June 2014
Volume 21 Number 2
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Morningside attendees Helen Moran, Jo Alice Galloway, Fran Lanese, Beatrice Stapf and Gertrude Truax from Morningside Senior Center attend the volunteer recognition luncheon.
Allegheny County senior volunteers honored at “recognition day” luncheon As a part of Older Americans Month, Mayor William Peduto declared May 16 as Senior Volunteer Recognition Day. On that day, City of Pittsburgh’s Healthy Active Living Program hosted a luncheon at the Sheraton Station Square to honor senior volunteers who have
made significant contributions that provide healthy, active, independent living in their local communities, their city and the Commonwealth as a whole. More than 1,000 city residents ages 60 and older were honored at the event for contributing 100,000-plus hours
of volunteer service worth more than $1.5 million during 2013. Dick Skrinjar, the assistant director of the City of Pittsburgh’s Parks and Recreation Department served
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