Send information of charitable events to The Stroller

Is your company or organization making or collecting equipment for health professionals? Is your club or church going to sponsor a community blood drive?

The Stroller will publish information about community drives and collections at Triblive.com. Send information to vndnews@tribweb.com.

Apollo Borough office to display children’s artwork

Apollo Borough is inviting all children age 12 and younger to draw a springtime picture and send it in to be displayed in the windows of the borough office and police station.

Pictures should be on 8 ½ x 11-inch paper and be mailed to: P.O. Box 306, Apollo PA 15613, or can be folded and placed in the payment boxes at Family Dollar, the Apollo post office or behind the borough building at 809 N. Warren Ave.

Redemption Church distributing free care packages

Redemption Church in Lower Burrell is providing free care packages of non-perishable food, toiletries and everyday use items to anyone in need.

Bags will be delivered by request. To request a package, call or text 724-680-0460 or email fred@redemptionpa.org.

Free Tele-CareGivers program offered by Concordia

Lutheran Ministries is accepting new clients and volunteers for its free service called Tele-CareGivers.

Volunteers make brief daily telephone calls from 8 to 10 a.m. weekdays to individuals and make sure that they can answer the phone, and then have a brief chat.

The average client is someone who is homebound or elderly, ill or disabled, is typically awake and functioning by 8:30 a.m. and understands that the volunteer has other people to call and can only speak with them for a few minutes per day. Clients can begin and end the service at any time.

Volunteers are someone who doesn’t usually leave home before 10 a.m., has a good telephone demeanor, enjoys talking to people and is able to recognize if a client is having a problem, then react appropriately to their training.

The program conducts routine background checks on all potential volunteers and each volunteer is then assigned one or two clients. If a volunteer can’t reach a client, they call the Tele-Caregivers staff, who takes over from there.

For information on how to volunteer or take advantage of this free program, call Ellen Milich at 724-352-6260.

Donations being accepted for student food program

Meals 4 Children, a program that helps school children primarily in the Burrell School District have meals to take home for the weekend, is in need of donations now that families are faced with the struggle of finding breakfast and lunch that they would normally get at school.

Items that can be donated include small packs of plain crackers, small cereal boxes, granola bars, instant oatmeal packets, pasta meals and cups, Poptarts, fruit cups and money.

Donations can be dropped off from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Puckety Presbyterian Church, Puckety Church Road, Lower Burrell, or leave a message at 724-448-8173 or lnvr4get11@aol.com to schedule a pickup.

Checks made out to PAPP, can be mailed c/o Mark Resetar, PO Box 3055, New Kensington PA 15068. Online donations can be made via Paypal at PayPal.Me/parnassuspartnership.

Arnold officials make announcements for April

Arnold City Hall continues to be closed to the public, and business can be transacted over the phone at 724-337-4441 and by email at aa@cityofarnoldpa.org.

City officials announced the following:

• The office will be closed April 10 and 13 in observance of Easter.

• Garbage collection will be delayed one day for the week of April 13.

• Recycling collection is suspended until the end of April. Please bag all recyclable materials in garbage bags and place with your regular garbage.

Small Acts of Kindness

In recent weeks, the Covid19 Virus has impacted everyone’s lives across the Alle-Kiski Valley.

Many have and will step up to help family, friends and others they don’t even know.

The Stroller wants to recognize those around us who are performing these small acts of kindness for others during this stressful time.

Did someone bring your groceries or medication? Perhaps a neighbor made sure that you were OK.

Send a short, one-paragraph note highlighting someone and how they helped you, your family or your organization to The Stroller at vndnews@tribweb.com.

Cancellations

All events listed below are canceled unless otherwise noted:

Allegheny Township

May 17: The free Fishing Derby at Northmoreland Park that was planned by the Westmoreland County Bureau of Parks and Recreation is canceled, as are all park facility reservations for April and May.

Apollo

Apollo Area Historical Society museum will remain closed until at least May 2. The Society has rescheduled the April 5 program about trolleys to be at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at the WCTU Building, 317 N. Second St.

Arnold

Recycling collection has been suspended until further notice. All garbage and recycling items can be placed out for the garbage crew to collect. All items must be in a bag and tied up. No loose items will be picked up.

Thursdays: Services at Arnold Towers are canceled.

Arnold United Methodist Church: All meetings, activities and services are canceled.

Brackenridge

• The borough office is closed to the public, but is accepting telephone calls during normal business hours. Payments will be accepted by mail or through the mail slot. The Easter Egg Hunt is cancelled.

Buffalo Township

• Nar-Anon meetings at Generations House of Worship are canceled. Details: Laurie, 724-895-3385

Butler

Butler Lions Club has canceled the April membership and board meetings and the following events: the April 18 Adopt-A-Highway, the sausage sale and Mother’s Day rose sale. Membership meetings are tentatively scheduled to resume May 5.

Cheswick

April 11: The Cheswick-Springdale Lions Club Easter Egg hunt is canceled. Monthly club meetings are canceled.

Fawn

Today: The Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at Center United Methodist Church is canceled.

Fox Chapel

April 14: The Fox Chapel Area Branch of The American Association of University Women meeting

Harrison

• Allegheny Valley Association of Churches office is closed. Anyone who needs assistance can call 724-226-0606. Tax appointments will be rescheduled.

Today: The Harrison Township Easter egg hunt

Tuesday: The Highlands Relay for Life meeting is canceled. The May 2 Night at the Races is postponed possibly until September.

Tuesday: The Disabled American Veterans meeting is canceled.

Friday: The Allegheny Valley Association of Churches community Good Friday service is canceled.

April 19: The Super Bingo planned at the Veterans of Foreign Wars is rescheduled to be at 2 p.m. June 21. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Tickets issued for April 19 will be honored June 21. Details: Lorraine, 412-537-5934

April 19: The Knights of Columbus pancake and sausage breakfast is canceled.

April 25: The Earth Day Clean-up is postponed.

Leechburg

Leechburg Recycling Center is closed. There will be no pick-ups or drop-offs until further notice. No materials should be dropped off in front of the recycling center gate.

First United Methodist Church: worship services are canceled until further notice.

Sunday: The Leechburg Area Pool Board meeting will be for board members only. All volunteering has been put on hold. Anyone with questions and/or concerns can post a message at Facebook.com/Leechburg.Pool/.

Thursday: The Leechburg Public Library Board meeting is canceled.

Friday: The fish fries at Leechburg Volunteer Fire Department are canceled for the rest of the season.

Mondays: The GriefShare group sessions at First Evangelical Lutheran Church are postponed and will be rescheduled.

Lower Burrell

• The City of Lower Burrell Egg Hunt

• Entertainment and events at the Veterans of Foreign Wars are canceled and the club is closed.

Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church: is closed for all activities and services.

May 9: The Burrellton Garden Club May Mart is canceled.

New Kensington

Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church has canceled all Sunday services and church activities. Food bank service for April is canceled.

St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church is closed for all services, fundraisers and activities.

Mondays, Tuesday and Saturdays: The Community Clothes Closet will be closed.

Fridays: The vegan Lenten lunches at St. George Orthodox Church are canceled.

Parks Township

May 2: Parks Township Sportsman’s Association has canceled the Kids Fishing Day.

Penn Hills 

Today: The annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at the William McKinley Citizens Center

Plum

Plum Community Center is closed and all events canceled. Meals on Wheels will continue as scheduled. Those over 60 who are food insecure or rely on the daily lunch can continue to pick up Congregant Lunch provided by the county on a take-out basis only. Pick-ups will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Lunches must be ordered a day in advance by calling 412-795-2330.

Oakmont

Riverview Community Action Corp. is closed for all activities except home delivered meals. Questions: 412-828-1062

Saxonburg

Monday: The GFWC Saxonburg District Woman’s Club meeting and the board meeting

South Buffalo

Friday: The South Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fry is canceled.

Tarentum

• BridgePoint Church: Activities at the church, including the grief support group, and the children’s food and fun event are canceled. A live stream of the Sunday church service will be on Facebook Live.

• Today: The Rabies Clinic at Summit Hose Company is canceled, and will be rescheduled in the fall.

April 14: The Produce to People distribution is canceled.

• Tarentum Eagles is closed.

• Tarentum Elks Lodge is closed. Entertainment, bingo and the May 2 cash bash are canceled.

• Veterans of Foreign Wars is closed and there will be no Friday night bar bingo.

• The Heritage Museum will be closed to visitors until further notice. Details: AKVHS.org or 724-224-7666

Vandergrift

St. Gertrude Church spaghetti dinners are canceled until further notice.

Vandergrift Public Library: the due date for all materials that have been checked out has been extended. If you log into your online account and notice an item with a different due date, please contact the library. The Book Drop is closed. Keep all materials until the library reopens. Tax forms have now been placed into the Little Free Library since the library is closed. AARP Tax Appointments have been postponed and representatives will contact clients directly who have an upcoming appointment.

April 21: The Miss Freddye and Musicians in Unity concert at the Casino Theater is canceled. For refunds, call 724-567-5049 if paid by cash or check. Credit card refunds will be issued to your card.

Washington Township

Sunday: The Spring Swap meet at Washington Township Volunteer Fire Hall is canceled. All hall rentals are postponed.

April 18: The Star Party planned by the Amateur Astronomy Association of Pittsburgh is canceled.

West Deer

Sunday: The Easter Egg Hunt planned by the township Parks and Recreation Board is canceled.

East Union Presbyterian Church: all services and activities are canceled, except for West Deer Food Bank and Meals To Go distributions.

West Leechburg

April 18: The Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania at the West Leechburg Native Plant Preserve is canceled.

---

Copyright ©2025— Trib Total Media, LLC (TribLIVE.com)

---