In brief: Christmas parties, winter bird count and more in Sewickley area
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Christmas party planned
A senior Christmas party is planned for 1 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Leetsdale Manor Highrise community room, 27 Spencer St.
It will be hosted by Mayor Sandra Ford and several borough officials and volunteers including entertainment underwriter Maria Napolitano. Live entertainment includes jazz singer Kate Boyko.
All borough seniors are welcome to attend.
Contact Ford at 724-266-4820 or email mayorsford@gmail.com for more information and to RSVP.
Sewickley Men’s Club
The Sewickley Men’s Club, an affiliate of the Sewickley Valley YMCA, will hold its Christmas Party at Allegheny Country Club on Dec. 6. On Dec. 13, the Quaker Valley Middle School Choir, led by Kelly Armstrong, will perform. There will not be meetings on Dec. 20 or 27 because of the holidays.
For more information, visit smensclub.org or Facebook.com/smensclub.
Lindsay Theater
A sensory-friendly screening of “Moana 2” is scheduled for Dec. 7 at 9:45 a.m.
The Christmas Classics series is set for Dec. 13-27. The theater will play seven movies at various times over that span: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” “Elf,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “The Polar Express,” “A Christmas Story,” “White Christmas” and “We’re No Angels.”
Tickets and showtimes are available at thelindsaytheater.org.
Winter bird count
On Jan. 4, Little Sewickley Creek Watershed Association is sponsoring a winter bird count. The count involves both feeder watchers (who must live withing the boundaries of the Little Sewickley Creek Watershed) and field observers. The feeder watchers will record the different species and the number of individual birds they see at their feeder. The field observers will hike through the watershed parks and other natural areas open to the public counting the birds they observe. The results of the bird count will be published on the LSCWA website. Interested residents should contact John Orndorff by phone at 412-313-1363 or by email at orndjo@gmail.com.
Holidays at Cochran Hose
Cochran Hose Company’s annual Toys for Tots drive is officially underway. There are three ways to donate new, unwrapped toys this holiday season: Drop off your toy at The Ultimate Pastry Shop, Fun Buy the Pound, Mediterra Cafe, or Coffee Village during regular business hours before Dec. 7; at the fire truck on Beaver Street during Sewickley Light Up Night on Dec. 6; or bring your toy to Cochran Hose Company’s annual Santa at the Station event on Dec. 8.
Cochran Hose Company will be hosting its annual Santa at the Station event on Dec. 8 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the station (601 Thorn St.). There will be crafts, snacks, fire safety resources, fire truck rides and, of course, Santa! This is a free event, but new and unwrapped toys will be collected for the Toys for Tots drive.
Networking event
BNI Village Connections will host an in-person business networking meeting at the Walter J. Brannon Community Center on Dec. 7 from 7:30-9 a.m. All business professionals are welcome to attend. For more information, call 412-908-1388.
Luminaria fundraiser
Boy Scouts from Sewickley Troop 243 are continuing the tradition of selling luminaria kits for the holiday season.
Each kit contains 10 five-inch candles, 10 white paper bags and a bag of sand, with delivery to local homes on Dec. 14. The price is $14/kit, by check or PayPal.
Orders will be taken through Dec. 9. Proceeds will fund camping and safety equipment, transportation and scholarships for local scouts. To support this fundraiser, email BSTroop243Sewickley@gmail.com or call/text Jennifer Nastasi at 708-829-8734.
Business Connection
Greater Pittsburgh Business Connection, a referral group of business professionals, will meet at the Eat’n Park on Route 60 in Robinson Township for breakfast from 7:15 to 8:30 a.m. Dec. 11.
Speakers will be Suzette McCarrell of McCarrell Landscape Construciton and Stephanie Milazzo of Mary Kay. To attend or become a member, or for more information, visit gpbc-pgh.org or call 412-364-6446, ext. 302.
Virtual paint and sip
The Myasthenia Gravis Association of Western PA is hosting its Fifth Annual Virtual Holiday Paint & Sip Celebration to benefit MGA’s free patient support services.
This year’s event will be held Dec. 12 from 7-8:30 p.m. For a $50 donation to MGA, participants will receive a link to participate in the virtual holiday paint and sip event, the supplies needed to create their own snowflake-inspired art, and two bottles of wine from Kavic Winery of Carnegie.
The creation of the snowflake-inspired art will be led by art therapist Kristy Walter, and the wine tasting will be led by Michael and Patricia Kavic from Kavic Winery.
For more information, contact MGA at mgaoffice@mgawpa.org or 412-566-1545.
Litter Hawk Youth Award Program seeks entries
Environmental nonprofit Keep America Beautiful is seeking entries from children in kindergarten through sixth grade for its Litter Hawk Youth Award Program.
Children are asked to complete a project sharing their hope, optimism and concerns about litter and inspire others through art, words or video.
The theme for this year’s contest is “Join the Greatest American Cleanup! Show us how you can keep your community litter-free for America’s 250th birthday.”
Children in kindergarten through grade 4 can create a poster; those in grade 5 are asked to write an essay; and those in grade 6 can create a video.
The deadline to participate is Jan. 31, 2025. Winners will be announced in April 2025 as part of an awards ceremony at the state Capitol building in Harrisburg.
For an entry form, go to KeepPA Beautiful.org/grants-awards/awards/litter-hawk, email slarson@keeppabeautiful.org or call 724-836-4121, ext. 104.
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