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LOOP IN We’re here to help! THE C O N T I N U E D Cynthia Herrmann & Erica Lowry Over 30 years full time experience in the North Matching lifestyles to the perfect home Your interests and desires always come first Our guarantee, stress free! Let our experience WORK FOR YOU! • 412-498-7829 • 412-367-8000 x285 • ©2016 BHH Affiliates, LLC. An independently owned and operated franchise of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc.® Equal Housing Opportunity. Information not verified or guaranteed. If your home is currently listed with a Broker, this is not a solicitation. North Allegheny representatives help volunteers from the Kanawha County School District load one of three trucks with donated furniture. NORTH ALLEGHENY DONATES FURNITURE TO FLOODED WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOLS On July 27, the North Allegheny School District (NASD) donated more than 3,200 used desks, chairs, tables and other school furniture to the Kanawha County School District, which had several schools facing severe damage following the flooding in West Virginia in June. Kanawha County School District’s problem was brought to North Allegheny’s attention by Sandy Stein, a retired teacher from NA Intermediate High School, who witnessed the devastation firsthand as a Red Cross volunteer. Four schools in Kanawha County were hit particularly hard by the flooding, and struggled to clean up the muddy, water-logged classrooms and replace destroyed furniture and supplies before this school year. After Stein contacted North Allegheny administrators to ask how the district could help the flood victims, the group decided to donate the furniture left over from recent building renovations. Bradford Woods and Marshall elementary and Marshall middle schools were undergoing renovations and replacing the furniture that is more than 25 years old. Typically, when furniture is replaced after a few decades of use, the district sells or disposes of it, hoping to break even on the costs associated with transporting and disposal. By donating the old furniture to Kanawha County School District and having volunteers pick it up at the school buildings, North Allegheny saved those costs. “Our hearts immediately went out to the Kanawha County Schools, who had been doing everything they could to get their buildings back in shape before the start of the school year,” says North Allegheny Superintendent Dr. Robert Scherrer. “It was a fortunate coincidence 10 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | North Allegheny

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