Nov 8, 2021 5 min read

Chanukah toy drive

Chabad of the South Hills’ annual Chanukah toy drive for hospitalized and underprivileged children is in progress, collecting new, unwrapped toys.

Some ideas include puzzles, games, art supplies, Legos and Duplos, dolls, play food and kitchen items, and baby toys.

Toys can be dropped off from 9:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday until Nov. 24 at Chabad of the South Hills, 1701 McFarland Road, Mt. Lebanon. To

Woman’s Club of USC

The Woman’s Club of Upper St. Clair will host Animal Friends and Pets for Vets at the club’s Nov. 16 meeting at the Community and Recreation Center, 1551 Mayview Road.

The club will be collecting pet food and related pet items, as well as having a potluck lunch at 11:30 a.m. To make reservations by Nov. 12, call 412-833-1262.

Bethel Woman’s Club meeting

Members of the Bethel Woman’s Club will meet Nov. 17 at the South Hills Elks Lodge, 2789 South Park Road, Bethel Park.

A social gathering at 11:30 a.m. is followed by lunch at noon. After a business meeting, Beth Reuschel of the Pittsburgh Honor Flight Board will share information on how this program honors Pittsburgh veterans with an event-filled day in Washington, D.C., visiting memorials dedicated to their service.

For more information or to make reservations, please call Pat at 412-831-1861. Checks for the luncheon must be received no later than Nov. 12th. Sarris candy bars will be available, with proceeds benefitting South Hills Interfaith Ministries and Meals on Wheels.

Jewelry sale

Church of the Atonement, 618 Washington Ave., Carnegie, has scheduled a jewelry and Christmas sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 19 and 20. The church will be closed from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday before reopening for a bag sale.

Masks are required.

Items for sale include pierced and clip earrings, sets of earrings with necklaces, bracelets and chains. The Christmas decorations are for inside and outside the house, and in good condition.

To donate items or for more information, call Joyce at 412-276-0366.

craft and vendor fair

A Christmas craft and vendor fair, sponsored by St. Valentine Preschool, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 20 at St. Valentine Church (Our Lady of Hope Parish), 2710 Ohio Street, Bethel Park.

Admission is free for the event, which features more than 40 crafters and vendors. Also featured will be a lunch café, bake sale and raffles.

For more information, contact Judy Mills at jmills@st.vals.org or 412-835-5539.

Christmas craft show

The Labouré Ladies Guild of St. Catherine Labouré Parish will sponsor its annual Joy of Christmas craft show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 20 at St. Louise de Marillac School and LeGras Parish Center, 320 McMurray Road, Upper St. Clair.

More than 100 artists and crafters will be featured, along with a Chinese auction, and lunch and snacks will be available for purchase.

Admission is $2, which includes one ticket for Chinese auction. Masks are required. Strollers are not permitted inside of the show because of fire regulations.

Chanukah luncheon

A Chanukah seniors luncheon is scheduled for 1 p.m. Nov. 29 at Chabad of the South Hills, 1701 McFarland Road, Mt. Lebanon.

A festival holiday program will include a kosher lunch, featuring hot latkes. Suggested donation is $5. Preregistration is recommended. To RSVP or for more information, call 412-278-2658 or email barb@chabadsh.com.

Art guild meeting

Bethel Art Guild will meet at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 2 in the Bethel Park Community Center, 5151 Park Ave.

The guest speaker is Vicki Sawyer. She received her Art degree at Penn State University, leading her to graphic design and professional mural painting. She painted hundreds of murals featuring birds, insects, plants and grasses.

Over the past 15 years, she has moved to canvas paintings of the natural world. Now with a career as a fine art painter, her library has grown to more than 2,500 paintings. Her work has been exhibited and received numerous recognitions all over the eastern United States.

Ruthfred Acres Woman’s Club

The Ruthfred Acres Woman’s Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 8 at St. Clair Country Club, 2300 Old Washington Road, Upper St. Clair.

At the meeting, the club will be gathering gifts for a family from Bethel Park.

The club’s charity of the year is the South Hills Interfaith Movement. The club treasurer will be accepting monetary donations through March, 2022 in lieu of the annual Christmas basket raffle.

To attend or for more information, contact Pat at 412-833-3034.

Chanukah celebration

The annual South Hills Lights Chanukah celebration, with this year’s theme “fire and ice,” is scheduled for Dec. 1 in the parking lot of Dormont Pool, 1801 Dormont Ave.

Ice carving at 5 p.m. is followed by the Grand Menorah Lighting at 5:30. Also featured will be a giant ice menorah, fire show by the Ohio Burn Unit, a Chanukah gelt drop, latke and donuts, music, and Chanukah giveaways.

The event is sponsored by Chabad of the South Hills in Mt. Lebanon, along with Dormont Borough and corporate sponsor JKS Financial.

RSVP at chabadsh.com/lights. Early registration is advised, as space generally fills quickly.