July 2011 - Allegheny West Magazine

Local resident Trent Clayton, 8, raised $330 forthe Hemophilia Walk that will occur onSeptember 17 at North Park. For his birthdayparty on June 12, on his invitations he askedhis friends to make a donation to the hemophiliawalk rather than bring gifts. The walk will beheld at North Park. Registration starts at 9 a.m.,and the walk is at 10 a.m. To learn more, http://www.hemophilia.org/walk/ and choosePennsylvania from the drop down menu.Through this Web site, people can join the walkor make a donation to a walker.Pittsburgh Technical Institute Massage Clinics bystudents continue. Massages are one hour longand cost $30. Offered are Swedish, Deep Tissue,Sports, Reflexology, Pregnancy, Pediatric,Geriatric, and a limited number of Hot Stone, (412)370-6719.The Moon Township Garden Club announces thefollowing events at Robin Hill: July 13 - 11:30a.m., “Brace Yourself, Here Comes “Mrs. Knowit All”! - Denise Schreiber, greenhouse managerfor the Allegheny County Parks. Lunch will beserved; and August 10 - “Lights, Camera,Action: MAGC Juried Flower Show 2011.”Members and the public will have the opportunityto enter home grown flowers, vegetables, andpotted plants. For information and reservations,(412) 262-4719.The Robinson Township Area Chapter ofWomen’s Business Network meets the secondand f ourth Tuesdays of each month at 7:30a.m. at Giant Eagle Market District, 100 SettlersRidge Center Drive. The group is open to areawomen business owners and those in sales whowould like to meet to network and share ideas toexpand their business, Denise Carr, (412) 490-2204 or d.carr14@yahoo.com or visit ourwebsite at w ww.wbninc.com. Next meetings areTuesdays, July 12 and 26, August 9 and 23.The Allegheny County Special EventsDepartment, as a way to promote communitywithin the county, is sponsoring a screening of“Duck Soup” at Settler’s Cabin Park, Gilbert LoveShelter, on Thursday, July 21 when the sungoes down around 9 p.m. The event is free andopen to the public.Ohio River Trail Council (ORTC) and WesternPennsylvania Wheelman (WPW) have formeda partnership to develop a Trail Ride Seriesfor t he t ri-state region. Twice-monthly rideswill be held along rail-trails. A ride on theMontour Trail will be held on September 3.Call (724) 728-2625, or visit the Web site atwww.ohiorivertrail.org.Coraopolis Kiwanis Annual Steak Fry isTuesday, July 12, Rotary Shelter, MoonTownship Park, 5-7:30 p.m. Steak dinner withall the trimmings are $16; or hotdog dinnerswith all the trimmings are $7. Proceedsbenefit Kiwanis service projects. ContactJackie Smith, ESB Bank, (412) 264-8862 orJohn Miller, (412) 264-8553.West Hills Symphonic Band presents a concerton Friday, August 5, North Fayette CommunityPark, 7 p.m. The WHSB performs outreachconcerts for many local events. Organizationsinterested in hosting an outreach concert,contact Principal Conductor/Music DirectorClem Rolin, (412) 788-4713.The Early Learning Institute’s Ohio ValleyLearning Center, Kennedy Township, isenrolling for fall. Programming is available forchildren ages two to five. Parents are able tochoose specific days on a full or half dayschedule. Potty-training not required. Summercamp programming is also available. Call (412)331-3560 or e-mail barbarapergar@telipa.org.Collier Friends of the Panhandle Trail Rock theQuarry 2011 annual fundraiser is Friday,August 26, 5 to 10 p.m., and Saturday,August 27, noon to 10 p.m., on thePanhandle Trail between Walker’s Milland Rennerdale. Information, visitwww.panhandletrail.org.helping othersLet us know about a project orevent that helps others. We willpost it here. These are alwaysfree listings. (724) 695-3968 ore-mail:alleghenywestmagazine@comcast.netJuly 2011 www.alleghenywestmagazine.com 7