON JUNIOR
WOMEN’S CLUB
ANNOUNCES ANNUAL
BENEFICIARY
The Mt. Lebanon Junior Women’s
Club (MLJWC) announced its 2019-
20 Major Grant Beneficiary: the Young
Women’s Breast Cancer Awareness
Foundation (YWBCAF).
“The Young Women’s Breast Cancer
Awareness Foundation is a 501(c)(3)
that educates, supports and provides
small financial grants to women under 45
in Pittsburgh with breast cancer. We are
thrilled with this partnership as not only
[is MLJWC] a powerful group of caring
women, but [they] are the exact target
we want to speak to regarding breast
health,” said Jennifer Kehm, co-founder
of the YWBCAF.
“When we were created,” Kehm
adds, “the mission was to make sure all
women and physicians were aware that
young women can and do get breast
cancer. Young women can many times
be diagnosed at later stages, making
the challenge much greater. We lose
116 women a day to breast cancer. The
survivors in their 20s and 30s are often
isolated, lonely, saddled with fertility
issues, employment issues and medical
leave challenges, trying to manage young
children and many times are left with a
lifetime of financial challenge.”
Founded in July 2005, YWBCAF is
deeply committed to bringing breast
cancer awareness to women under 45. To
increase awareness, it regularly partners
with local groups and organizes events
during the month of October, such as
Pink Ribbon Bagels, Lanterns of Hope
and PINK OUT events held at local high
school athletic functions.
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MILLER NAMED
‘LEGISLATOR OF THE
YEAR’ FOR WORK
ON EDUCATION
Rep. Dan Miller, D-Mt. Lebanon,
chair of the House Allegheny County
Democratic Delegation, was recently
named “Legislator of the Year” by
the Pennsylvania School Counselors
Association for his work in supporting
and advocating for professional support
services in schools.
“About a decade ago our school
districts were decimated in several
important academic areas, as well as in
key student support fields,” Miller said.
“House Bill 1500, which I introduced
with Rep. Thomas Murt, R-Phila./
Montgomery, attempts to close this
shortfall by requiring a full complement
of school counselors, psychologists, social
workers and nurses to ensure that access
to help is never a problem and caseload
management is never an issue.”
He continued, “Research shows the
overwhelming positive impact of ensuring
that every student feels supported by at
least one caring adult; and for so many,
that need is met in school. However, in
time of elevated need, required teaching
and mandated testing, it is unreasonable
to expect teachers to fill all of these
voids—and of course, teachers are not
counselors. Whether for undiagnosed
mental health, the impact of trauma, the
challenges of isolation, or the anxiety
often associated with today’s learning,
our kids need access to timely and
professional support.”
The Pennsylvania School Counselors
Association is a professional organization,
which represents school counseling
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in Pennsylvania, whose mission is to
expand the image and influence of
professional school counselors, to
promote professional and ethical practice,
and to advocate for equity and access for
all students.
House Bill 1500 is currently awaiting
action in the House Education
Committee.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
AT CHABAD OF THE
SOUTH HILLS
A Magical Evening with Master
Illusionist Ilan Smith, Sunday, Jan. 26,
7 p.m. Evening begins with a bar & hors
d’oeuvres. Carnegie Stage, 25 W. Main St.
Carnegie, PA 15106.
An Evening with Holocaust Survivor
Sammi Steigman, Wednesday, Feb. 12, at
7 p.m. Steigman will share his story about
life in a Nazi labor camp, being subjected
to the horrific medical experiments, how
he survived and the many lessons he’s
learned throughout his life.
Purim in the Air Party at the South
Hills Jewish Community Center on
Tuesday, March 10, at 5 p.m. Sky
Bar, exciting in-flight entertainment,
delicious menu served airplane style... get
dressed up!
Kids in the Kitchen Cooking for
Junior Chefs Ages 4-7 and Master
Chefs ages 8-11. Thursdays, 4 to
5:30 p.m. at Chabad of the South Hills.
Session 4: Kids will learn to prepare