Pitt’s Day of Caring
School of Medicine staff member Megan Hendricks of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition helps paint the bus rail on Fifth Avenue as part of Pitt’s annual United Way Day of Caring yesterday, Sept. 16.
The task was part of Oakland beautification efforts coordinated by the Oakland Business Improvement District and the Oakland Transportation Management Association in preparation for the G-20 Summit.
More than 400 Pitt volunteers rolled up their sleeves on a dozen projects in and around Oakland.
A team led by the School of Social Work helped Community Human Services and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank create a new Oakland food pantry in the former St. Hyacinth School. Above: Assistant Vice Chancellor for Community Relations John Wilds and School of Social Work Dean Larry Davis move shelving into the space that will become the food pantry. Below: Outside the building, Janet Tessel of TIAA-CREF and School of Social Work professor Tracy Soska clean shelving donated by the University. TIAA-CREF partnered with Pitt in the Day of Caring activities.
Above: Lauren Gogal of the Katz Graduate School of Business; Georgia Petropoulos Muir, executive director of the Oakland Business Improvement District, and Jeanne Monahan of Athletics clear away old landscaping materials near the corner of Forbes Avenue and McKee Place as part of a project to beautify Oakland in preparation for the G-20 Summit. Below: Gogal’s husband, William Gogal, along with Lynn Coghill of the School of Social Work, Pitt wrestling coach Rande Stottlemyer and Rick Schultz of Environmental Health and Safety prepare to plant perennials.
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