Season of Giving
as well—seeking to provide a rewarding and fun service opportunity
for interested individuals and groups in local communities for the
benefit of children. Visit the website for more information on donating
specifications and other information.
RIDING FOR THE HANDICAPPED OF WESTERN PA
Address: 9950 Grubbs Road, Wexford
Contact: rhwpa.org, or [email protected]
Give the gift of your time this New Year by helping children with
disabilities! RHWPA is a therapeutic horseback riding program that
has helped children and young adults with disabilities for well over
30 years. It is run entirely by volunteers and funded exclusively by
donations, fundraising and grants. Spend time with your teens, ages
14 to 18, and after training, volunteer as sidewalkers and horseleaders.
Don’t have time? Give monetary donations or wish list items found on
the website.
THE STRAND THEATER INITIATIVE
Address: 119 North Main Street, Zelienople
Contact: thestrandtheater.org, or 724.742.0400
This holiday season, make a monetary gift or volunteer to keep the
historic Strand Theater going in 2017 and for generations to come—
and be inspired by the fantastic holiday performances! The Strand
Theater Initiative is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it a
cultural center for the performing arts in the North Pittsburgh region.
Visit the website for ways to get involved—from ushering at shows to
organizing special events.
Give Good C heer
to a Senior
LUTHERAN SENIORLIFE PASSAVANT COMMUNITY
Address: 105 Burgess Drive, Zelienople
Contact: lutheranseniorlife.org/senior-living/volunteer
Start 2017 with helping others by volunteering with your kids!
Spend just 30 minutes with a senior; you can make his/her day (and
yours!). Visitors are always welcome! Let the staff introduce you
to residents who like to play card games, read poetry, do puzzles or
get outdoors for a stroll. But most important, they would appreciate
meeting someone just to talk with. Could that someone be YOU?
Days and times are flexible. Visit the website for more information.
NORTH HILLS AND BUTLER MEALS ON WHEELS
Contact: mealsonwheelsamerica.org
Keep our neighboring seniors happy and healthy this winter!
The Meals on Wheels program is designed to help individuals who
are homebound, or unable to prepare their own nutritious meals
regularly. At the core of the Meals on Wheels service is a nutritious
meal, companionship and a watchful eye on the health and safety
of our seniors. Get the whole family involved by volunteering
to deliver meals, help in the kitchen or by making a monetary
donation or contributing in-kind products or services useful to
Meals on Wheels kitchens. Visit the website for more information
on the many North Hills and Butler locations.
OPEN YOUR HEART TO A SENIOR
Contact: fswp.org/services/open-your-heart-senior-program, or
888.222.4200
A great winter charitable project for the family or teenage
youth group! Open Your Heart to a Senior is a volunteer initiative
sponsored by the United Way of Allegheny County that matches
volunteer caregivers with older adults in the area to provide nonmedical assistance, helping them remain safe and independent
in their own homes. There are opportunities to help in the North
Hills area. Visit the website for more information on this and other
volunteering opportunities.
PRESENTS FOR PATIENTS
Address: St. Barnabas Charities, 5850 Meridian Road, Gibsonia
Contact: presentsforpatients.com, or 724.443.0011
Give the gift of companionship this holiday season! Volunteer
to brighten a senior’s holiday by purchasing and delivering a gift to
a nursing home or assisted living facility! Other options include
monetary donations, or volunteer to wrap, sort gifts and more. Visit
the website for more information.
SENIOR CENTERS IN BUTLER COUNTY AND THE
NORTH HILLS AREA
Address: Butler County locations in Cranberry, Evans City, Mars and more;
North Hills locations in Allison Park, Bellevue and Sharpsburg. Visit the
websites for address information.
Contact: co.butler.pa.us/Area-Agency-on-Aging, or 724.282.3008;
alleghenycounty.us/Human-Services/Programs-Services/Older-Adults/
Senior-Centers.aspx
Whether you would love to help out at a holiday party, play
games or lead an exercise class, the volunteer opportunities are
endless when it comes to enhancing a senior’s life. Visit the website
for ways to get involved at your neighborhood senior center.
NORTH COUNTRY MEALS ON WHEELS
VINCENTIAN HOME ENCORE PROGRAM
Address: 3281 Wexford Road, Gibsonia
Contact: mealsonwheelssouthwestpa.com/NorthCountryKitchen.asp, or
724.935.1877
Address: 111 Perrymont