Image by litlnemo via FlickrI think this is probably one of the most unique places to see Santa this holiday season. The National Aviary is the place to take the kids to see Santa this December. Each Saturday in December kids can have their picture taken with Santa Claus and one of the Penguins at the Aviary.
Saturday December 13 and 20
Pictures with Santa, treat, crafts and holiday fun
Kids $10, Adults $9, Santa and penguins $Priceless
Image via WikipediaI know that you are probably saying that you have heard enough about Pittsburgh’s 250 Birthday – I agree that a year long party is really long. One aspect of the birthday celebration is a number of grants to fund projects that represent pride and progress in the region. I was honored to be party of the grant making process last year and I was truly blown away by the proposals. The projects that have received funding have been really great.
Check out some of these great projects at the Community Connections event on Monday, December 13, 2008 at the Science Center. I will be on one of the panels that will be discussing the projects. There will be a reception following. I am looking forward to learning more about some of the other funded projects.
Pittsburgh 250: Making the Connections
Program Begins: 3:00pm, Reception Begins: 5:00pm
Carnegie Science Center, One Allegheny Avenue, Pittsburgh, PAThe Sprout Fund invites you to mark one year since the announcement of the grant awardees by attending Pittsburgh 250: Making The Connections.
Join scores of other Community Connections volunteers, project managers, foundation supporters, and more in both celebrating the success of this year’s initiative and continuing its work. Panel discussions will look at what has happened, and what will continue happening thanks to Community Connections.
And afterwards, while listening to the thematically-aligned sounds of the Newlanders, you’ll have a chance to continue the process of connecting with your peers in the region and within Southwestern Pennsylvania’s community organizing, non-profit, and fundraising worlds
RSVP: communityconnections [at] sproutfund.org or 412.325.0646
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Image by lemonad via FlickrI have been fascinated by this bike shop ever since I read about this project last year in the Post-Gazette (click here to see the 2007 article). I wasn’t even sure that shop was still in business but ever since I read the article I keep seeing people wearing Kraynick’s Bike T-shirts (Where can I get one?).
Well Bike Pgh just posted an article from the Post-Gazette – the Bike Before Christmas project is back for another holiday season. This is a project that is coordinated by the City of Pittsburgh Police and Jerry Kraynick. This is the 4th year of the program – last year Mr. Kraynick with the help of some volunteers tuned up 230 bikes which were distributed to kids for Christmas.
You can help by donating bikes to:
Kraynick’s Bikes, 5300 Penn Ave or any of the City’s Police Stations
Check out this awesome panorama photo of the bike shop that the Post-Gazette put together. Here is a write up on the shop in Dirt Rag magazine.
I enjoyed reading more about this bike shop – here is what some other bloggers that wrote about Kraynick’s:
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I have seen posters for Amy’s Army before but I wasn’t really sure what this is all about. I had the opportunity to meet some of the volunteers from Amy’s Army this evening at Discover Pittsburgh. Amy is a 15 year old girl from Mt. Lebanon – she was diagnosed with Leukemia about 5 years ago but they have not found a bone marrow match. Amy’s Army is a group of volunteers who are working to get more people registered with the national bone marrow registry.
Getting registered is easy – it is a swab of your cheek and the kit can be sent right to your home or you can get registered when you give blood.
You can also support Amy’s Army by joining their Charity
Bar Crawl this Saturday, May 17, 2008. The bar crawl is just $10 and everything benefits Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Info and Registration: CharityBarCrawl.com
The 2008 Charity Bar Crawl Schedule:
This is a really great idea. This Saturday the National Association of Letter Carriers (aka your mailman/mail woman) are putting together the largest 1 day food drive. Place some non-perishable food items next to your mailbox on Saturday, May 10, 2008. Your letter carrier will pick up the items and everything will be donated to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
