May 2019
Volume 19, Number 2
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Sponsored in part by Beaver County Office on Aging Check out the new Beaver County Office on Aging Bulletin on pages 5-11. Farmer’s Market distribution sites are on page 9. Readers can email pghseniornews@icloud.com or contact BCOA by calling (724) 847-2262 with comments and feedback.
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Hosanna Industries ministers to those in need; seeks others who wish to the serve community
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called Hosanna Industries is available to individuals in the Pittsburgh region who may need a helping hand, as well as to those who want to offer a hand to others. Officially started on Palm Sunday in 1990 during a worship service at First Presbyterian Church of Bakerstown, the nonprofit has steadily grown to include 13 buildings in two locations in Beaver and Allegheny counties, and has served an increasing number of community residents during that time.
Its expansion took a leap forward in 1998, when Hosanna Industries moved from Bakerstown to its current headquarters in Rochester/ New Sewickley Township, Beaver County (close to Cranberry Township, Butler County). “We call it a ‘Holy Hook-up’ as to how the Lord led us to this location,” explains Becky Hetzer, who has been a mission worker with Hosanna Industries since 1996. “We had outgrown our Bakerstown space and were looking to build a larger facility to accommodate our
growth. Through a friend of a friend, we were led to the Rinard Lane campus where we found exactly what we were looking for: a volunteer dormitory, chapel, an office, warehouse space, a maintenance garage and staff housing. It was a dream come true! We have worked hard to update each building, add new structures and make the facility functional and beautiful.” The Rochester campus is also the site for Hosanna Industries’ construction services and home repair Continued on page 3
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