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it comes to enhancing a senior’s life. Visit the website for ways to get involved at your neighborhood senior center. VINCENTIAN HOME ENCORE PROGRAM Address: 111 Perrymont Road, McCandless Contact: vcs.org/volunteer Perform for seniors this holiday season! The Encore Program is a guest artist program that includes poets, painters, performers, and players who want to share their talent with residents and engage them with creative projects, or offer the pleasure of a good performance. Encore volunteers are people who play instruments, write and read short stories, essays or poetry, juggle, or perform magic tricks, create crafts, dance and more. Visit the website for more information. New Year’s Resolutions That Count GOODWILL RETAIL STORES Address: Check the website for the multiple North Hills locations. Contact: goodwillswpa.org, or 412.481.9005 Clean out your closet of gently used clothing and household goods to help others! It’s simple. When you donate your stuff to Goodwill, you create opportunities for individuals in your community looking to find a job and build skills, including veterans and military families, single mothers and many others. Visit the website for more information on this and other ways to volunteer. TREASURE HOUSE FASHIONS Address: 7607 McKnight Road, Ross Township Contact: thfashions.org, or 412.364.3256 Remember that holiday dress you only wore once, or those expensive dress pants that no longer fit? Make a woman in need’s holiday more stylish by donating to Treasure House Fashions! Treasure House Fashions is a nonprofit organization promoting the dignity and self-esteem of women, particularly women in crisis, by providing gently worn quality clothing. Donate clothing or monetary gifts, volunteer to maintain the store, or shop for bargains! Visit the website for more information. ANIMAL FRIENDS Address: 562 Camp Horne Road, Ohio Township Contact: thinkingoutsidethecage.org, or 412.847.7000 Even the littlest animal lovers ages 12 and under can still make an impact at Animal Friends this holiday season. Make blankets for the dogs or toys for the cats, organize a community supply drive at your school, or fundraise for the animals. Visit the website for volunteer opportunities for everyone in the family and for more information. Continued on next page > Pine-Richland | Winter 2016 | icmags.com 33