April 2014
Volume 20 Number 12
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Photo provided by Sam Oshlag
JAA volunteer Geri Coffey pins a boutonniere on resident Herb Mandell at the senior prom.
Citiparks installs Advisory Council members. See page 8.
Jewish Federation sponsors second annual Good Deeds Day The Jewish Federation Volunteer Center involved more than 450 volunteers in a variety of activities at five sites during Pittsburgh’s second annual Good Deeds Day on Sunday, March 9. Four sites were in Squirrel Hill; one was in Scott Township. Hours varied by site.
Activities at each site reflected a specific Jewish value, such as honoring the elderly (a “senior prom” for nursing home residents), feeding the hungry (preparing food); caring for the sick (donating blood), providing for the needy (a book drive and day of sorting donations),
and acts of loving kindness (making no-sew blankets and knit caps for refugees). But volunteers didn’t have to be Jewish to participate, and good-deed recipients included individuals and organizations inside and beyond the Jewish community. Continued on page 6
Bob Prince brought his own style to baseball broadcasts. Read all about it on page 26.