HOLIDAY TRADITIONS Favorite Christmas traditions

Holiday Traditions

Stacey Endlich Office Manager Greentree

My favorite Christmas tradition started as an adult actually. My sister is a nurse at AGH in the neuro ICU, she is on a holiday rotation so we don’t always get to see her on Thanksgiving or Christmas. Every year when we are all free we pick a day and a restaurant, usually downtown because of all the decorations and lights. We get dressed up and have a nice family dinner together. It’s my favorite tradition because it’s quality time with my immediate family. Coming from an Italian family, holidays can be a little crazy and very loud, the holidays in general for everyone can be hectic. It’s nice to take one night to relax and celebrate with the people you love most.

Jill Devinney - Clinical Access Coordinator

Every year since 2010, my family and Pittsburgh area. I visit the BAKERS FAMILY CHRISTMAS Donations are collected for PACE which EXTRAVAGANZA in Cranberry Township. is dedicated to educational and therapeutic It has been named one of the neighbor- treatment of kids with Autism and other hoods with the best holiday lights in the special needs.

All of the lights are sequenced to Christmas music that plays on your car radio and it’s a really great fun for kids and families, and it gets bigger and better each year!

Rebecca Scalise Department Secretary

Our holiday tradition for many years now has been the Nutcracker. Not going to the professional Nutcracker downtown, but participating in the Nutcracker performances at Carnegie Performing Arts Center in Carnegie. All three of my daughters have danced parts in the show, my son helped to manage the props and sets, and I helped the dancers backstage and in the dressing rooms with their costumes (when I wasn’t watching my daughters from the wings :). My kids have all moved on from participation, but those years will always be my most special holiday memories.

Ashley Loboda, MD St. Clair Office

Every year we go out to a farm to cut down a Christmas tree. There is a hayride out to the field of trees, deliberating to find the best tree, the adventure of cutting it down together, and finally hot chocolate while the tree is tied to the car. We all enjoy this family adventure that starts off our Christmas season.

Renee Faletto - RN Clinical Coordinator

Every year we do a breakfast with Santa at the bar we own. Proceeds benefit Fort Cherry Angel Tree. Also we do Gingerbread houses with all of the cousins at Thanksgiving.