Season of Giving
Add Some Sparkle
OPEN YOUR HEART TO A SENIOR
Contact: uwswpa. org / open-your-heart-to-a-senior
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 west suburbs. Visit the website for more information on this and other volunteer opportunities.
SOUTHWEST MEALS ON WHEELS OF PENNSYLVANIA
Address: 514 3rd Avenue( rear), Carnegie Contact: southwestmealsonwheels. org, or 412.279.5670
Make a senior’ s holiday special by making sure that he / she is happy and healthy! Make a monetary or food donation, drive routes to deliver food to clients, pick up donations of food from retailers, work in the kitchen or help with special events. Serving Bridgeville, Carnegie, Clinton, Collier Township, Crafton, Heidelberg, Imperial, Ingram, Oakdale, Robinson Township and more. Visit the website for more information.
WEST HILLS MEALS ON WHEELS
Address: 1205 Ridge Avenue, Coraopolis
Contact: mealsonwheelssouthwestpa. com / WestHillsKitchen. asp, facebook. com / West-Hills-Meals-on-Wheels, or 412.262.5973
Donate food or volunteer to prepare or deliver food for a senior this winter! The caring staff and volunteers prepare and deliver healthy, homemade, well-balanced meals to clients five days a week. Each day’ s meals consist of something for breakfast, a cold meal and a hot entrée. Thanks to a“ spokescow,” Molly, and her fundraising efforts, clients receive a quart of milk once a week at no additional cost. Serving Coraopolis, Moon Township, Crescent Township and Neville Island. Visit the website for more information.
ANDREW CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY AND MUSIC HALL
Address: 300 Beechwood Avenue, Carnegie Contact: carnegiecarnegie. org, or 412.276.3456
This holiday season, make a monetary gift or volunteer to keep the historic Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall going in 2017 and for generations to come. There are a variety of volunteer opportunities for teens through seniors, ranging from docents in the Espy Post to assistance with children’ s programming, from clerical help to ushering at performances. The gift of your time— intermittently or on a regular schedule— greatly enhances how patrons and staff experience the library and music hall programming and services. Visit the website for ways to get involved.
BRADLEY CENTER OF PITTSBURGH
Address: 5180 Campbells Run Road, McKees Rocks Contact: thebradleycenter. org, or 412.788.8219
There are so many ways to brighten children’ s lives this holiday season at the Bradley Center! Bradley offers unique volunteer opportunities for groups ranging from service organizations to youth groups to corporate volunteer programs. Opportunities include painting, crafts, games, group reading projects, pet therapy and more. The Bradley Center is committed to improving the lives of children, youth and families affected by trauma, mental illness and behavioral health challenges. Don’ t have time to volunteer? Donate gifts based on Bradley’ s Wish List found on the website.
CHRISTMAS LIGHT-UP CELEBRATION
Address: Clinton Park, 600 Clinton Park Drive, Imperial Contact: christmaslightup. com, or Lloyd and Patty Faux at 724.899.3602
Do you love decorating your home for the holidays? Then put your talents to good use and volunteer with your family to help set up or take down the Christmas Light-Up Celebration at Clinton Park! Except for expenses to create the celebration, proceeds from the event“ benefit the worthwhile organizations within our area that help those who are in physical, emotional, spiritual and financial need and to help other organizations, individuals, and groups who need such support.” Last year $ 52,000 was raised to help those in need throughout the community. Visit the website for more information.
WEST SUBURB SENIOR CENTERS
Addresses: Locations in Carnegie and North Fayette. Check the website for the exact addresses.
Contact: lifespanpa. org, or 412.464.1300
Make a senior’ s holiday brighter by offering to take him / her shopping, to a doctor’ s appointment, or by calling for some friendly conversation. There are also volunteer opportunities for teens. Call or visit the website for more information.
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