Neighborhood Academy: Lunch is On!

The February 11th lunch at the Neighborhood Academy was canceled due to the horrendous weather situation and, not insignificantly, school was canceled.

Our next lunch date at the Academy is WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3rd. Many of the people planning to help in Feb. are still involved in March. But this opportunity is open to others! Does anyone wish to volunteer for the March date? Please contact Diana Wood!

Open Hand ministries volunteer opportunities

Below is a note from Michael Stanton of Open Hand ministries letting us know of several volunteer opportunities in the coming weeks. If you are able to lend a hand, please contact Michael at MStanton@pts.edu .

Greetings,
Open Hand is scheduling special workdays for Feb. 20th & Feb. 27, in addition to the regularly scheduled March 6th work day. Please review the following summaries.

Re/ the 2/20 & 2/27 workdays, please let me know as soon as possible re/ your availability and an approx. number of vol's you anticipate.

Things are really coming together re/ this project - you'll be happy to be a part of it!

Feb. 20 -
1) Final selective demolition that was orig. scheduled to be completed on Feb 6th workday (cancelled due to weather
- 10-12 vols - no special skills required

2) working w/ trade skill professional to frame in and sheath wall to close in the opening between the kitchen and the small addition that we will be removing plus installing door.
- 1-2 volunteers with moderate carpentry skills

3) working with trade skill professional to remove wall between kitchen and dining room and install load bearing beam
- 1 volunteer with moderate carpentry skills

Feb. 27 -
1) working with tradeskill professionals to install windows
- 10-12 volunteers with minimal to moderate carpentry skills

2) kitchen addition demo.
- 8-10 volunteers with minimal carpentry skills

March 6 -
regularly scheduled vol workday
schedule tbd
full range of skill sets

Open Hand Ministries seeks to respond to the injustice and inequality common to inner city neighborhoods by providing low/moderate income, disadvantaged families the opportunity for affordable homeownership in the economically challenged Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Garfield and East Liberty. Here is a link to their website: http://openhandpittsburgh.org/

Congrats to Donna Riley!

Dr. Donna Riley, who used to be a member of Sixth, has been named GLBTA Educator of the Year by the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals. Donna serves as an Associate Professor of Engineering at Smith College, Northampton, Mass.

For more, please click on this link to the story on the More Light Presbyterians website: http://www.mlp.org/article.php?story=DonnaRileyAward2010 .