Lower Burrell Community Day co-organizers Carley Logan (center) and Debbie Kurtik (right) pet a dog available for adoption as Orphans of the Storm president Melissa Schafer looks on Saturday during the inaugural Lower Burrell Community Day at K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park in Lower Burrell.
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Totaro’s Italian Eatery owner Al Colelli shows off a chicken philly hoagie Saturday during the inaugural Lower Burrell Community Day at K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park.
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Austin Haus of Arnold prepares French fries Saturday in the Haus’s BBQ food truck during the inaugural Lower Burrell Community Day at K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park in Lower Burrell.
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The inaugural Lower Burrell Community Day drew lots of attendees Saturday at K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park in Lower Burrell.
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Shadia Garvin, owner of The Candy Corner of Pgh., based in Monroeville, prepares a cotton candy lemonade drink Saturday during the inaugural Lower Burrell Community Day event.
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Food trucks, live entertainment and more than 45 vendors were on hand Saturday during the inaugural Lower Burrell Community Day celebration at K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park in Lower Burrell.
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Julia Poydence, a corporal with the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Department, provided law enforcement education opportunities for attendees Saturday during the inaugural Lower Burrell Community Day celebration at K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park in Lower Burrell.
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Lynda Patterson (left) of Holiday, Fla., shops for jewelry Saturday alongside her daughter Jodi Bocan of Lower Burrell at the inaugural Lower Burrell Community Day.
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Musician Derrick Beatti of Lower Burrell entertains the crowd Saturday during the inaugural Lower Burrell Community Day at K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park in Lower Burrell.
The inaugural Lower Burrell Community Day event was a hit with residents Saturday at K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park.
The event, from 1 p.m. to dusk, benefits the Lower Burrell City Parks.
More than 45 vendors lined the shaded park as attendees enjoyed live music, food trucks, artisans, a bake sale, kids’ entertainment and a chance to mingle and relax.
“We did this to increase community engagement and involvement,” said co-organizer Carley Logan, president of the Lower Burrell Parks Commission.
Co-organizer Debbie Kurtik is hopeful the event will be come an annual summertime day of celebrating all things Lower Burrell.
