SUMMER FUN AT THE
OAKS THEATER
This summer, The Oaks Theater will be bustling with unique entertainment opportunities for all ages. Check out local bands, comedy shows, big-screen movies, trivia, open jam nights and much more! For more information and a full schedule of events, visit theoakstheater. com, or search The Oaks Theater on Facebook.
with park visitors. The individuals will each carry letters of authorization, wear name tags and carry clipboards. They will be located in parking lots, playgrounds, ball courts, trailheads, pools and various other sites where the broadest reach of visitors can be captured. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete and contains questions about activity preferences, the length of time spent in the parks, frequency of visits, methods of communicating park programming and perceptions of parks.
“ This information will help the Allegheny County Parks Foundation determine which major improvement projects to target for funding and grants,” says Caren Glotfelty, Executive Director of the Allegheny County Parks Foundation.“ It will also give us an indepth analysis of who is using the parks – a factor funders need to know to achieve the greatest value from their support.”
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATION LAUNCH
IN-PARK SURVEY
The Allegheny County Parks Department announced that the Allegheny County Parks Foundation will begin surveying park users in all nine county parks. The summer-long survey is intended to share information on how visitors spend time in the parks, which will help the county and the Parks Foundation optimize programming and determine where improvements are most needed.
“ The Parks Department is committed to improving our nine beautiful parks and enhancing the experience of park users,” says Allegheny County Parks Director Andy Baechle.“ We’ re excited to partner with the Allegheny County Parks Foundation to gain a better understanding about the ways visitors use our parks, as well as the improvements they’ d like to see.”
Interviewers will be in the parks beginning Memorial Day weekend through August, from morning to evening, to talk
UNITED WAY’ S‘ OPEN YOUR HEART TO A SENIOR’ INITIATIVE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
· The number one volunteer service request by seniors in Allegheny County
is a ride to the doctor’ s office. Do you have an hour 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, take a senior out for dinner, do light yard work and much more. For more information about OYHS or to register for an upcoming information session, call the United Way helpline at 2.1.1, email openyourheart @ uwac. org or visit oyhs. org.
· 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 PA’ s In Service of Seniors: Pittsburgh program. 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. ■
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