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See Santa and his 5 Penguins

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… Read the rest

PGH 250 Community Connections Wrap Up – Check out some of these projects!

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… Read the rest

Donate Bikes and Mr. Kraynik will fix them for Kids

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… Read the rest

Amy's Army & Charity Bar Crawl

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… Read the rest

Stamp Out Hunger: Put Some Food Next to Your Mailbox on Sat.

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.… Read the rest

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