Chuck May was selected the new director of the Greater Harmony Chorus.He replaces Bonnie McKibben, who relocated with her husband to Hawaii.May has a bachelor’s in music education from Rutgers University and a master’s in saxophone performance from the University of Michigan. He has taught in public schools and directed high school marking and concert bands.May resides in Shadyside with his wife, Molly, and their two children.———Concordia Lutheran Ministries and Concordia Visiting Nurses donated $2,000 to the Butler Operation Walk team from Tri-Rivers Surgical Associates.The team is led by orthopedic surgeon

Thomas Muzzonigro and includes operating rooms nurses

Shawnee Atkinson,

Bobbi Haluka and physician assistant

Sandy Nettrour.Operation Walk is a not-for-profit volunteer medical services organization that performs free hip and knee replacement surgeries for impoverished patients in developing countries and the United States. The Pittsburgh team will complete their third international effort in Panama City, Panama, in September.———

The General Richard Butler Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution conducted a successful drive benefiting a unit of soldiers in Afghanistan.Seven boxes of snacks and toiletries were collected and mailed as well as numerous phone cards.———

Mrs. Edgar V. Weir, past Historian General, and

Mrs. James Sweeney are representing the

General Richard Butler Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution this week in Washington, D.C.Opening night ceremonies held in Constitution Hall are commemorating the tenth anniversary of Sept. 11.