WHAT’S NEWS IN NORTH ALLEGHENY
TREASURE HOUSE
FASHIONS TO
HOST PURSE BASH
FUNDRAISER
Treasure House Fashions is a nonprofit
women’s resale shop on McKnight Road
that partners with over 65 agencies in the
city to provide clothing and resources to
women in need. Its biggest fundraising
event of the year, The Purse Bash, will
be held Sept. 27 at The Chadwick in
Wexford. Early-bird tickets are $35, and
are available online at thfashions.org, or
visit the store located at 7607 McKnight
Road. Invite all your girlfriends for a fun
night out with a chance to win a designer
bag, over 100 bags being raffled off, food,
drinks and prizes, all while helping your
community!
Church, located at 4289 Mt. Royal
Boulevard in Allison Park.
Following the business meeting and
a brief time to enjoy refreshments and
fellowship, Penn State Master Gardener
Bill Goff will present “Perennials–Three
Seasons of Color in the Garden.” Guests
are requested to come at 10:30 a.m. for
refreshments and the program.
The club will also hold a Garage Sale
at the church on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 8
a.m. to noon. Proceeds from this sale help
support the Greybrook Garden Club’s
annual donations to conservancy groups
and worthy community and charitable
organizations. Questions regarding the
club or the sale may be directed to Bonnie
MacDonald at 412.366.3689.
STEPHEN MINISTRY
WORKSHOP
On Saturday, Sept. 29, St. John
Neumann Roman Catholic Church
(2230 Rochester Road, 15237) will
host a Stephen Ministry Introductory
Workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. Light
refreshments will be served.
This workshop is designed to help
congregations learn about starting a
caring ministry by equipping laypeople as
caregivers to help others journey during
difficult times of their lives. The cost of
this workshop is $15 per person or $50
for a group of four or more from the same
congregation. For more information or
to register for the workshop, call Stephen
Ministries at 314.428.2600 or visit
stephenministry.org/workshop.
UPCOMING EVENTS
WITH GREYBROOK
GARDEN CLUB
Greybrook Garden Club, whose
members reside in various communities
of the North Hills, will meet Wednesday,
Sept. 12, at 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship
Hall of Parkwood United Presbyterian
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5TH ANNUAL EMMAUS
SPIRIT RUN COSTUME
5K & 1-MILE FUN WALK
Put away your everyday running gear
and get into the Halloween spirit at the
5th Annual Emmaus Spirit Run Costume
5k & 1-Mile Fun Walk on Saturday,
Oct. 20. The chipped 5k loops around
the scenic Three Rivers Heritage Trail
with the start and finish line in the South
Shore Riverfront Park in the heart of
the South Side Works. A family-friendly
1-mile fun walk along the Three Rivers
Heritage Trail is also available.
The race kicks off at 8:30 a.m. Strollers
are welcome! This event offers prizes for
overall and age-level winners, a spirited
costume contest and post-race family fun,
including pumpkin painting, Halloween
crafts, photo booth, food and drinks,
raffles and more! All proceeds benefit
the Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh,
which provides homes, services and
icmags.com
advocacy for people with intellectual
disabilities. Online registration is
available through ACTIVE.com. Same-
day registrations are welcome! Event is
rain or shine.
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 would be perfect to donate.
Your generous donation is tax-deductible.
Contact Community Auto at
communityautolico.org or call
724.538.5081 for details on how to
donate your car.
NORTH HILLS
PITTSBURGH AAUW TO
HOST FUNDRAISER
The North Hills Pittsburgh branch of
AAUW will host a fundraiser, “For the
Love of Books,” on Saturday, Oct. 6, from
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at La Roche College.
Three talented Pittsburgh women,
Natasha Garrett, PhD; Kathleen George,
PhD; and Rosemary Hanrahan, MD, will
speak on a pan