WHAT’ S NEWS IN NORTH ALLEGHENY
GREYBROOKE GARDEN CLUB PROGRAMS
Regular meetings of Greybrooke Garden Club are held the second Wednesday of the month at 9:30 a. m. in the Fellowship Hall of Parkwood Presbyterian Church located at 4289 Mt. Royal Blvd. in Hampton Township. The club’ s members reside in various communities of the North Hills and guests are welcome at all meetings. A Spring Flower Arranging Workshop was presented at the March 8 meeting by club members who have served many years as National Council Master Flower Show judges. A business meeting precedes refreshments and the monthly program. For additional information, contact Barbro Kelley at 412.296.0538.
A. K. DOWNING RELEASES DEBUT NOVEL
“ Into the Air”— the debut novel by Bradford Woods resident A. K.( Aimee) Downing— is a young adult adventure / romance about a girl,
A. K. DOWNING Mia Bryn, who has lived her entire life in an underground compound. When a letter arrives, Mia is invited to embark on a journey that no one has taken for more than 100 years. To survive in the outside world, she must trust her instincts, defend herself in a world she knows nothing about and accept her destiny.
“ My book was as inspired by the‘ Prepper’ shows,” says Downing.“ I was intrigued by the idea of underground communities— what would they look like, how long could people survive underground and how would the Earth have changed once it was safe to come out again?”
For more information, visit AKDowning. com or search AKDowning111 on Facebook.
PAINTING WITH A TWIST HOSTS FREE SCAVENGER HUNT
Painting with a Twist will be hosting a free local neighborhood scavenger hunt on April 29. All studios in the western Pennsylvania region will be participating, making it a great way to meet your local studio owners as well as local businesses— and have fun doing it! Each studio will have its own unique set of rules and prizes to promote the fun in their respective neighborhoods. An after-party will follow to keep the night alive! Even if you’ ve never Painted with a Twist, contact the studio nearest you to find out what all the fun is about! What Twist will they throw your way?
Teams will be groups of two, three or four, and drivers must be 18 years or older. Bring a person who has never before Twisted and score extra points! Neighborhood knowledge will win you the most points, so contact your local studio for more information: Pittsburgh‐North in Wexford, 724.426.2935.
SAINT SEBASTIAN SCHOOL COLLECTS BIBLES FOR INMATES
More than 350 new Bibles will be distributed to inmates at the Allegheny
County Jail, thanks to students at Saint Sebastian School in Ross Township.
The idea for the service project originated with Peyton Rihn, an eighth grader who serves as Student Council service director, a position she shares with seventh grader Rachel Sweeney. The students learned that the jail is in constant need of Bibles after a call was made to Reverend Kimberly Greway, director of chaplaincy services at the Allegheny County Jail. The jail currently houses more than 2,000 men and women.
The student council worked with teacher advisor Celeste Dickson to finalize the details of the project. As students are generally required to wear uniforms, the council sponsored a dress-down day as a way to raise money for the project.
“ We anticipated having more than one fundraiser and probably doing something more elaborate to raise this money; however, once students and families heard what the money was going toward, they donated such a large amount that we only needed one quick fundraiser,” says Dickson.“ The response to this cause was overwhelming, and many families have not just donated money, but also have donated additional Bibles.”
The school raised enough money to donate 360 new Bibles, approximately one per student at the school. Each will include a prayer card, and each child will sign his or her first name on the card. The Bibles will be distributed to the inmates through the jail’ s chaplaincy office.
“ Both the kids on Student Council and the other students at Saint Sebastian have such big hearts and always want to help in charitable causes,” says Dickson.“ They always come through for us when we have fundraisers for different causes, or help others in the community.”
SAINT ALEXIS STUDENTS PROVIDE SOCKS TO THOSE IN NEED
Throughout last October, the students at Saint Alexis Catholic School in McCandless Township collected 623 pairs of socks to donate to Jubilee Kitchen. As part of a“ Socktoe-ber” event facilitated by Student Council, the socks will be distributed to men, women
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