WHAT’S NEWS IN PINE-RICHLAND
card. Whether you want to learn CPR
for your own purposes or get your
certification updated, all are welcome.
Space is limited. For more information
and to reserve your spot call Heritage’s
Wellness Ministry at 412.366.1356.
ONE-OF-A-KIND CAR
DONATION PROGRAM
Community Auto, part of The
Lighthouse Foundation, is a nonprofit
low income car ownership program. It
accepts donated cars, repairs and inspects
them if necessary, then sells them to
qualified working low-income people
at discounted prices, as compared to a
regular used car dealership. According
to the organization, it is the only one of
its kind in western PA that puts cars back
into the hands of families in the Greater
Pittsburgh area.
The used car sitting in the garage that
you didn’t sell because it was a hassle,
the car that didn’t get the trade-in value
you wanted, or the one the kids used for
school but is no longer needed would be
a perfect car to donate. Your generous
donation is the fuel for the program and
is tax deductible.
Contact Community Auto
at communityautolico.org or at
724.538.5081 to find out how to donate
your car and give a family a hand toward
self-sufficiency.
FREE
CPR
CLASS
A Free
CPR class
will be held Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m.
at Heritage Church, located at 2262
Rochester Road in Franklin Park, 15237.
The instructor will be Dan McSorley, a
paramedic from McCandless/Franklin
Park Ambulance Authority. The class is
free. There is a $20 fee if you’d like an
American Heart Association Certification
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724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE
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MIZGORSKI ANNOUNCES
$187,000 GRANT TO
IMPROVE DEER CREEK
IN RICHLAND TOWNSHIP
To improve the West Bank of Deer
Creek in Richland Township, Rep. Lori
Mizgorski (R-Allegheny) advocated for
a $187,000 grant that was approved by
the Commonwealth Financing Authority
(CFA). The funding will provide
additional healthy living activities for
visitors to the park.
“I was happy to help secure this funding
for Richland Township,” says Mizgorski.
“This funding will help restore and protect
the streambank of Deer Creek.”
The funding will be used to
help complete a streambank restoration
and protection project along the West
Branch of Deer Creek using 1,300
square yards of high performance turf
reinforcement matting, native tree
plantings and other re-vegetation to
restore and protect the currently eroded
streambank. The total project cost is
$220,000.
The CFA was established as an
independent agency of the Commonwealth
and holds fiduciary responsibility over the
funding of programs and investments in
Pennsylvania’s economic growth.
ZIPCAR CALLS
ON STUDENT
ORGANIZATIONS
NATIONWIDE TO ENTER
‘STUDENTS WITH
DRIVE’ COMPETITION
Across the country, college and
university student organizations make an
impact by distributing health care supplies
overseas, protecting the environment,
tutoring and mentoring students, or
icmags.com
hosting dance-offs to fundraise for a cause.
These are just a few ways students are
making a difference in their communities,
both on and off campus.
To support the next generation of
mission-driven leaders, Zipcar, the
world’s leading car-sharing network and
the largest campus car-sharing provider,
recently announced the 2019 winner of
Students with Drive, the University of
Michigan’s Blueprints for Pangaea chapter,
and is kicking off its 8th annual contest,
calling on student organizations from
coast to coast to enter.
Students with Drive first launched
in October 2011 to support
student organizations that need access
to transportation to move their mission
forward. For nearly 20 years, Zipcar has
been a critical component of campus
transportation and sustainability
initiatives, providing students, faculty,
and staff access to Zipcars to pursue
off-campus activities, enriching the
student life experience and supporting
a university’s impact on the community.
Since Students with Drive first launched,
Zipcar has given more than $1 million in
funding to empower 400 student groups
across the country.
Are you a Student with Drive?
Enter now!
To be considered for Students with
Drive, interested student organizations
should enter by Oct. 31 and submit a
statement that addresses their passion for
their organization’s mission, along with
an explanation of how Zipcar can help
drive the organization further. A panel
of judges will review the submissions,
and the top 10 entrants will receive $300
to cover access to a Zipcar and a $500
gift card to create a video demonstrating
the community’s need and how the
student organization will address this need