Penn Hills School District to distribute meals to residents impacted by storm

As storm recovery progresses, Penn Hills School District’s food services department will distribute meals from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 2, at the high school, 309 Collins Drive.

Schools will remain closed as cleanup and repair efforts continue throughout the district after Tuesday’s deadly storm knocked out power to thousands in the community.

As of 8 p.m. Thursday, more than 5,600 Duquesne Light customers in Penn Hills were without power, according to the utility’s online outage map.

The storm killed two people in Allegheny County. One man was electrocuted, and the other died when a tree fell on him.

With the county currently under a state of emergency, the district wants to ensure families, especially those in need, are fed over the weekend, said Superintendent John Mozzocio in a news release Thursday afternoon.

For those unable to travel to the high school, there will be meal distributions on a first-come, first-served basis from 11 a.m. to noon at three locations in the district:

• Hulton Arbors, 815 Arbor Lane;

• Linton Middle School, 250 Aster St.;

• The Hope Center, the former Jehovah’s Witness Hall, 7901 Dollman Road.

District students, parents and community members, particularly the elderly, are welcome to participate, Mozzocio said.

“The district is committed to supporting everyone in the community, especially those affected by storm damage,” he said.