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Charlie Seay of Penn Hills receives a special gift from Homewood Senior Center director Melinda McCormick.
Citiparks Healthy Active Living Program hosts annual gala to honor senior volunteers More than 450 senior vol-
unteers and their guests, as well as dignitaries and City of Pittsburgh staff, attended the Citiparks Healthy Active Living Volunteer Gala in May at the Sheraton Hotel Station Square on the South Side. The annual event honors all of the older adults who volunteer throughout the
year at one or more of the 13 Citiparks senior centers in Allegheny County. Volunteers who accumulated a minimum of 50 hours this past year were invited to the gala; some have averaged over 500 hours in the past 12 months. In total, more than 1,000 seniors give of their time each year to the 13 centers.
Hills was the gala’s main honoree. A member of the Homewood Senior Center, Charlie has been lending his time and talents for over a decade. “Charlie is the only senior center member who has volunteered and helped out with all 13 centers,” explains Melinda McCormick, director of the Homewood Center. “He has
Charlie Seay, 70, of Penn
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