In brief: Bake sale, vaccine clinics and more in Fox Chapel area

Breakfast with Santa

Lauri Ann West Community Center is hosting Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 6 from 10 am to noon, sponsored in part by Jane Siddons Herrmann of Berkshire Hathaway Realty.

Tickets are $15 each and can be purchased by visiting LauriAnnWestCC.org.

Bake sale

The Wayne Fusaro Pancreatic Cancer Research Foundation is holding a bake sale through Nov. 12. Cookies are $15 for a baker’s dozen, pumpkin logs are $15 and carrot cake is $15. Pick up from 3-7 p.m. Nov. 24 at 451 Walnut St. in Blawnox. Cash, Venmo, PayPal or The Square are accepted. All of the proceeds go directly to Dr. Randy Brand at UPMC for pancreatic cancer research.

For more information, contact Jill Fusaro at 412-848-7799 or jillfusaro@verizon.net.

Vaccine clinics

Lauri Ann West Community Center will host vaccine clinics from 8 a.m.-noon Nov. 7 and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 14.

Flu, Covid, pneumonia, shingles and RSV vaccines will be available.

Registration requested. Walk-ins available. Register at lauriannwestcc.org or by calling 412-828-8566.

Bob Letters ALS Association fundraiser

The family of Bob Letters will host a special fundraiser benefiting the ALS Association on Nov. 15, at the Comfort Inn at RIDC Park. The evening will feature live music from the Billy Price Band.

Doors open at 6 p.m., and the band takes the stage at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online through eventbrite.com or by email at GoGetters@myyahoo.com

All ticket sales and raffles from the event will go directly to the ALS Association, which provides vital support and resources for people living with ALS and their families.

Bob Letters lost his courageous battle with ALS in 2021, and this event honors his memory while helping others facing the disease.

Glitter & Glow

Fox Chapel Garden Club’s holiday event, Glitter & Glow, returns 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Fox Chapel Golf Club. It’s a festive evening to enjoy cocktails, appetizers and desserts while shopping member-created live arrangements, flowering holiday combination planters, fresh cut greens and other unique gift ideas for home and family. A silent auction and teacup offers one-of-a-kind items from artwork and needlepoint to services utilizing members’ horticultural and beautification talents. For additional information, visit foxchapelgardenclub.org. Reservations are $40.

Leaf collection

Fall leaf collection in O’Hara runs through Dec. 1.

Residents are reminded to rake their leaves within four feet of the curb, but not on the street. No other debris may be mixed in with the leaves. Township officials said leaves left in the street can create a safety hazard, especially if it rains or snows.

Call the township office at 412-784-1784, ext. 203 with any questions or comments regarding the leaf collection program.

Indiana Township leaf collection

Indiana Township’s leaf collection program began the week of Oct. 27 and ends the week of Nov. 24.

Officials said leaves must be in biodegradable bags and placed curbside. They will be picked up sometime during the week. Monday pickups are not guaranteed.

Plastic bags will not be picked up. The program also does not include other debris, such as grass clippings, brush, etc.

Collected bags are transported to a composting site in the North Hills.

Public works crews will pick up the topsoil generated from the compost site in the spring and use it throughout the township.

Residents living along private roads can plan leaf collection by calling public works at 412-767-5333, ext. 319.

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