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WINTER 2010

COMMUNITY MAGAZINE

Residents Enjoy Robinson Autumn Festival Newbury - A Unique Place to Live and Work

Holy Trinity Students Help Out

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Contents Montour | WINTER 2010 |

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Publisher’s Message COMMUNITY INTEREST

Holy Trinity Coat Drive

Students help their neighbors. | 3 |

Robinson Autumn Festival

Kicking off the Autumn season. | 27

FEATURE

Cardio Exercises

Keeping the Most Important Muscle Fit.| 6 |

Newbury

South Fayette Development Aims to become the New Heart of the South Hills. | 8 |

UPMC Today

Health and Wellness News You Can Use. | 13 |

Older Adults In Montour

Good Tidings for the Greatest Generation. | By Jamie Ward | 22 |

Don’t Let Winter Slow You Down

Winterizing Your Car Can Keep You Rolling Despite the Conditions.| By Jamie Ward | 26

ON THE COVER

Stained glass window at United Presbyterian church.

Please recycle this magazine when you are through enjoying it.

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Welcome to the premier issue of Montour Magazine! You may be asking yourself, "What is this new magazine and why am I getting it?" Allow me to answer that. I founded Community Magazines over a decade ago with the belief that people want to read news about their community and the people who live and work there. They want positive, uplifting news, and information about their municipalities and schools. We are supported entirely by advertising, not taxpayer dollars. While we do offer school districts and municipalities the opportunity to purchase pages in our magazines, we give them rates that, in most cases, are less than what they are paying to put out their own newsletters to constituents. We accept no advertising for alcohol, tobacco or firearms. We can guarantee that what you read in our pages will be family-oriented, upbeat and something that you can be proud of. In fact, we encourage you to submit your ideas for stories to our managing editor, Marybeth Jeffries, at marybeth@incommunitymagazines.com. What’s a good story? That depends on you! We routinely cover nonprofit organizations and the good they do in the community. We cover fundraising events. We feature local houses of worship. We want t o know about the Boy or Girl Scout troop that’s working on a community project. We want to feature the team that makes WPIALs. We want to feature the team that is just starting out as a club sport. We’ve done features on centenarians, librarians and veterinarians. If you think hard enough, I bet that you can think of at least one person who’s making a difference in your community. That’s what we want to know about. I look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with you, Montour!

WINTER 2010 IN Montour is a non-partisan community publication dedicated to representing, encouraging and promoting the Montour area and its comprising municipalities by focusing on the talents and gifts of the people who live and work here. Our goal is to provide readers with the most informative and professional regional publication in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. PUBLISHER

Wayne Dollard A S S I S TA N T TO T H E P U B L I S H E R

Mark Berton mark@incommunitymagazines.com M A N A G I N G E D I TO R

Marybeth Jeffries marybeth@incommunitymagazines.com OFFICE MANAGER

Leo Vighetti leo@incommunitymagazines.com E D I TO R I A L A S S I S TA N T

Jamie Ward j.ward@incommunitymagazines.com WRITERS

Jonathan Barnes Kelli McElhinny Pamela Palongue GRAPHIC DESIGN

Wayne Dollard Publisher

Michael Andrulonis Cassie Brkich Anna Buzzelli Susie Doak Pati Ingold

Bill Ivins Jan McEvoy Joe Milne Tamara Tylenda Tracey Wasilco

P H OTO G R A P H E R S

As the holiday season approaches, I hope you'll step away from the list making and cookie baking for just a few minutes to enjoy the information we have compiled for this edition of Montour. As always, our goal is to offer a bit of insight into the community. Some of our most interesting features focus on residents and their passion in all things "community". As you are going through your busy days ( and holiday parties) please don't forget to let us know about any person or organization who you feel would be interesting for us to feature. We get some of our best story ideas and are so inspired, by our readers! The amount of good will and charitable activity that seems to flow from the Montour community is amazing and awesome. From all of us at In Community Magazines, we hope your holiday will be fi lled with a good dose of the love and companionship of those who mean the most to you.

Marybeth Jeffries Managing Editor

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Nicholas Buzzell David Mitchell Brian Daley Tamara Myers Gina D’Alicandro Gabriel Negri Tina Dollard Robert Ojeda Rose Estes Annette Petrone Beatriz Harrison Tara Reis Jason Huffman Vincent Sabatini Jessie Jones Michael Silvert Connie McDaniel RJ Vighetti Brian McKee This magazine is carrier route mailed to all district households and businesses. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Copyright 2010. CORRESPONDENCE All inquiries, comments and press releases should be directed to: IN Community Magazines Attn: Editorial 603 East McMurray Road McMurray, PA 15317 Ph: 724.942.0940 Fax: 724.942.0968

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Holy Trinity School Students Reach Out to their Neighbors in Appalachia By: Jamie Ward

eople in the small town of Tunnelton, W. Va., will have coats on their backs and gloves on their hands this winter, all thanks to the love and generosity of one Robinson Township school. Holy Trinity Catholic School held its annual winter coat and clothing drive last month. Students were asked to bring in any winter coats, clothing, hats, gloves, scarves, blankets, and toys their families no longer use. And the children responded in an overwhelming way. Organizer Barb Angelo says they got so many donations, they were barely able to squeeze them inside a 22-foot tractor trailer. “Gentlemen from the St. Vincent de Paul Society come with a truck, and after we load up the items, they are the ones who drive it down to Tunnelton.” The items are distributed from a nondenominational distribution center called the Hope House. Angelo says she started the charity 12 years ago after noticing all the old winter coats she had in her house. “I knew that those coats could be on somebody's back, and we wanted to get them directly to the people who needed them.” Principal Kim Stevenson says this charity is not only about students giving, it's also about them receiving life lessons. They're learning the importance of service to others and understanding that there are so many people who are less fortunate than they are. Along with that, the children also get the chance to learn about the people of another region and find a way to connect with them. “I think it makes them feel good,” says Stevenson. “They take pride in knowing they are helping the community and other people.”

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Cardio

Keeping the Most Important Muscle Fit

exercises-

hen it comes to exercise, it’s hard to break through the hype and advertising ploys for the newest and best cardio machine or workout. However, the best cardio workout depends on engaging the heart through a multitude of levels and workloads, said Dan Griffin, general manager of Oxford Athletic Club. Griffin, who is certified by the American College of Sports Medicine, said people are becoming more educated when it comes to their cardio workout. “People understand you do not have to do long, slow distance exercises, to be in the fat-burning zone. The studies are showing now that low-intensity heart maintenance levels are just as

efficient for calorie burn. Middle heart rates – the kind of exercises where you can talk to your neighbor, but can’t recite the Gettysburg Address – those work well also,” Griffin said. “The higher heart levels have a whole different physiological response and work on different parts of your body. Some who do a little bit of exercise in all three ranges lose weight quicker, and it doesn’t take more time. You take those 30-40 minutes you usually dedicate to your workout and break it up.” Griffin said there are new workout machines that take advantage of that data to help athletes meet those various heart ranges. “There always are machines that are the ‘hot machines.’ In the ‘80s and ‘90s, it was the stepper, and now it’s treadmills, ellipticals, and multi-angular training. With a treadmill, you’re in one plane, moving forward. With multi-angular and multi-plane machines you’re moving forward, and you’re also going left, right, forward and back,” Griffin said. “Another hot machine right now is the ArcTrainer, which is a cross between a stepper and an elliptical. With step training, few people can last long enough to make that work right, so the ArcTrainer is a favorite among tennis players and other athletes who come in.” In addition to specialized cardio machines, Griffin said circuit training still gives people a great workout.

“...the best cardio workout depends on engaging the heart through a multitude of levels and workloads...” “Circuit training is still alive and well. We have trainers who take people through workouts that are as demanding as can be,” he said. “Unless you need bulk and heavy lifting, there’s a lot to be said for this functional training where you’re pushing sandbags and working out without stopping between sets. I’ve done it, and have gotten my heart rate from 130 up to 170, and it stays within that range within the whole half hour. The key though, is to do it in a circuit fashion. That way, you don’t have to stop between exercising.” Griffin said that because circuit training focuses on different muscle groups, the workouts typically are faster to get through. “Muscularly, you don’t need the rest because you’re working a different muscle group each time,” he said. “Cardio-wise, you may have to wait 30 seconds or so between sets, but you can definitely be fit by doing that.” 6 724.942.0940 to advertise

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Good Tidings for the Greatest Generation

Older Adults in Montour A

Tax Planning for The New Year by Jamie Ward

mericans filing federal returns can expect year-end tax planning to be a bit more complicated this time around because we don't know what the tax rates will be for 2011 just yet. The current rates, known as the “Bush tax cuts” from 2001, are due to expire on Dec 31 of this year. So when the new rates get passed,

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taxpayers won't have a whole lot of time to plan. Jeff Marzina, executive vice president at Bill Few Associates says that the best plan of action here is to be prepared. “For this year," says Marzina, "I think its very important that people be paying attention to what happens in the political spectrum in terms of tax rates for the new year and to make sure you have your advisers lined up so when rates are set, you don’t wait.” Each year, an individual is allowed to give a financial gift of up to $13,000 to any or as many individuals as they want to without being subject to a gift tax. If you give beyond this, you must fill out a gift tax return, which

goes against the unified credit amount that they are allowed to give at their death. Which right now is not determined. So you could give gifts of up to $13,000 to 15 grandchildren and not pay a tax on it. According to the IRS, You can't deduct the value of gifts on your income tax return unless they are left to a charitable organization. Federal estate taxes may have been repealed for 2010, but they are set to return on January 1, 2011, and will tax up to 55% on estates valued at more than $1 million. In 2009 the rate only imposed a 45% tax on estates in excess of $3.5 million, and all assets got a “step-up” in basis when

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someone died. This meant that no tax would have to be paid on appreciated assets like stock and real estate. But under new laws all assets inherited may be subject to the capital gains tax. If the current administration's proposal to allow rates to expire and return to 2009's rate, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;step-upâ&#x20AC;? in basis will return. Another proposal is to have most of the current brackets stay but raise tax rates of the highest bracket, and taxes on dividends and capital gains jump from 15% to 20%. The Republican proposal is to extend current tax rates for a period of 2 years and cap dividends and capital gains at 15%. Marzina says that the question many people are asking is, if you have assets that have significant capital gains built in, should you accelerate taxes and sell those assets in 2010 to ensure 15% tax rate, instead of waiting for 2011 and having the rate jump to 20%? The problem here is that taxpayers wont have a lot of time to make these decisions. According to Marzina, if the new tax laws are in place by Dec 1, there will only be a 30-day window to make any decisions this year. So the best thing to do is make those decisions as quickly as possible.

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A lot of people think that getting ready for winter simply means an annual furnace check, turning off and draining outside faucets, and some shrink wrap over their windows. However, if you don’t winterize your vehicle, you may be stuck in that comfy living room waiting for a ride to come pick you up.

Winter DON’T LET

Slow You Down –

Winterizing Your Car Can Keep You Rolling Despite the Conditions

interizing your vehicle isn’t nearly as hard as it may sound. In fact, thanks to the moderate climate of Western Pennsylvania, and the expediency of our regional public works professionals, there’s little if anything for us to do to prep our cars for winter weather. But there are some things that are just good sense. • Consider changing to thinner oil for the winter. The regular oil you use in the summer can get thicker in the cold of winter, leading to longer start up times until your engine is properly lubricated. If you aren’t the type who changes your oil on your own, ask your local mechanic about changing viscosity for the winter months. • Check the basics! If you don’t do anything else, make sure you cover the basics: Make sure your windshield wiper fluid is full with a fluid that won’t f reeze in low temperatures, and carry an extra gallon in the trunk. When the Pittsburgh slush flies, it’s easy to go through a full container of wiper fluid. Make sure your tires are inflated properly and that you have enough tread on them. A rule of thumb for minimal thread is to stick a penny in your treads with Lincoln’s head down. If the rubber doesn’t meet his hairline, your tread’s too low. Some people switch to snow tires for the winter, which is never a bad idea. Make sure your spare is inflated properly and that you have a roadside assistance kit. Emergency blankets can easily fit in glove boxes, as do flashlights, ice scrapers and extra gloves. • If you don’t have jumper cables, get some! Most car batteries lose charge due to cold temperature. Carrying jumpers not only increases the chances that you’ll find a good Samaritan to jump a charge off of, you can also be the good Samaritan who helps others who may be in distress. Winter driving poses a multitude of challenges, but if you cover these basics, you’ll eliminate a good bit of them. However, you can’t eliminate bad driving, so be alert and keep an eye out for others on the road this time of year.

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Autumn Festival

Growing in size and popularity every year, Robinson Township's 8 Annual Autumn Festival was better than ever! Friends and families gathered for a day of pure fun at the Burkett Sports & Rec Complex. There was lots of delicious food and terrific live performances throughout the day. Local businesses set up informational booths. Kids and kids-at-heart had a blast trying out the numerous inflatable attractions. There was a pie-eating contest, train rides, a magician and balloon artist, and so much more! And, free shuttle service made it so easy for everyone to get around. Fireworks offered the perfect finishing touch to another wonderful Autumn Fest in Robinson!

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ccording to Carol Diethorn, Kenneth Ochs was a bit of a daredevil in his day. And he’s got the stories to prove it. “When you’re 91, you’ve got all kinds of stories to tell,” Carol says of Mr. Ochs, whom she spends time with every week as a volunteer with Open Your Heart to a Senior, an initiative of United Way of Allegheny County in cooperation with Family Services of Western Pennsylvania and North Hills Community Outreach. “I used to be really active and I was a tennis pro for a long time,” Mr. Ochs explains, “but my eyes became gradually worse and now I don’t see.” Carol accompanies Mr. Ochs on walks through South Park once or twice a week and both enjoy not only the exercise, but also the company. “Carol is really good; she leads me so I don’t traipse anywhere I shouldn’t be,” he says with a laugh. Laughter seems to be a regular part of their routine. During their mile-long walks, they exchange stories of their lives and share advice. “It’s funny,” Carol confides, “he thinks he’s the care recipient, but he’s really doing more for me than I do for him. I get so much out of it, and I come home feeling great.” Currently unemployed and looking for a new job, Carol saw an opportunity to volunteer as a way to do something that gives her meaning. “It really puts perspective on things,” she says of her experience with Mr. Ochs and other seniors she drives to doctors’ appointments. “Who needs anti-depressants?” she jokes but quickly takes a serious turn, “It brings a lot of joy in my life.” Right now, Open Your Heart to a Senior is looking for volunteers in every corner of Allegheny County, from as little as an hour a month to routine weekly visits. Whether it’s help with grocery shopping, home safety checks or snow shoveling and yard work, thousands of seniors in our neighborhoods could use some assistance. In addition to individual volunteers like Carol, families and groups are also welcome. To learn more or become a volunteer, visit www.openyourhearttoasenior.org or call 412.307.0071. “It’s a fine organization,” Mr. Ochs volunteers, “I can’t say enough about it.” Given enough time and his penchant for storytelling, though, he probably could. 28 724.942.0940 to advertise

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Robinson Township Municipal Information Borough of Ingram

Robinson Township

Administration

1000 Church Hill Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Phone (412) 788-8120 FAX (412) 788-8126

Administration Township Manager: Richard Charnovich Meetings rcharnovich@townshipofrobinson.com Commissioners Meetings Township Secretary: Dolly Cvengros Caucus - 1st Monday of the month- 7:00 p.m. Assistant Township Manager: Regular - 2nd Monday of the month- 7:00 p.m. Aaron Bibro Planning Commission abibro@townshipofrobinson.com 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month - 7:00 p.m. Township Solicitor: Zoning Hearing Board Samuel Kamin, Esq. 4th Wednesday of the month - 7:00 p.m. Township Engineer: Parks & Recreation Board Remington, Vernick and Beach Engineers 3rd Wednesday of the month - 7:00 p.m. Township Planning Commission: Civil Service Board - as needed Rick Urbano, Chairman Tax Collector: Edward C. Ritter Public Safety Township Commissioners: Robinson Township Police Dept. - Daniel Tallon, Chair 1000 Church Hill Road dtallon@townshipofrobinson.com Robinson Township, PA 15205 - Samuel Abatta, Vice Chair Non-Emergency: 412.788.8115 s.abatta@yahoo.com 412.788.8131 fax - Jesse Forquer, Commissioner Chief Dale Vietmeier - Stephanie Triko-Selelyo, Commissioner striko@townshipofrobinson.com Moon Run Volunteer Fire Company - Ronald Shiwarski, Commissioner 5624 Steubenville Pike rshiwarski@hotmail.com Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15244 Non-Emergency: 412.787.0527 Robinson EMS 998 Church Hill Road Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Business 412.787.5044 Fax 412.787.1107 Library Robinson Township Library 1000 Church Hill Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Phone: 412.787.3906 robinson@einetwork.net

Kennedy Kennedy Township Independent Volunteer Fire Company 1796 Pine Hollow Road McKees Rocks, PA 15136

Kennedy Township P.D. 3450 Forest Grove Road Coraopolis, PA 15108 (412) 331-8184 (412) 771-4666 (Fax)

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Mayor: Gerald C. Croushore gcroushore@ingramborough.org Borough Secretary-Treasurer: Debbie Stecko 412.921.3625 dstecko@ingramborough.org Real Estate Tax Collector: Jan Sulima 412.922.5877 jsulima@ingramborough.org Code Enforcement Officer: George Jak 412.921.3625 georgejak@ingramborough.org Centax Earned Income Collector 412.220.7347 Public Works Supervisor: spalmer@ingramborough.org

Council Richard “Sam” Nucci – President rnucci@ingramborough.org Greg Butler - Vice President gbutler@ingramborough.org Karen Dixon kdixon@ingramborough.org Joe Chesno jchesno@ingramborough.org Russell Dettling rdettling@ingramborough.org Scott Sims ssims@ingramborough.org Scott Trevenen strevenen@ingramborough.org Borough Council Meeting 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Public Safety Ingram P.D. 40 West Prospect Avenue Pittsburgh, PA. 15205 412.921.6969 412.921.6367 (Fax) Chief: Jack Doherty Ingram Vol. Fire Dept. 40 W Prospect Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15205-2241 Phone: 412.921.2820 Fire Chief: George Beerhalter Ingram Community Emergency Ambulance Service 40 W Prospect Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15205-2241 Phone: 412.921.1449

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Thornburg 1133 Dartmouth Road Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Phone: 412.921.3713 Fax: 412.921.7205

Administration Mayor: Thomas Mackin 412.921.7876 librtyfuelnsuply@aol.com Borough Secretary-Treasurer and Right to Know Officer: Dorothy Falk 412.921.3713 thornburg.secretary@gmail.com Borough Maintenance Director Rob Murphy 412.921.3720

Council Patti Dodge President of Council 412.919.0910 pld@muslaw.com Vince Coppola Vice Pres. of Council 412.937.8733 vcoppola@pribanic.com Jerry Clarke 412.920.9149 jclarke@clarkehealthcare.com Tim Gordon 412.922.7997 THGordon@gtscofpa.com Barbara Larimer 412.920.0414 barbara.larimer@gmail.com Bert McConomy 412.921.2305 jhm@muslaw.com Scott Quinn 412.928.1940 stquinn537@comcast.net

Council

Pennsbury Village Borough Of Pennsbury Village 1043 Pennsbury Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15205 412.279.7876

Council President: Steve Stecko Council Vice President: Bob Wable Public Works: Daryl Albert Condominium Liaison / Asst. Public Works: Paul Lim Community Affairs: Marita Haubrick Administrative Liaison: Barbara Sigler Parks & Recreation: Carolyn Waldner

Administration Mayor: Lucy Harper Emergency Management: Lucy Harper Manager: Irv Foreman Property Tax Collector: Patricia Notaro Refuse Fee Collector: Patricia Notaro Wage Tax Collector: Jordan Tax

Montour School District Dr. Donald E. Boyer Acting Superintendent 412.490.6500 x 6222 boyerd@mail.montourschools.com Ms. Jean Maravich Assistant to the Superintendent 412.490.6500 x 6230 maravichj@mail.montourschools.com Mr. Sam Reichl Director of Fiscal Management 412.490.6500 x 6212 reichls@mail.montourschools.com Mr. Robert Rosensteel Director of Facilities and Operations 412.264.6452 x 3628 rosensteelb@mail.montourschools.com Mr. John Sullivan Supervisor of Facilities and Operations 412.264.6452 x 3627 sullivanj@mail.montourschools.com Mrs. Connie Luksis - Accountant 412.490.6500 x 6218 luksisc@mail.montourschools.com

Public Safety Carnegie Police Dept. One Veterans Way, Carnegie, PA 15106 Non-Emergency: 412.279.6911 Carnegie Volunteer Fire and Rescue Bureau 201 West Main Street, Carnegie, PA 15106

School Board Mrs. Cynthia J. Morrow - President morrowc@mail.montourschools.com Mrs. Joyce Snell - Vice-President snellj@mail.montourschools.com Mr. John Mosimann - Treasurer mosimannj@mail.montourschools.com Mr. Gregory Clarke clarkeg@mail.montourschools.com Mr. Frank Dalmas dalmasf@mail.montourschools.com Mr. William Ewonce ewoncew@mail.montourschools.com Mrs. Anne Mazza mazzaa@mail.montourschools.com Mr. Jay Richards richardsj@mail.montourschools.com Mr. Ronald Smith smithr@mail.montourschools.com

Public Safety Crafton P.D. 100 Stotz Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15205 412.921.2014 412.921.1818 (Fax) Robinson EMS 998 Church Hill Road Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Business 412.787.5044 Fax 412.787.1107

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Easy Ideas for Creating Custom, Memorable Holiday Cards

Even with the popularity of using e-mail, social media, and texting to communicate with friends and family, holiday cards continue to be a time-honored tradition. In fact, according to a survey from holiday cards and thank you cards retailer Cardstore.com, 43 percent of Americans prefer a greeting card from a loved one instead of $10, and 63 percent think sending a special occasion greeting through a social network is inappropriate. While survey results show most people prefer to receive holiday cards, people mistakenly think that creating these custom cards is time consuming. Thanks to technology, new products, and online greeting card sites, this isn’t necessarily the case. By following the tips below, creating custom, personalized holiday cards can be easy, fun, and inexpensive.

Picture Perfect – Getting a perfect

Collage Card – Instead of spending

holiday picture does not have to involve a three-hour photo shoot with an expensive photographer. Oftentimes the best holiday shots are the candid, everyday ones shot at home. For professional-looking DIY images, use natural light (if indoors, shoot near a window), get up close, and have the subjects involved in a favorite activity. Laugh, have fun, and shoot away. Even if the shots aren’t perfect, use photo editing software – sometimes just simply changing the image to black and white or cropping out unwanted parts can transform the image.

hours deciding which photo to feature for the holiday card, just choose several photos taken throughout the year that highlight favorite adventures and memories. Visit a favorite online card store and select one of the many templates available.

Let Your Child Be the Artist – Instead of uploading a favorite photo for holiday cards, simply scan a child’s favorite drawing and quickly upload to a photo greeting card site. This is an especially cute idea for classroom or grandparent holiday cards.

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