In brief: Whitehall-Baldwin kindergarten registration, garden club meeting and more in the South Hills
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Bethel Park cleanup
The Municipality of Bethel Park is once again sponsoring the Annual Spring Clean-Up Day on April 24.
If you or a group you’re involved in would like to join, contact Janet Davin at 412-831-6800, x211 or email jdavin@bethelpark.net for more information.
In the event of severe weather, another day convenient for clean-up can be chosen.
Kindergarten registration
Baldwin-Whitehall School District Kindergarten Registration for the 2021-2022 school year is open until April 9. For more information and to complete the online registration process, visit www.bwschools.net.
Summer workers needed
Bethel Park Public Works Department is seeking part-time help to assist with grass cutting and more between May and August. Applicants must be 18 or older and have a driver’s license. Pay is $11 per hour.
Send applications to resume@bethelpark.net. The application deadline is April 2.
Grants awarded
Two nonprofit organizations in the 42nd Pa. House District are receiving money through a grant program passed by the legislature and implemented by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, according to state Rep. Dan Miller.
Chabad Lubavitch of the South Hills Inc. has been awarded $25,000 and Beth El Congregation of the South Hills/United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism will receive $56,391.
The funding is being provided through the Nonprofit Security Grant Fund. The goal is to better protect individuals, groups and organizations that are susceptible to hate crimes. The program was created largely as a result of the Squirrel Hill synagogue attack of 2018 that claimed the lives of 11 Pennsylvanians.
Grant recipients can use the funds for security enhancements designed to protect the safety of users of a facility owned and operated by the nonprofit organization. These include safety and security planning, purchase of security equipment, safety and security training, and other safety-related projects.
In total, 29 businesses in Allegheny County received more than $1.5 million in funding through the program. More than $5 million in grant money was given out statewide.
Easter bunny parade
The Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Department will be holding an Easter bunny parade April 3 at 11 a.m.
The Easter bunny will be traveling around the neighborhoods of Castle Shannon and Baldwin Township on a fire truck passing out treats for children.
Pleasant Hills Garden Club meeting
The Pleasant Hills Garden Club meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. April 12 at Pleasant Hills’ Mowry Park at the large pavilion. The program “Chrysalis and Butterflies” will be presented by knowledgeable club members.
The PHGC always welcomes new members and non-members are welcome to attend.
Summer help wanted in Jefferson Hills
The Borough of Jefferson Hills is seeking applicants for summer help in the Public Works Department. Work duties include grass cutting, weed whacking, field and park maintenance and clean-up and labor on road construction projects.
General work hours are Mondays through Fridays 6 a.m.-2 p.m. and will be required to work one weekend per month.
Applications are available on the Borough’s website or at the Borough Offices, 925 Old Clairton Road, Jefferson Hills, PA. 15025. The deadline to apply is April 15. For more information and the application, visit www.jeffersonhillsboro.org.
Jefferson Hills Recreational Initiative Scholarship
The Jefferson Hills Recreational Initiative Scholarship was established to award two seniors, one male and one female, at Thomas Jefferson High School with a one-time $1,000 check made payable to the winner’s post-secondary school.
The deadline to apply is April 30. Email applications to borough manager John Stinner.
Used Sports Equipment Sale
The Jefferson Hills Recreation Initiative will be selling donated used sports equipment on April 10 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Gill Hall Park to raise funds for the initiative to offset the cost of field upgrades and user friendly-sports, and facility scheduling software for community residents.
For more information, email recreation@jeffersonhills.net.
St. Thomas the Apostle Parish $50,000 raffle
The St. Thomas the Apostle Parish is hosting a $50,000 raffle. To enter, purchase a $100 raffle ticket that benefits both the St. Therese School and St. Thomas the Apostle Parish. The winning number will be drawn Easter Sunday, April 4 at 7 p.m. The drawing will be based on the Pennsylvania daily lottery.
To purchase a ticket, visit stthereseschoolmunhall.org. For more information, email stpafundraising@gmail.com.