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NO VETERAN DIES
ALONE PROGRAM
SHOWS ULTIMATE CARE
AT TIME OF PASSING
As part of the recently launched No Veteran
Dies Alone (NVDA) Program, volunteers
give “the most precious gift,” according to
VA Pittsburgh Chaplain Alan Morris – their
presence to veterans who may not have anyone
to be with them in their final hour.
Volunteers can speak, read or hold the hand
of a veteran and be a comfort to him/her. They
are on call when needed and often stay longer
than required–because they want to.
Susan Rogers of O’Hara and George
Coppola of Collier are two volunteers who
graduated from the first class of NVDA training
in August. Since then, they have been on two
vigils each with dying patients.
Coppola, a Vietnam veteran, has extensive
hospice experience with his mother and other
loved ones in his life. He’s also known other
veterans who died alone and wants to prevent
that from happening to anyone else.
Rogers has a 92-year-old World War Two
veteran father who lives in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She
knows that if unable to be at his bedside should the
time come, she’d like somebody to be there.
Those who want to be on the NVDA team
must first become registered VA Pittsburgh
volunteers and train in the hospice or palliative
care functions at the hospital before receiving
additional NVDA training. All interested
candidates will be evaluated through Chaplain
Alan Morris, BCC, who can be reached at Alan.
[email protected] or by calling 412.822.1861.
GREAT AMERICAN
CLEANUP
Let’s Pick it Up PA - March 1 to May 31
Join over 4 million volunteers in the nation’s
largest annual community improvement
program! Get involved in your community and
register your event today!
Registered events receive free cleanup
supplies, such as bags, gloves and vests
donated by PennDOT, the Department of
Environmental Protection, and Keep America
Beautiful (as supplies last).
Free disposal during Pick It Up PA Days
from April 12 to May 5 is sponsored by the
Department of Environmental Protection,
Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association, and
participating landfills.
To register, visit the Great American Cleanup
of Pennsylvania official website at www.gacofpa.
org or contact Michelle Dunn at 877.772.3673
x113 or [email protected].
NORTH HUNTINGDON
ONE OF THE SAFEST
CITIES
SafeWise.com has compiled a list of the 50
safest cities in Pennsylvania collected from
the most recent FBI Crime Report data. This
independent research focused on cities and towns
with a population of 10,000 or greater as of 2011.
North Huntingdon Township ranked in the
top 50 safest cities in the state, coming in at
#44. The township was praised for its quality
of life and reasonable cost of living, noting
that the police department offers a number of
programs in the community which make safety
a priority while connecting with its youth and
other groups. Both violent crime and crimes
against property are below the state and
national averages in the township. ■
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