In brief: Marching band fundraiser, trail cleanup and more in Sewickley area

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Members of the Quaker Valley color guard perform with the marching band on Oct. 4 at Quaker Valley High School in Leetsdale.

Mattress fundraiser

The Quaker Valley Marching Band and Vocal Ensemble’s annual mattress fundraiser is set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Quaker Valley Middle School gym (618 Harbaugh St.). This one-day sale offers huge savings on all sizes of name-brand mattresses as well as luxury pillows and sheets, mattress protectors and adjustable bases. All are welcome to visit the mattress showroom and support the hard-working students of the “Pride of Quaker Valley” Marching Band and QV Vocal Ensemble. For more information, contact band director Zayna Shadid at dayehz@qvsd.org or 412-749-6009.

Trail cleanup

Fern Hollow Nature Center will hold a cleanup event from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 2 and is seeking the help of the entire Quaker Valley community. Volunteers (individuals and groups) of all ages and abilities are welcome to help the staff and board members prepare the building and grounds for fall and winter.

The Nature Center requires year-round maintenance, provided in large part by the help of volunteers. Whether helpers stay the whole morning or work for just an hour, their service is needed and will be greatly appreciated. Volunteers will help replace fencing, line trails with logs and remove signposts on the Tree Walk where trees are no longer present.

For more information, contact Jessica Cindrich at jessica@fhnc.org or visit fhnc.org.

Sewickley Men’s Club

The topic of the Sewickley Men’s Club, an affiliate of the Sewickley Valley YMCA, will be the American Indians by Robert Morris University professor Brady Crytzer on Oct. 25. Other upcoming events include the two campaigns for Fort Duquesne, part 2, by Tom Garnett on Nov. 8; concert pianist Mariana Lupinacci on Nov. 15, and Gershwin by the University of Pittsburgh’s Dr. Phil Atteberry on Nov. 22. There will not be a speaker on Nov. 29 because of Thanksgiving.

For more information, visit smensclub.org or Facebook.com/smensclub.

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. Oct. 30. Speakers will be Nikson Valencik of Dollar Bank and Jen Rosa of Cruise Planners. To attend or become a member, or for more information, visit gpbc-pgh.org or call 412-364-6446, ext. 302.

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