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Jewish Fertility Foundation (JFF) has settled in Pittsburgh and officially celebrated with a kickoff event at the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh!

JFF celebrated the kickoff of their Pittsburgh branch, bringing financial and emotional support, along with educational resources to the community.

The national nonprofit has landed in its fifth location, Pittsburgh. A beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh and the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Greater Pittsburgh, JFF is a resource for individuals and families who face challenges when trying to expand their families.

From left to right: Meredith Levy JFF PGH Manager, Elana Frank CEO and Founder, Erika Schmitt JFF PGH Advisory Council Chair Photo cred: Rivka Presman.

Be transported into “Springtime in Paris” on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Fox Chapel Golf Club for an evening of French-inspired fun with fashion, flowers and food. The event is the Women’s Board of Pittsburgh’s annual benefit, “Fashion Their Future, Support Pittsburgh’s Children”.

All are invited to break out your most fashionable frocks for the “Springtime in Paris” festivities. The evening’s activities will begin at 6 PM and will include cocktails, a seated dinner, a runway fashion show from Carabella, a makeyour-own bouquet bar, and live and silent auctions. This soiree is the perfect way to welcome Spring while helping children in our community.

Seventy-five-hundred rubber ducks will race through Lake Elizabeth in Allegheny Commons Park (North Side) on Saturday, April 22 at the second annual Steel City Duck Derby, benefiting the Partners For Quality Foundation. This family-friendly event will raise crucial funds for the Partners For Quality family of nonprofit agencies, which supports 5,000 local persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health challenges. Presenting sponsors are North Shore Tavern and Cooked Goose Catering. Following in the successful footsteps of 2022’s inaugural event, the Steel City Duck Derby is fun for a great cause. Everyone is invited to “adopt ducks”, which will race in the Steel City Duck Derby Partners For Quality Foundation, which raises funds for all services throughout the family of agencies. For more information, visit PFQ.org and Facebook.com/PartnersForQuality.

After a missed year of gathering due to Covid, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center celebrated with Gala 2022, appropriately named “Hope Transcends.” Chairman Stanley Marks, M.D., (pictured here with Nikol Marks) provided updates on the ways philanthropic dollars impact groundbreaking cancer research.