Burrell School District Interact Club students donated $300 worth of board games and books for residents of the Belair Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Students delivered 10 board games and other games including Yahtzee, Scrabble, Monopoly, chess and checkers; a card shuffler and puzzles galore. Burrell’s Interact Club students are dedicated
At Knead Community Café in New Kensington, a meal is more than just a plate of food.
“This is about community and feeding everyone,” said Mary Bode, who opened the nonprofit restaurant with her husband, Kevin, four years ago on Feb. 20. “We care about everyone who walks through the door. We have food, but it’s really about nourishing the mind and giving the soul what it needs.”
Mary Bode said creating a welcoming space for everyone was a dream of hers.
“We are all about loving your neighbor,” Bode said. “And we need to strengthen the bonds of our community by breaking barriers and providing friendship to everyone who walks through our doors, especially in today’s world, where so many people are suffering.”