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BRITSBURGH!
A MISSION TO FEED
STARVING CHILDREN
South Fayette residents Jeff and Celina
Farabaugh have made it their mission to feed
starving children across the globe.
On August 27, 2016, the Farabaughs will
lead a group of 500 volunteers in an effort
to pack 100,000 meals as part of the Feed
My Children – South Fayette MobilePack
project.
“Feed My Starving Children was founded
in 1987 by a businessman named Richard
Proudfit from Minnesota,” Celina Farabaugh
explained. “He had been on a mission trip to
Honduras and was led to take action to help
starving children like the ones he met there.”
According to her, there are MobilePack
events across the United States throughout
the year. This is the second time a Feed My
Starving Children event will take place in the
South Hills, and it is the only event planned
for 2016.
“Our goal is to not only recruit the
volunteers and pack the meals, but to raise
$22,000 to cover the cost of the meals,
which are 22 cents each,” Farabaugh said.
“The fundraising, combined with the actual
meal packing, is what makes this event so
unique. We even have an unofficial motto
of ‘Working Together, Making a Difference’
that really describes what we are doing with
this project. We are making a difference in
the lives of children.”
The meals, which are distributed to
schools, hospitals, orphanages, and nongovernment agencies in nearly 70 countries,
arrive by truck, driven by Feed My Starving
Children volunteers, the night before the
main event. The meals are designed by
nutritionists and consist of rice, soy, dried
vegetables and a vitamin blend.
One of the group’s main fundraisers
involves mini M&M tubes that are sold for
a small fee and, once empty, are filled with
quarters. “A full tube of quarters will provide
a hot, nutritionally balanced meal for 63
children,” according to Farabaugh.
The group also sells tickets to a
Washington Wild Things game. Additional
information about the project can be found
on the Facebook page South Fayette Mobile
Pack.
One of the largest British festivals in the
country will take place September 6 – 11
at various venues all over the Pittsburgh
region. This six-day festival offers events for
all age groups and budgets, with an emphasis
on fun, in celebration of over 200 years of
historic ties between
Pittsburgh and Great
Britain.
Whether you are a
Beatles and Stones fan,
or your taste is more
choral or brass band,
there will be great British music throughout
the week. The Pittsburgh Tea Association
will be observing the fine art of English tea
at numerous tearooms, for those longing for
some real scones with Devonshire cream.
Restaurants and bars will also be featuring
British brews and English dishes. The British
Film Festival will feature critically acclaimed
works and celebrated stars of the big screen
from across the pond.
Britsburgh’s partners, including the
Carnegie Museum of Art, Hartwood Acres,
Duquesne University, The Frick Art and
Historical Center, and the Arcade Comedy
Theater, will all have exciting events planned
with a touch of the British Isles in mind. So
come out and celebrate the best of what’s
British!
For more information, visit Britsburgh.
com for emerging details. Sponsorship
opportunities exist at several different levels
for businesses and nonprofit entities. To
plan a Britsburgh event in your community,
become a Britsburgh partner — just email
your interest to [email protected].
PENNDOT ROAD WORK
SET FOR SPRING AND
SUMMER
Road work is scheduled to occur on
Union Avenue, Washington Pike, Boyce
Road, Millers Run Road, Robinson Run
Road, Kenneweg Avenue and Oakridge
Road in South Fayette
Township as part of
Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation
(PennDOT) road work
projects this spring and
summer.
Some temporary closures may occur.
Signs will be posted in each location in
advance, and township notifications will
be sent out as available as each project