POTPOURRI
PROSPECT — Spring for a Cure will host a lunch to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the Komen Pittsburgh Race for the Cure at 1 p.m. April 27 at the Atrium on New Castle Road in Prospect.
The event includes a catered lunch, Chinese auction, 50/50 raffle and more.
For more information or for tickets, call 724-287-4126 or visit springforacure.net.
MCCANDLESS, Allegheny County — The Extending the Care program for caregivers at UPMC Passavant will host these programs in April and May:• "A Prescription for Caregivers: Take Care of Yourself" will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Regional Learning Alliance at Cranberry Woods.• "Living with Arthritis" will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. May 20 at the Kearns Spirituality Center, 9000 Babcock Blvd., Allison Park.Registration is required by calling 412-367-6643.
CRANBERRY TWP —The Cranberry Genealogy Club will hold a Work Smarter, Not Harder seminar at 7 p.m. April 23 at the Cranberry Municipal Library Conference Room, 2525 Rochester Road.The featured speaker will be professional genealogist Debbie Kapp of Gibsonia.Topics will include research strategy, site navigation, databases and other methods.
ZELIENOPLE — Project Hope will hold a craft workshop to benefit local families whose children are hospitalized from 6 to 9 p.m. May 2 and from 9 a.m. to noon May 3 in the basement of St. Peter's Reformed Church, East Grandview Avenue.Available projects include glass blocks, wooden boards, ceramic tiles, flower pots and buckets, notecards, candles, paperweights and bookmarks.For more information and reservations, call Alecia Flood at 724-453-1583. Participants are asked to take items to donate such as personal care products, phone cards or snacks.
ELLWOOD CITY — the Ellwood City AARP will host a trip to Las Vegas April 28 through May 2 that includes accommodations at the Excaliber Hotel, air travel, transportation to and from airports and a meet and greet.For more information, call 724-452-9314.
CRANBERRY TWP — The Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Sewing Guild is seeking new members.Those interested in joining are invited to the group's monthly meeting from 1 to 3 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the Cranberry Public Library.For more information, call Carol Braund at 412-367-1946 or visit www.asg.org.
Limited tickets are available for the 15th annual Chef Tasting Fundraiser and Auction to benefit Community Care Connections, set for 4 to 7 p.m. May 18 at the Mansion in Penn Township.Call Paula Nguyen at 724-283-3198 or visit communitycareconnect.org.
