State Farm Volunteers for HEARTH through Hands on Pittsburgh
On Friday, May 14th, State Farm volunteers spent their morning and part of their afternoon painting an apartment here at Benedictine Place. Hands on Pittsburgh was a two day event (5/14 & 5/15) through Pittsburgh Cares, celebrating the value and importance of volunteers and their impact on the community. HEARTH was lucky enough to have State Farm come to Benedictine Place for the second year in a row. HEARTH would like to thank State Farm and Pittsburgh Cares.
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Teen Unity Council Prepares HEARTH’s Playground for the Summer
The Human Services Administration Organization brought their Teen Unity Council to HEARTH on Saturday, May 14th to prepare the playground for the summer. They washed all of the playground equipment including all of the bikes and toys, and even organized the shed. To top it all off, they even pulled the weeds that began growing earlier this spring.
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UPMC Volunteers help HEARTH
UPMC volunteers came to Benedictine Place Friday, April 30th armed with fans, ladders and radios as they gave one of our apartments a quick makeover with a couple of coats of paint. The enthusiastic Cancer Center HR staff spent the morning and part of the afternoon painting and chatting with HEARTH staff about the agency’s history and programs. HEARTH would like to thank the UPMC volunteers for their hard work and dedication to the agency, as they promised they would be back in the fall to take on another apartment.
“Spring Cleaning” for HEARTH
Saturday, March 27, a group of 16 students from Chatham University came to HEARTH for “Spring-cleaning”. The university organizes a volunteer day twice a year, in the spring and fall. This was their first visit to HEARTH. The girls tackled cleaning the long hallways, stairway, clothing pantry and the food pantry. They spent their morning scrubbing, vacuuming and reorganizing allowing for the freshness of spring to come into Benedictine Place. HEARTH appreciates the ladies of Chatham University all their hard work.
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Hanging Out with Chris & Betty
For more than 10 years Chris and Betty, HEARTH’s mother and daughter volunteer team have dedicated their Wednesdays to sorting through donations for the agency. Betty and her daughter, Chris, have their own system when it comes to organizing for HEARTH. Every week they come in and make HEARTH’s clothing closet look impeccable. The ladies also organize coupons for the program participants. Read the interview with Chris and Betty
Mitzvah Day brings out volunteers, good deeds
Families at HEARTH helped through Mitzvah day. Read Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article