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WHAT’S NEWS IN PLUM COMMUNITY PARADE Be sure to mark your calendars and join in the Second Annual Plum Community Parade on Oct. 1! Registration information and forms are available on the borough’s website. Visit plumboro.com for details. CELEBRATE OAKMONT work and more. Below is a list of just a couple of programs and volunteer opportunities available in the area. For more information about OYHS, call the United Way helpline at 2.1.1, email [email protected] or visit oyhs.org. OAKMONT HALLOWEEN HUSTLE 5K RACE AND 1-MILE WALK · Come taste samples of signature dishes from all of your favorite area restaurants and bakeries at this year’s Celebrate Oakmont event, to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. in the Greek Orthodox Social Hall. The event is sponsored by the Oakmont Chamber of Commerce and tickets are $15. The evening will include over 40 vendors, shopping, fantastic door prizes, grand raffles, a Chinese auction and 50/50 raffle, demonstrations, entertainment and much more. For tickets call 412.828.3238 or stop by the chamber offices located at 504 Allegheny River Blvd. For more information, visit oakmont-pa.com. Join in this year’s Oakmont Halloween Hustle 5K Race and 1-Mile Walk on Saturday, Oct. 29. This year’s event is presented by the Oakmont Chamber of Commerce and Riverview Community Action Corporation. Registration will open at 4 p.m. and the race will begin shortly after, at 5 p.m. Visit oakmont-pa.com for race and registration details and more information. OPEN YOUR HEART TO A SENIOR NEEDS VOLUNTEERS YEAR-ROUND AND COUNTYWIDE The number-one volunteer service request by seniors in Allegheny County is a ride to the doctor’s office. Do you have an hour a week or month to help? United Way’s Open Your Heart to a Senior volunteers can take seniors to appointments or the grocery store, deliver meals, help at senior centers, just visit or take a senior out for dinner, do light yard 6 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Plum The In Service of Seniors Snow Angels program has expanded to more than just snow shoveling and has launched Neighborly Gnomes, another neighborhood-based volunteer initiative operated by Family Services of Western Pennsylvania’s In Service of Seniors: Pittsburgh program. The initiative was created as a response to the desire of Snow Angels volunteers to continue serving seniors and adults with disabilities in their neighborhood throughout the spring, summer and fall. Neighborly Gnomes provides assistance with outdoor tasks such as gardening, raking leaves, trimming hedges and taking out the trash. Services are offered to any senior or adult with a physical disability living in Allegheny County. For more information and to volunteer, visit NeedsByNeighborhood.org. · AgeWell Pittsburgh is seeking volunteers of all ages to drive and/or keep company with seniors. Young families with children, high school students (who will visit in pairs) and adults of all ages are needed. All volunteers will attend a one-hour information session. Group trainings can be arranged at your convenience. Jewish Family & Children’s Service will process your criminal background clearance and pay for a Driver’s History. For more information contact Ellen Leger at 412.422.0400 or [email protected]. n