Pitt’s Day of Caring
On the Pitt United Way Day of Caring Oct. 2, some 250 faculty, staff, students, alumni and their family members undertook 40 painting, landscaping, recycling, cleaning and other projects at 21 sites in Pittsburgh and elsewhere in Allegheny County.
Volunteers worked in Bloomfield, Garfield, Brookline, Duquesne, East Liberty, Greenfield, Hazelwood, Homestead, Homewood, Larimer, Lawrenceville, Oakland, Shadyside, South Side,
Squirrel Hill and Uptown and contributed work to the following organizations: Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Community Human Services, Oakcliffe Housing Club, Life’s Work, People’s Oakland, Carnegie Library of Homestead, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Canterbury Place, Bloomfield-Garfield Corp., Sojourner House,
Stephen Foster Community Center, Family House, East End Cooperative Ministries, Rodman Street Church, Kingsley Association, Greenfield Community Association, Oak Hill Residents Council, Oakland Planning & Development Corp. and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy.