September 2020 Beaver County Senior News

September/October 2020 Volume 21, Number 3

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is online bingo. There’s no way to even get our seniors off these calls because they are having so much fun! And they even play without prizes! The coordinator at the senior high rise provides the bingo cards, and participants use beans or coins for markers if they don’t have poker chips.”

Current community dialin programs available to all seniors

Highmark PALS offer lots of fun (and free) ways to stay active and engaged during COVID-19 crisis

By Gina Mazza

How can seniors stay active and engaged in life while having to quarantine and social distance due to COVID-19 restrictions? That’s the question asked by Randy Detweiler, program coordinator for Highmark’s PALS (People Able to Lend Support).

The answer? There are lots of fun and free ways for any older adult in the Pittsburgh metro area to socialize and learn—and

it’s all being done with dial in programs online that are available to all seniors in the community.

You do not have to be a member of Highmark to participate in any PALS Community Programs.

“I love being creative so improvising these programs to conform with COVID-19 restrictions has been fun for myself and the PALS staff,” comments Randy, who has been with the program since its inception 23 years ago. “By far, our most popular program

Below is a brief rundown of the current class offerings. To participate in any of them, call (800) 9880706 or email palsprogram@highmark.com to get the specific meeting ID and password. It’s easy to call in from a smartphone, land line or non-smart phone.

Bingo: Like the bingo you’ve always known, only virtual!

C u r r e n t l y Tu e s d a y, Thursday and Friday, with more games being added. Call (800) 9880706 for times. Bingo cards will be provided by mail or email.

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Publisher’s Corner

Owner/Publisher: Lynn Hogan Webster Editor: Gina Mazza Art Director: Amy Svoboda Contributing Writers: Angela Gentile

Yes, COVID-19 has inconvenienced our lives in many ways large and small, but life goes on with some adjustments.

Local programs like PALS (cover story) are helping seniors stay busy. Check out page 10 for tips on avoiding COVID scams.

Hang in there, folks. We’ll get through this!

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Reading Hour: Short stories, essays, folklore and more read aloud.

1 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month Belly Laughs: Listen in for jokes and funny stories and/or share yours.

1 p.m. on the 3rd Thursday of the month Happy Times Remembered: Share your memories as we look back at various aspects of growing up: from recipes to wars to music and more 1 p.m. on the 4th Thursday of every month Forever Learning Lecture: Learn something new or improve on a skill with this ongoing series.

• “The History of the Ohio River” at 1 p.m. on September 21 • “Falls Prevention” at 1 p.m. on September 28 • “Glass Making in Pittsburgh” at 1 p.m. on October 19 • “Ghost Stories” at 1 p.m. on October 26

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Walking Clubs: If you live in a building for seniors, PALS can you help figure out how many laps it takes to cover a mile and supply you with tools to track your steps and help you stay motivated. They can work with you to ensure that social distancing is in place to keep everyone safe. Call (800) 988-0706 or email palsprogram@ highmark.com to express your interest in this club.

PALS Volunteer Program Highmark PALS is much more than the above programs.

PALS community volunteers provide free assistance to Highmark members in need. The goal is to help seniors maintain their independence for as long as safely possible. The majority of PALS volunteers are Highmark members. Relatives of Highmark members, other seniors and community residents also serve as volunteers. PALS reopened August 1 to provide these services, with some limitations.* Highmark PALS volunteers can help you with: • Transportation to medical appointments, church, stores, library, social activities and other approved locations • Grocery shopping and errands • Light housework, such as dusting and vacuuming • Light yardwork • Minor home repairs • Pet care • Conversation and companionship either in person or via phone • Respite relief for caregivers *PALS volunteers undergo a thorough background check

These in-home services are open to Highmark Medicare Members who live in certain Pennsylvania and West Virginia counties and who belong to one of these Highmark Medicare plans: • Security Blue HMO-POS • Community Blue Medicare HMO • Community Blue Medicare PPO • Freedom Blue PPO • Medigap Blue When COVID hit in March, Randy, the PALS staff and program volunteers kicked into even higher gear to help seniors in need. “Immediately we called every single member who had called us for help in 2019 to sign them up for a friendly phone call,” Randy comments. “We’ve averaged about 600 phone calls a month.

Right now, in Allegheny County, we can go out to grocery stores and sit on our back patios and such; but we anticipate that in the upcoming winter we might see tighter restrictions due to the corona virus. So,

these services are important. PALS gives the members a purpose and it also gives the volunteers a purpose.”

PALS also started a program called “Pen PALS.” Highmark employees are writing residents of high-rises to check on them and PALS is hoping for friendships to form and for these letters to continue back and forth.

To request a PALS volunteer at your home or learn more about becoming a volunteer, email palsprogram@highmark.com or call (800) 988-0706 (711 for TTY users). To learn more about the PALS program, visit Highmarkpals.com.

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Angela checks out the new front desk area at Center at the Mall.

• The BCOA Ombudsman and Caregiver Support Program have billboards located throughout the county.

• Watch for updates on BCOA programs by visiting us online at beavercountypa.gov/Depts/OOA. Our news will be published in the quarterly Beaver County Senior News. Check the Facebook pages for Center at the Mall and Circle of Friends Beaver County for the latest happenings with our senior centers. We will let you know when the senior centers can reopen.

To keep you updated: • If you have received Farmers Market vouchers, you have until November 30 to use your vouchers for locally grown fruits and vegetables.

• The deadline to file for a 2019 Property Tax/Rent Rebate is December 31.

We’re working it out

Get ready for Medicare’s Open Enrollment

By Angela Gentile, Planning Unit Program Monitor Beaver County Office on Aging

Mark your calendar. Medicare’s open enrollment period

Here’s what is going on behind the scenes at the Beaver County Office on Aging and our senior centers.

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• We have had several people retire over the past several months. Congratulations to Deanna McFadden, Allen Malone, Cindy Farrell, Lynda Whisler and Janice Brown. Thanks for all your years of service with the county and for helping to meet our mission of providing quality services to Beaver County older adults.

• Last year, BCOA received a Pennsylvania Department of Aging Senior Community Center Grant for Center at the Mall. At the back entrance of the center, a new automated door with a security camera has been installed. Automated sliding doors have been installed in the front of the center, and automated door openers are being installed for the restrooms.

• BCOA has recently been awarded another Pennsylvania Department of Aging Senior Community Center for Center at the Mall to make updates at the café area and to upgrade the heating, ventilation and air conditioning 6 system. Work will begin in the coming months.

begins October 15 and closes on December 7. Each year, Medicare health and drug plans make changes to things like cost, coverage, and what providers and pharmacies are in their networks. October 15 to December 7 is the time for Medicare recipients to change their Medicare health plans and prescription drug coverage for the following year.

Annually, health plans mail out their Annual Notice of Changes. They are sent out by September 30, so be on the lookout. Even if you are happy with your current plan, you should review these changes to ensure the plan still meets your needs. Also review your prescription drug formulary to confirm your drugs are covered under your current plan.

You can find valuable information on plans online at Medicare’s Plan Finder at Medicare.gov, which enables you to do a personalized search. You also have the option of calling Medicare at (800) MEDICARE. In addition, the Beaver County APPRISE program is available to answer your Medicare questions and assist you in finding a plan that meets your needs.

Due to COVID-19, APPRISE counselors will be doing telephone appointments. You can reach the Beaver County APPRISE Program at (724) 847-2262.

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SPOTLIGHT on Senior Concerns

Helping local shelters The licensing fee also helps local shelters and animal control. When you purchase a dog license, you’re helping any strays in your area stay safe, and it also funds the animal control to get your pet back home if it becomes lost.

How to license

Licensing your dog in Beaver County has never been easier

In Beaver County, you can either buy a yearly license or a lifetime license. For seniors or people with disabilities, the fee is $6.50 or $4.50 for a neutered or spayed dog.

Annual dog licenses can be purchased online, by mail, or over-the-counter at the Beaver County Humane Society or the Treasurer’s Office. Remember if you chose this option, you must renew every year. To purchase a lifetime license, you must get your dog microchipped.

For seniors or people with disabilities, the fee is $31.50, and for a neutered or spayed dog, it costs $21.50.

What to do if you find a dog If you find a dog, you now can go to the Treasurer’s website and type in the dog license number. You will be given a telephone number of the owner to call.

By Sandie Egley, Beaver County Treasurer

It’s always been a time-consuming and difficult pro-

cess to buy a yearly dog license. Now, you can buy a license at your convenience. We are online! Simply go to the Treasurer’s tab at the Beaver County website, and everything you need is there: beavercountypa.gov/ Depts/Treasurer/Pages/default.aspx.

All dogs three months or older must be licensed by January 1 of each year. Violators can be cited with a maximum fine of $300 per violation plus court costs.

The license fee helps the millions of dogs in the state by funding the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement.

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For more information, contact the Beaver County Treasurer’s office at (724) 770-4540.

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Circle of Friends Remember: the pandemic crisis is not over yet.

Please take care of yourselves and be careful. We are all in this together. We miss seeing everyone but want everyone to stay healthy.

• Avoid large groups or crowds • Wash your hands often • Wear a face covering when out in public • Stay home as much as you can For updates on these programs as well as plenty of other useful information, check out the Circle of Friends Beaver County Facebook page. Circle of Friends can be reached at New Brighton (724) 846-1959 and Baden (724) 869-4224.

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For more information visit cofbeaver.com or call (724) 869-4224 or (724) 846-1959.

Baden Community Center Circle of Friends St. John’s Baptist School 371 Linmore Ave. Baden (724) 869-4224 cofbeaver.com

Aliquippa Satellite Center Circle of Friends St. Titus Church 952 Franklin Ave. Aliquippa New Brighton Community (724) 857-9989 cofbeaver.com Center Circle of Friends 1851 Third Ave. (Madonna Hall at Holy Family) New Brighton (724) 846-1959 cofbeaver.com

Circle of Friends activities will resume when we reopen.

Beaver County Office on Aging Bulletin 570 Beaver Valley Mall Blvd Rural King Corridor Inside the Mall Monaca, PA 15061 (724) 774 - 5654

Center Hours (may change upon reopening) Mon 7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Tues-Thurs 7:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Fri & Sat 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Programs, classes, and activities that regularly occur at the Center at the Mall and will resume when we reopen.

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Art Club Billiards Computer & iPhone Classes Daily Lunches Dinner and a Movie Fitness Classes Game Clubs (Bingo, Bunco, Pinochle, Gin, etc) Lunch & Learns Medicare Open Enrollment Senior Day at the Mall Trips

Center at the Mall activities from the comfort of your home www.facebook.com/centeratthemall We regularly post important updates and information including:

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Beaver County Office on Aging COVID-19 Taskforce posts

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What is happening at the Center and when we plan to reopen

Exercise videos taught by our exercise specialists that you can follow along at home Tech tips and answers to questions you have regarding smartphones and computers   

Nutritional guides and healthy recipes Craft ideas and instructions for art projects

Informative videos regarding healthcare, senior services, healthy living, fraud prevention, and other topics to allow you to stay safe and in the know

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If you are looking for ways to stay healthy and active while social distancing, Center at the Mall encourages you to check out our Facebook page.

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Be cautious of COVID-19 scams • App scams – will infect your device or try to get personal information.

• Investment scams – claims that a company has a cure for COVID-19 that you can purchase.

• CARES Act scams – ask you to provide personal info in order to get your stimulus check more quickly.

• Romance scams – after you have sent money to someone on a dating website, they offer to get your money back for a processing fee.

Scams have always been around but are becoming more prevalent due to the pandemic.

Scams are searching for two things: • money from you • information about you to steal your identity The characteristics of a scam are: • An unnecessary sense of urgency • They play on emotions of fear and anxiety

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• Unemployment scams – provide a link to click on that will help you get your unemployment more quickly.

• Job site scams – no real job, just trying to get your personal information.

• Price gouging scams – when prices are increased more than 20 percent just before an emergency is declared (i.e., hand sanitizer) What can you do to avoid getting scammed?

• Do not engage, hang up!

Types of scams:

• Do not click on a link that you are unsure about

• Emergency scams – you get a call stating a loved one has been in an accident or arrested. They demand money for treatment or bail.

• Never give out personal information

• Treatment scams – they claim to have cures and/ or vaccines to purchase.

• Supply scams – supplies are ordered and paid for but never delivered.

• Provider scams – claim that a loved one has COVID-19 and demand payment to treat them. Claim you were exposed to COVID-19 and demand payment for treatment.

• Charity scams – asking for money for groups affected by COVID-19 • Phishing scams – massive text or email campaigns to get you to click on a link which will then infect your device with a virus or ask for personal information.

Helpful websites and phone numbers: • Bureau of Consumer Protection (800) 441-2555 • scams@attorneygeneral.gov • pricegouging@attorneygeneral.com • irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/reportphishing • bbb.org/scamtracker • give.org • charitynavigator.org

Beaver County Office on Aging Bulletin The Beaver County Office on Aging is a recipient of a 2020 n4a (National Association of Area Agencies on Aging) Aging Achievement Award

Surprises for Shut-ins takes place with changes

By Angela Gentile, Beaver County Office on Aging

Since 1987, the Beaver County Office on Aging’s Sur-

in the Healthy Aging category. BCOA worked with Heritage Valley Health System Dietetics Department to provide a series of healthy eating presentations including the DASH Diet and the Mind Diet at Center at the Mall. The presentations included a fresh, healthy meal, prepared by BCOA food service provider PCN, and take home copies of recipes served. Tracey Weyman, BCOA Program Monitor, planned and coordinated the program.

This year, due to the pandemic, we cannot accept donated gifts. Please consider sending a monetary donation to assist with the purchase of food, gifts and necessities. Your support will be greatly appreciated by many isolated and homebound individuals.

Beginning in October, please visit the Beaver County Office on Aging website at beavercountypa.gov/ Depts/ OOA for updated information about the program. Direct your questions to Angela Gentile at (724) 847-2262. To make a monetary donation, please make checks or money orders (no cash) payable to the Beaver County Office on Aging and mail to Beaver County Office on Aging, 1020 Eighth Ave., Beaver Falls, PA 15010. Thank you for making a difference and spreading joy in the lives of many.

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Our Dine and Discover program received honors

prises for Shut-in Program has provided a friendly visit and a bag of gifts to our consumers, caregivers, and many personal care home residents. For 33 years, we have been amazed at the enormous generosity of the community and the hard work and dedication of volunteers and staff to help brighten the holiday season for many older adults.

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Q&A with Older Adult Protective Service (OAPS)

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Question: What is Older Adult Protective Services?

Answer: It is a program in which the goal is to provide access to services necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of older adults (ages 60 and older) who lack the capacity to protect themselves and who are at imminent risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment.

The program also does the following: · Safeguard older people’s rights while providing the protective services needed · Provide for detection, reduction, correction or elimination of abuse, neglect, exploitation and abandonment

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· Establish a program of protective services for older adults who need them

- is 60 years of age or older.

or other types of abuse. These could include paid or unpaid (volunteers) persons who have assumed some responsibility for another’s care.

It could be doctors, nurses, aides, janitorial staff, volunteers or family.

- lacks the capacity to perform or obtain, without help, services necessary to maintain physical or mental health.

Question: When do I call Protective Services instead of the Beaver County Office on Aging?

- does not have a responsible caretaker at the time of the incident.

Answer: When you believe someone is in imminent danger either to themselves or by others. Imminent means it is something that could be “happening very soon.” An older adult who may just need some help with cleaning or personal care once or twice a week, but is otherwise fine, would just require a phone call to the Office on Aging.

Answer: The older adult: - is currently within the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania (does not have to be a resident).

- is at imminent risk of danger to his person or property.

Question: What does imminent risk or danger mean?

Answer: The older adult did/does not have to be experiencing pain, suffering, injury or loss to be at imminent risk. The Older Adult Protective Service investigator will conduct a thorough evaluation of any and all potential risks. The goal of the investigator is to protect the older adult from experiencing any of these risks.

Question: What is an incapacitated person or older adult?

· Educate the public as to the availability of services and create an awareness of the problem

Answer: It is an older adult who, because of one or more functional limitations, needs the assistance of another person to perform or obtain services necessary to maintain physical or mental health.

Question: What is the mission of OAPS?

Question: What is a Mandatory Reporter?

Answer: It reduces, prevents or eliminates abuse, neglect, exploitation and abandonment of older adults in the least restrictive manner possible, while recognizing self determination and obtaining appropriate referral and services.

Answer: It is a person who has regular contact with vulnerable people and are legally required to ensure a report is made to the appropriate agencies (OAPS, Children and Youth Services, etc.) when abuse is observed or suspected. The kinds of abuse that should be reported are neglect, financial, physical, emotional, sexual

Question: What are the criteria for Older Protective Services?

Question: What happens after I make a Report of Need for someone?

Answer: After the investigator takes the Report of Need their investigation begins almost immediately; however, they are not able to share any of that information with you due to privacy restrictions. The investigator will either not substantiate or substantiate the report. If substantiated, the investigator works to resolve the problem in the least restrictive way to the older adult.

Question: How does someone make a Report of Need to OAPS? Answer: Call (724) 775-1786 or (800) 272-0567. Reports can be made 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Voluntary reporters have the right to remain anonymous. The Report of Need is taken and if approved, a protective service investigator from Achieva, the protective service contractor for the Office on Aging, will conduct an investigation and provide any necessary intervention.

Beaver County Office on Aging Bulletin Long-term Care Ombudsman

Linda L. Hall, Administrator

Beaver County Office on Aging Ombudsman Program Ombudsman is a Swedish word that means “citizen advocate”

Ombudsman vist each personal care and nursing facility in Beaver County to talk with residents, family, and staff about the quality of life in the facility.

They complete resident-directed complaint investigations where the goal is to resovle issues to the satisfaction of the resident.

The long-term care ombudmen...

• investigates • verfies • resolves • follows up to ensure the agreed-upon resolution stays in place.

Confidentiality and consumer direction are extremely important throughout the process.

Need help or have a question about Resident Rights? Call the confidential Ombudsman hotline (724) 480-8589 or email Ombudsman@BCOA.US

Join our team and become a Volunteer Ombudsman. You can make a difference!

Daniel C. Camp III, Chairman, Jack Manning, Tony Amadio 1020 Eighth Ave. Beaver Falls, PA 15010 Website: beavercountypa.gov/Depts/OOA Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Phone: (724) 847-2262 (local)

(888) 548-2262 (long distance)

TDD (724) 728-5700

Protective Services for Older Adults (724) 775-1786 (to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation - 24 hours) Ombudsman (724) 480-8589 (to report resident rights issues in nursing homes, personal care homes and long-term care services) ombudsman@bcoa.us Services: * Information and Referral * Care Management * Benefits / APPRISE Counseling * Pre-admission Assessment * Caregiver Support Program * Domiciliary Care * Ombudsman * Adult Day Care * Home Delivered Meals * Homemaker * Personal Care * Legal Services * Protective Services * Senior Centers * Transportation

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“Advocate for those who can’t, support those who can, and ensure all long-term care consumers live with dignity and respect.”

Beaver County Commissioners:

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(724) 375-4111

Wherever you need us . . . Since 1921

Francis A. Farmer Apartments 274 Friendship Circle, Brighton Township, Beaver, PA 15009 Rent-Assisted Housing for Persons Ages 62 and Older Accessible 1 bedroom apartments with equipped kitchens, A/C, balconies, community room, laundry facilities, parking lots and Secure Intercom System.

Newly renovated accessible apartments with roll in showers also available.

There is an admission priority for very low income persons whose incomes are

• 1 Person hh...$16,600 • 2 Persons hh...$18,250 Maximum income for eligibility is: 1 Person $42,000; 2 Persons $48,650 Application or assistance available Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Housing Authority of the County of Beaver, 300 State Ave., Beaver, PA 15009

Or call (724) 775-1220 for additional information www.beavercountyhousing.org

“We call it a ‘Holy Hook-up’ as to how the Lord led This charge for direct cremation without any locaus to this attendant rights or ceremonies includes: tion,” explains e c kof y death H e t z e r, • Removing the deceased person from any B place has person been a within Beaver County and transporting thewho deceased to the Thomas M. Smith Funeral Home & Crematory Ltd. mission worker w i t h H oors legal anna • Consulting with the appropriate family member(s) since “We guardian at the Thomas M. SmithIndustries Funeral Home &1996.

CrematoA unique form of ministry had outgrown our Bakry Ltd. to acquire necessary vital statistics and authorizations. called Hosanna Industries erstown space and were • is Email or fax arrangements are available available to individuals looking to build a larger in the Pittsburgh region • Sheltering the remains for a 24 hour period by facility to (required accommodate who may need a helping law) prior to performing the cremation. our growth. Through a hand, as well as to those friend of a friend, weobewere • who Performing theoffer cremation on site.

(Additional fee for want to a hand led to the Rinard Lane sity) to others. campus where we found • Placing the cremated remains inexactly a simple container. what we were Officially started on Palm looking for: a volunteer during • Sunday Presentingin the1990 cremated remains to the appropriate family an ofmember(s) or service legal guardian at thedormitory, Thomas M.chapel, Smith Funeral a worship at First Home & Crematory Ltd. fice, warehouse space, a Presbyterian Church of maintenance garage and the and nonprofit • Bakerstown, Prearrangements Prefunding available has steadily grown to in- staff housing. It was a come true! We have clude 13 buildings two dream The concerns of a familyinrequesting direct cremation are worked in hard to update locations in Beaver andbe performed simple-the cremation should a timely and each building, add new Allegheny counties, and dignified manner, under the supervision of a professional make the funeral director,an and at a fair cost. structures The Thomasand M. Smith has served increasing facility functional and Funeral Home Crematory Ltd. is committed to satisfying number of &community these concerns, and we opportunity to be of beautiful.” residents during thatwelcome time. the service. Call us if you have any questions or wish to make Its expansion took a leap The Rochester campus is arrangements. forward in 1998, when Ho- also the site for Hosanna sanna Industries moved Industries’ construction from Bakerstown to its services and home repair current headquarters in program. Through this Rochester/New Sewick- program, volunteers reley Township, Beaver model existing low-income County (close to Cranberry homes for needy families and build new homes for families in need. For qualifying households, volunteer staff turn around the construction of new homes in one week. These “Blitz Builds” are made possible Daniel T. D’Alessandro, Supervisor not just with volunteer 930 Center Avenue. labor but also donated and Blawnox, PA 15238 materials and discounted Exit 9 Route 28 North goods, and a uniquely orShould this information reachganized your home at a time of building method illness or sorrow, please accept sincere apology. thatour compresses the build time into seven days.

(412) 828-5700

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