What’s Happening Week of Sept. 12
Woman’s Club to hold meeting
The Ruthfred Acres Woman’s Club will hold its first meeting of the club year Sept. 14 at Bethel Park Elks, 2789 South Park Road. A social gathering will be held at 4 p.m. followed by dinner at 5. Speakers will include a representative from the South Hills Interfaith Ministry followed by a program feature a master gardener. All women from the surrounding area are welcome. For more information, call Pat at 412-833-3034. The club installed officers for 2021-22, the 75th year for the organization: president, Patricia Moore; vice president, Beverly Doyle; secretary, Judy Oakley, and treasurer, Joanne Koller.
South Hills Coin Club
The monthly meeting of the South Hills Coin Club will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Bethel Park Municipal Building, 5100 W. Library Ave. All members and the general public are invited. This month’s program will be on Canadian commemorative silver dollars. A 50/50 will be offered and children’s prizes awarded. Applications are being accepted for membership. For more information, call 724-984-6611.
South Fayette 5K Run and Walk
South Fayette Township is hosting the Evelsizer Family 5K Run and Walk from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 26 at Fairview Park, 129 Greenwood Drive.
Registration is $25 per person at http://www.evelsizerfamily5k.com.
Participation includes T-Shirt, medal, free beer ticket from Over The Bar Hastings (for adults age 21 and over), live music by the Dave Iglar Band, and food and drink vendors.
The race day schedule is check-in at Fairview Rotary Pavilion, 8:30 to 9:30; race start, 10; and music, refreshment and raffles, 10:30 to 1.
The FBI National Academy, Western Pennsylvania Chapter, in partnership with South Fayette Township and the South Fayette Township Police Department, is hosting the event, which honors Mark Evelsizer, a lifelong member of the FBI National Academy, and his wife, Marty, who died of cancer.
Proceeds from the race will benefit the Western Pennsylvania Chapter for training, scholarships and other future events.
Babysitting course
An American Red Cross Babysitting Training Course will be held from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at the South Fayette Township Building, 515 Millers Run Road.
The program aims to help youth ages 11 to 16 provide confident, capable care to infants and children ages 10 and younger.
Cost is $112. Masks are required.
Register in advance with South Fayette Township Parks and Recreation, www.southfayettepa.com/recreation or 412-221-8700, ext. 222.
Elks card party
Pittsburgh South Hills Elks will host a card party on Oct. 23 at the Elks lodge, 2789 South Park Road, Bethel Park.
Doors open at 11:30 a.m., and lunch will be served at noon. The event features a Chinese auction.
The cost is $20 per person, with the money raised going toward Elks charity projects. For tickets, call 412-831-0616.