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Meals on Wheels
Aspinwall Meals-on-Wheels provides service in O'Hara Township
as well as Sharpsburg, Fox Chapel, Blawnox, and Aspinwall. We
are looking for angels in our community. For less than $3 per
meal, you can provide ten delicious and nutritious meals each
week to someone in our community who could not otherwise afford
it. Your donations are literally what keep our kitchen doors
open. Aspinwall Meals-on-Wheels receives no other funding. Earn
your wings by becoming a Meals-on-Wheels angel.
Did you know that for as few as three hours a month you can
become a volunteer? Join an amazing organization, make new friends,
and help make our community a better place. For more information,
to donate or volunteer, please call (412) 820-8350. Aspinwall
Meals-on-Wheels operates out of St. Edward Church, 450 Walnut
Street, Blawnox, PA 15238.
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Fox Chapel District
Association
The Fox Chapel District Association is a community-sponsored
organization that supports Fox Chapel, Aspinwall, O'Hara, Sharpsburg,
Blawnox, Indiana, and Harmar. The FCDA plans and implements
projects to enhance and beautify the community but which are
not taxpayer funded. The FCDA Board is comprised of 21 of your
friends and neighbors from the communities serviced by the association
who serve three-year terms. The FCDA is committed to enhancing
the quality of life in this area that we call home.
If you are not a member, use this as your chance to join
an organization that is committed to enhancing the quality
of life in our area. For an annual fee of only $35 per family,
you can join the FCDA by sending your name and annual fee
to PO Box 111595, Pgh., PA 15238. To further explore what
FCDA is all about or to join please visit www.foxchapeldistrictassociation.org.
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Fox Chapel Area Land
Trust
The Fox Chapel Area Land Trust plays a central role in conserving
our community's natural heritage. Since 1978, we have been actively
acquiring and preserving properties in their natural condition.
The Land Trust has grown to become the third largest landholder
in the Squaw Run Watershed.
The Land Trust is responsible for more than 200 acres throughout
O'Hara Township, Fox Chapel Borough, and Indiana Township. Uniquely,
our holdings consist of properties and conservation agreements
(easements) that literally serve as oases for our region's animals,
birds and flora, and protect the sights and sounds that we associate
with our home.
O'Hara Township continues to be a focus. The Land Trust already
holds a number of properties in O'Hara Township and is interested
in identifying and securing additional properties and conservation
agreements (easements). As the Township grows, it is increasingly
important to protect green space and sites of ecological importance
for future generations.
As stewards of the land and executors of generously donated
properties, the Land Trust volunteers and Board of Directors
are fully committed to respecting these gifts by shielding these
properties from encroachment, maintaining these sites in a natural
state, combating invasive species and litter, and adding additional
land holdings that complement existing sites.
In addition to preserving our environment for future generations,
land donations may qualify grantors with significant income,
estate, capital gains, or gift tax savings.
If you are interested in learning more about the Fox Chapel
Area Land Trust, the benefits of land trusts and conservation,
and how you can support the organization, please visit our website
at www.fcalt.org.
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Fox Chapel Newcomers'
Club
The Newcomers' Club is open to residents of the Fox Chapel Area
School District, Forest Highlands and Forest Manor who have
lived in the area for five years or less.
Discover Pittsburgh through Ladies Day Out, Couples Night Out,
and Social events. Enjoy activities offered monthly such as
Book Club, Moms and Tots, Tennis and Bridge.
Monthly meetings are held September through May usually on the
second Friday of the month at 9:30 a.m. The meetings are held
in the Fox Chapel Episcopal Church. For more information and
meeting dates, please visit our website at vwww.foxchapelnewcomers.org.
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American Association
of University Women
The AAUW (American Association of University Women) is a
nationwide organization of over 100,000 women graduates holding
associate or college degrees. It was founded in 1881 and is
dedicated to promoting equity in education, lifelong education,
and positive social change.
The Fox Chapel Area branch holds its monthly meetings and
programs at 9:30 a.m. at the Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church
Chapel from September through May on the second Tuesday of
each month. The meetings are free and open to any interested
person. In addition to the monthly meetings, the branch offers
members a wide variety of interest groups as well as numerous
opportunities for community service involvement.
Please click
here for information on the "Mind Your Manners"
etiquette dinner for middle schoolers to be held in January.
For childcare, call the Presbyterian Church at (412) 963-8243
and speak to Little Blessings, a curriculum-based program
for 1-5 year olds at Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church to ask
if space is available. Reservations are a must.
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Parent Advocates for
Learning Support (PALS)
Does your child have trouble with reading, writing, attention
or organization? Is school a daily struggle? Have questions
about the special education process? Are you struggling with
the implementation of your child's I.E.P? Do you
need additional resources or help for your child?
We invite you to attend PALS meetings. We provide resources
and opportunities to speak with other parents who listen,
discuss and lend support about learning issues related to
your child's educational needs.
2010 - 2011 MEETING DATES
- October 18 (Tuesday) 9:30AM Panera's Waterworks
- November 15 (Tuesday) 7PM Boyd Community Center
- January 17 (Tuesday) 10AM Cooper-Siegel Library
- February 21 (Tuesday) 7PM Boyd Community Center
- March 20 (Tuesday) 9:30AM Panera's Waterworks
- April 17 (Tuesday) 7PM Boyd Community Center
- May 14 (Monday) 7PM Boyd Community Center
- May 31 (Thursday) 4-6PM Long Vue Country Club
Details about upcoming meetings can be found on the PALS
website at www.palsinfo.org
or on the Fox Chapel Area School District's website at www.fcasd.edu,
click on Edline, and then select "FLYERS". For additional
information contact: Sarah Nickel at 412-977-9690 or Chris
Baldwin at 412-963-9860.
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