Monroeville area: Fall Swing Bingo, ceramics presentation, Thanksgiving dinners, more
Church pumpkin patch
Monroeville United Methodist Church will have pumpkins available through Oct. 31 at its pumpkin patch, 219 Center Road in Monroeville.
The pumpkin patch is open from 11 a.m to 7 p.m. daily.
For more, call the church at 412-372-7474.
Fall Swing Bingo
Monroeville Baseball & Softball Association will hold Fall Swing Bingo on Nov. 8 at Divine Mercy Academy’s Lourdes Center, 245 Azalea Drive in Monroeville.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and games begin at 7 p.m. Pizza, soda and water are included. All proceeds will support Gator girls youth nationals 2026 softball team.
Call or message 412-640-0436 for tickets, questions, sponsorship opportunities and donations.
AARP seeking aides for tax preparation
The AARP Foundation is seeking volunteers to be trained for its tax aide program, the nation’s largest free volunteer-based tax preparation program.
Volunteers can be trained as tax return preparers or as client facilitators. Anyone interested in volunteering can call 724-374-3780.
For more, see AARPfoundation.org/taxaide.
ESAL speaker to give talk on ceramics
The East Suburban Artists League will welcome artist and guest speaker Libby Scutt at its Nov. 6 meeting.
Scutt harvests and refines local clay into ceramic materials, and will explain her process and how she works around potential pitfalls. Scutt primarily uses terra sigillata, a type of fine clay that creates a smooth finish and was historically used in ancient Roman pottery.
Her presentation will be at 7 p.m. at Christ’s Lutheran Church, 5330 Old Logans Ferry Road in Murrysville. The public is invited.
For more, see ESALart.org.
Pancake breakfast
Monroeville Rotary Club and Divine Mercy Academy Parent Teacher Guild are hosting a pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon on Nov. 9 at DMA’s Lourdes Center, 245 Azalea Drive in Monroeville.
Cost is $10 for adults and $6 for children 10 and under. Children under age three eat for free. Breakfast includes pancakes, egg casserole, sausage, coffee, tea and juice.
All proceeds will go to support Rotary’s youth services and the parent teacher guild.
For more, call 412-215-5231.
Thanksgiving dinners
• Christ the Divine Shepherd Parish will host a free Thanksgiving dinner from 12:30 to 3 p.m. (or until the food runs out) Nov. 27 at the Lourdes Center, 245 Azalea Drive in Monroeville.
For more, call the church at 412-373-0050.
• Garden City United Methodist Church and the Turtle Creek Satellite Rotary Club will host their third annual Thanksgiving dinner delivery on Nov. 26 from 5-7 p.m. and Nov. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon.
Dinners can be delivered to residents in the Monroeville (15146) and Pitcairn (15140) ZIP codes.
Registration is required by Nov. 14 by calling 412-373-0391.
Rotary scholarships available for seniors
The Bob Williams Rotary Memorial Scholarship Program has scholarships available for the 2025-26 academic year.
In recent years, the program has awarded at least eight need-based scholarships at $5,000 each.
High school seniors in Allegheny and Beaver counties are eligible to apply.
Students must have a 2.5 or higher grade-point average and must complete an essay highlighting their community/school service.
Complete application and criteria materials, including application deadline, are available on the Rotary District 7305 website at rotarydistrict7305.org by clicking on Scholarship Opportunities. Applications also are available through area high school counselors.
For details, contact Dr. Robert Arbuckle, committee chairperson, at rarbuckl@yahoo.com.
PALS to meet, collect items for military overseas
The Plum Area Ladies Society (PALS) will have its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Plum Community Center, 499 Center New Texas Road.
The speaker will be Lynn Cass, a disability advocate from East Suburban Citizen Advocacy. Members are welcome to offer monetary donations to this organization, if desired.
The service project will be to fill 100 Christmas stockings for members of the military overseas. Suggested items are granola bars; five-hour energy drinks; mints or gum; Pop-Tarts; lollipops; Skittles; Starburst; Rice Krispies treats; individual bags of trail mix; Cheez-its; fruit snacks; individual bags of nuts; power bars; single-serve powdered Gatorade; Slim Jims; individual bags of cookies, crackers or snacks; chocolate candy; pretzels; and Christmas candy and snacks. There can be no expiration dates before Dec. 31.
The theme for the refreshments at the meeting will be “Grateful and Blest.”
The Ladies Day Out event will be dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Golden Goblet. Sign-ups will be taken at the meeting. The annual banquet will be from 5 to 8 p.m. May 6 at a local venue in Monroeville.
PALS is a service and social organization open to women from Plum, Penn Hills and surrounding areas. Newcomers are welcome to attend a regular meeting, which are held on the first Wednesday of the month, September through April, at the Plum Community Center.
For details, call Mary Lou Spohn-Meyers at 724 327-8265.
Food pantry
The Garden City Food Pantry will host a food distribution day from 9-11 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. Nov. 13 and Dec. 11 at 500 Laurel Drive in Monroeville.
Distributions take place on the second Thursday of each month.
For more, see GardenCity FoodPantry.org or call 412-373-0391.
Association of University People
The Association of University People invites potential new members to join them at an event.
The association invites singles aged 50 and older, who are four-year college graduates, to join them for activities and to meet new people. Activities include picnics, monthly dinners, a book group and meetups at local concerts and wineries.
For more, call 412-353-9088 or email AUPsingles@gmail.com.
Food distribution
A free food distribution day will take place each month at Gateway High School.
Distribution will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at the high school, 3000 Gateway Campus Blvd. in Monroeville. Attendees can line up through the school parking lot.
Identification is not required.
The distributions provide food aid to nearly 800 families each month, according to organizer and school board member Valerie Warning.
School district seeks sponsorships
Gateway School District is seeking sponsors for numerous facilities throughout the district.
Individuals or businesses interested in sponsorships can email Jeremy Tepper at jtepper@gatewayk12.org.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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