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.
BUTLER COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
Address: 1015 Evans City Road, Renfrew Contact: butlercountyhs. org, or 724.789.1150
What a great way to give back with your kids ages 8 and up this holiday season and throughout the year! Volunteer to be a dog or cat companion, for adoption outreach, special events or bake and sew for special events. Don’ t have time? Make a monetary donation. Visit the website for volunteer requirements and other information.
Pay Tribute to Our Veterans During the Holidays and New Year
COMMUNITY THRIFT CENTER
Address: 3255 Babcock Boulevard, Ross Township
Contact: amvetsnsf. org / thrift-stores, communitythriftcenter. com, or 412.366.4010
Help our veterans by helping yourself to get organized in 2017 and donating gently used household items, toys and clothing to the Community Thrift Center! The store offers the general public donated household goods and clothing at discounted prices. A portion of the proceeds from the store’ s sales help programs that benefit our veterans. Visit the website for donation requirements, and for other ways to help.
VA PITTSBURGH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Address: 1010 Delafield Road, O’ Hara Township Contact: pittsburgh. va. gov / locations / HJ-heinz. asp, or 412.822.2222
Take some time this holiday season with your family to pay tribute to a veteran in need. Adult and student volunteers ages 14 and up can take advantage of many volunteer opportunities to brighten a veteran’ s day including assisting with arts and crafts projects, playing bedside games, assisting on field trips, showing bedside movies, helping therapists with bowling, card games, popcorn parties and other various activities! Visit the website for more information. n
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