The hours are 5:30PM to 7:30PM on Oct 31 for all Pittsburgh neighborhoods.

Saturday, October 21
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
on the Athletic and Fitness Center Patio
(rain location – inside the Athletic and Fitness Center)

A fall carnival for kids 12 and under, complete with cookie decorating, pumpkin painting, s’mores by the Chatham fire pit, games, prizes and much more.

This event is free and open to the public. Feel free to pass the information onto families that may be interested in attending this free and fun filled event. For more information contact the Office of Student Activities at serdice@chatham.edu or 412.365.1281

Homewood YMCA at 10 a.m. The Mayor’s office, Public Works, and the City Council offices have also been invited.

I’ll let Boris explain this one:

My name is Boris Weinstein. Three years ago, I started a volunteer group in Shadyside called Citizens Against Litter. We are now a group of 70 volunteers picking up everyday litter in Shadyside. The neighborhood is cleaner. I also have been helpful in neighborhoods like Squirrel Hill, Regent Square, Central North Side, South Side Flats and Slopes in efforts to get volunteer organizations started. This year, we did something interesting. We ran with an idea by the United Jewish Federation to have a two neighborhood anti-litter cleanup and relations-building weekend. It was successful by the standards that we set and by the feelings and attitudes in the two communities. More than 300 volunteers were involved in community cleanups.

For next year, our committee would like to expand our two neighborhood effort in “Collecting and Connecting” to neighbors in Point Breeze South and Point Breeze North. It seems like an obvious and natural move.

The next planning meeting is Nov. 15 at the Homewood YMCA at 10 a.m. The Mayor’s office, Public Works, and the City Council offices have also been invited.

We received a lot of feedback on this year’s event, which we wanted to write down before we forgot. Thanks to Greg for doing so.

Have a read. If you think we missed anything in our review, leave a comment and we can update the document. Our goal is to make next year even better.

Bonfire Notes (PDF)

Tuesday, 10 October @ 8pm
Make Your Mark ARTSpace & Coffeehouse
Reynolds Street, between Hastings and Gettysburg

We are having a post-bonfire review to talk about what we did well and where we need to make improvements for next year.

Everyone’s welcome. Bring you comments and ideas.

A great big thank you to everyone for coming out as a community this year’s event. We had fantastic weather, great food and drink, some pretty swanky lighting, and a number of incredibly hard working and dedicated volunteers who made it all possible.

We’ve posted some snaps from the October 7th Bonfire. Take a look.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH
STERRETT SCHOOL FIELD
3-7 PM Children’s Activities and Prizes
6-10 PM Bonfire

Food and drink from Frick Park Market, Make Your Mark Coffeehouse, Pino’s, Point Brugge Café

Click below to view the poster.