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Friday – The Train Stops in Pittsburgh – Happy Hour at East End Brewing

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As most of you know I’ve been on a cross country train trip with the Millennial Trains Project.  I am one of 24 passengers who are working on a project as the train has traveled across the country from San Francisco to Washington, DC. I’m writing this post from the train – we just passed through Toledo, Ohio.  Next stop – Pittsburgh!  The train pulls into the station around 5am.  I’ve already set my alarm, I want to see what the city looks like from a train. The Millennial Trains Project group will be in Pittsburgh all day and I… Read the rest

Millennial Trains Project Update

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THANK YOU Pittsburgh!  A week ago I learned that there were 3 seats left on the waiting list for the Millennial Trains Project inaugural trip.  I sent an email to the IheartPGH email list asking for help to raise the $5000 needed to get a seat on the train. I am honored to have the support of over 90 Pittsburgh lovers.  In less than 36, the Pittsburgh lovers in this city an all across the country, helped me meet the fundraising goal. Tomorrow, yes tomorrow! I head to California and the trip starts Thursday morning. Pittsburgh Meet-Ups from Coast to… Read the rest

New Perk – StandUp Paddleboarding in Pittsburgh

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I’ve got just 6 days to raise the money for a seat on the inaugural Millennial Trains trip.  What has been most incredible is the response that I have received from the Pittsburgh community.  Thanks to all of our readers who have been sharing and supporting this project. As you can see I’ve got a ways to go to raise the rest of the $5000 for the trip. I’ve just added a new perk to the Millennial Trains Project fundraising page – A StandUp Paddleboard tour!  Have you seen some crazy folks driving around Pittsburgh with a surfboard on their… Read the rest

Four Awesome Pittsburgh Projects That Need Your Support

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Here are three amazingly awesome crowd-funding projects by some of my favorite Pittsburghers and my current project that are looking for some crowd-funded support.  I know each of these projects creators personally and I think all of these are great projects for Pittsburgh.  Check out some of  the great thank-you perks for supporting each projects. http://storify.com/iheartpgh/four-awesome-pittsburgh-project-to-support… Read the rest

All Aboard – 2 Weeks to Get Some Pittsburghers on the Millennials Train

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If you follow IheartPGH on Facebook and Twitter you may have noticed that I’ve been linking to the Millennial Trains Project. The Millennial Trains Project is a cross country train trip this August that will start in San Francisco and end in Washington, DC.  The train will stop in 10 cities over 10 days.  The Millennial Trains project was founded by Patrick Dowd (not the Pittsburgh city councilman Patrick Down) who helped to organize a similar project, Jagriti Yatra, when he was a Fulbright scholar in India. The inaugural journey of the Millennial Trains project will be stopping in Pittsburgh!… Read the rest

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