WHAT’S NEWS IN UPPER ST. CLAIR
CROSSROADS
CHURCH ANNOUNCES
CHRISTMAS EVE
SERVICE TIMES
Crossroads Church, 1120 Boyce Road,
15241, has announced Christmas Eve
service times. Services will take place 2,
3:30, 5, and 11 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 24.
Go to crossroadsumc.org for more
information.
LIFESPAN’S TENTH
ANNUAL “SWEET
HOLIDAY WISHES”
COOKIE CAMPAIGN
Help us to provide our seniors with a
holiday tradition they love!
Simply donate 2-3 dozen homemade
holiday cookies at your local LifeSpan
Senior Resource Center or Meals
on Wheels Kitchen no later than
Monday, Dec. 9.
We need 365 dozen cookies in order
to distribute ½ dozen homemade treats
to brighten our seniors’ holiday season.
To locate a Center or Kitchen for drop
off, please call 412.464.1300 or visit our
website at lifespanpa.org.
THE SOUTH HILL’S
WOMEN’S CLUB
LOOKING FOR
NEW MEMBERS
If you have an interest in joining a fun
group of women give our membership
chairman Sue a call at 412.257.1057. We
have a lot of interesting programs lined up
for the Winter months starting on Jan. 3,
2020. A representative from The Frick
Pittsburgh will speak about our local
museum and share information about the
1893 World Exposition in Chicago and
detail how it ties to Pittsburgh.
Feb. 10, 2020, Kelly Stebler a
practitioner of Reiki will explain and
demonstrate the benefits of Reiki for our
physical, mental and emotional health.
March is our annual covered
dish dinner.
8
724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE
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Meetings start at 8 p.m. and are held at
Vanadium Woods, 50 Vanadium Road,
Bridgeville, Pa. 15017.
THE NEW LOVE
FOR LIBRARIES
Marilyn Jenkins, Executive Director,
Allegheny County Library Association
Now more than ever, residents are
discovering a new love for Allegheny
County’s community libraries and
their invaluable programs and services.
This new love was evident in another
successful ‘Love Your Library’ campaign
during the month of September.
This annual collaboration between
ACLA and Carnegie Library of
Pittsburgh (CLP) supports the mission
of learning and growing through
our community libraries. The campaign
was enhanced by the Jack Buncher
Foundation, which has provided prorated
matching funds of up to $150,000 each
year. These funds are used to secure
essential library services, improve
facilities and offer educational programs
for children and adults.
Offering free technology workshops,
small business centers and 24/7 virtual
access to eBooks and digital materials,
libraries are transforming communities.
No longer just places for books,
libraries are viewed as anchors, centers
for academic life and research, and
cherished spaces. Allegheny County has
a network of libraries with 73 locations,
providing books, resources and a range
of experiences and opportunities for all
members of our community.
Children and young parents can
access kindergarten readiness and
curriculum support classes, while
teens can learn to become creators and
experimenters. Adults benefit from an
array of specialized programs, including
parenting and caregiver education,
workforce development, computer
training, job assistance and small business
development support services.
Across all of the 73 locations,
Allegheny County libraries have a single
card library card system, provide free
access to materials through a shared
icmags.com
catalog, jointly offer downloadable books,
audios, and videos as well as online
databases, and support a diverse calendar
of programs.
But it isn’t just the resources and
programs that patrons love about
libraries. Libraries also provide a
unique and safe place where one will
find curious people from all ages and
walks of life, which truly represents the
diverse and multi-ethnic population of
Allegheny County.
Allegheny County’s libraries have
continued to thrive and meet the needs
of our communities by providing services
that people demand in a world where
information, technology and forms of
delivery are changing rapidly.
Our brick-and-mortar buildings and
e-based resources will continue to evolve
and respond to the needs of our residents.
We encourage learners of all ages to take
some time to visit their local library and
see all it has to offer.
ONE-OF-A KIND CAR
DONATION PROGRAM
Community Auto, a program of The
Lighthouse Foundation, is a non-profit,
low-income car ownership program that
accepts donated cars, and repairs and
inspects them if necessary. The car is then
sold to qualified, working, low-income
people at discounted prices, as compared
to a regular used car dealership. This is the
only organization of its kind in Western
Pennsylvania that puts your car back
into the hands of a family in the Greater
Pittsburgh area.
The used car sitting in the garage that
you didn’t sell because it was a hassle, or
the car that didn’t get the trade-in value
you wanted, or that one the kids used
for school and is no longer needed, is
the perfect car to donate. Your generous
donation is the fuel for the program and
is tax deductible.
Contact Community Auto today
at communityautolico.org or at
724.538.5081 to find out just how easy it
is to donate your car and give a family a
hand toward self-sufficiency. n