Community service is important enough to U.S. Reps. Mike Doyle and Conor Lamb that it brought the two Democrats into solidly Republican territory in Murrysville on Saturday afternoon. “Hey, Conor, is this your district?” Doyle, D-Forest Hills, joked during the Murrysville Export Democratic Club’s first Biden-Harris Community Scholarship presentation, held
84 Lumber to Present the Military Appreciation Platform, Game on April 20 by Pittsburgh Penguins @penguins / Media Release
84 Lumber has been named the presenting partner of the Pittsburgh Penguins Military Appreciation Platform and Game, which will take place on April 20 at 7:00 PM versus the New Jersey Devils.
The Penguins and 84 Lumber are partnering for the Military Appreciation Game and several other initiatives to celebrate those who have fought, and continue to fight, for our freedom every day. At 84 Lumber, we make it a priority to show appreciation to our military. We offer a special discount year-round for active-duty and veterans, we have purple parking spots at each of our locations, and we work closely with organizations like the Fisher House Foundation, said Amy Smiley, Vice President of Marketi
Giving back to those who have served Jan 28, 2021 at 10:00 AM Copied!
For the third year, Steelers players are leading the Steelers Social Justice Grant program. Players are making donations to local organizations that are having an impact on the community, and the Steelers are matching the donations. The Steelers kicked off the 2020 Steelers Social Justice Grant program in December, and it continues today with Alejandro Villanueva making a difference in the community.
Alejandro Villanueva is no stranger to helping those in the veteran community in the Pittsburgh area.
It s in his blood, as the former Army Ranger connects with them in a manner not many others can.
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Four organizations each received checks for $736.25 as part of the Unionport Chapter No. 360 Order of the Eastern Star’s sponsorship of Wreaths Across America observances held in December at six cemeteries in Jefferson County that were first-time registrants in 2020. Those cemeteries were Pine Run, Unionport, Bloomingdale, Shaffer Cemetery in McIntyre and Mount Moriah Cemetery in Wayne Township and East Springfield Cemetery in Salem Township. Because the OES chapter was a sponsoring fundraising chapter, it received $5 back from each wreath sold with the funds to benefit another cause, according to LeAnn Gibbons, worthy matron of the Unionport Chapter. Gibbons presented a check to James Bruder, chairman of the board, Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House, a place for families with veterans in the hospital to stay, free of charge. Pictured is a check presentation for Shriners Hospital van upkeep that involved, from left, OES Chapter Secretary Audrey Rainsberger, Worth