9:00 AM – meet at corner of Pius and Brosville to pick up litter along Brosville Street
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Monongahela Park Clean-up
Carnegie Mellon University students will be helping the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association to clean up Monongahela Park for the Spring.
We will supply the gloves, trash bags, and tools. Wear sturdy shoes, long pants, and expect to get a little dirty.
South Side Park Cleanup
South Side Park Clean up with University of Pittsburgh students. Starting at 10 am and going until approximately 1pm. We will meet at Bandi Schaum Community Garden and walk the Ol’ Renziehausen Loop Trail to do a post-winter trash clean up, with some possible invasive removal.
Free Home Repairs
Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh, a local nonprofit organization, delivers no-cost home repairs to qualifying low-income homeowners in Allegheny County. We are currently seeking applicants in the South Side Slopes, so please apply today!
To request an application or learn more, call: Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh at 412-922-0953
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Oxbridge Development Presentation
This is to inform you of a special meeting being held on a proposed development at the corner of Josephine Street and South Eighteenth Street. Oxbridge, the developer of this project values the input of the community on the proposed development. Oxbridge is committed to ensuring that the development is aligned with the responsible development objectives of the South Side Slopes community. The developer has engaged several community leaders and wishes to continue to engage the community throughout the development process.
SCA Seeking Community Conservation Crew Leaders
Conservation Begins Here.
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) SCA is America’s #1 conservation service organization seeks qualified applicants to lead, educate, and inspire high school students for the 2014 Pittsburgh summer program
Lead, mentor and coach a crew of 5-6 students, ages 15-19, while completing various conservation service projects designed to build an ethic of community and environmental stewardship. Projects include a range of activities such as trail and park maintenance, habitat restoration, revitalization of abandoned urban properties or to urban agriculture and run for 6 weeks at a time. In addition, leaders will facilitate pre- and post- program planning which includes crew training, environmental education and reporting. The 2014 Pittsburgh Program locations include:
- Frick
- Highland
- Schenley
- Riverview
- South Side
- Pittsburgh Parks
- Hazelwood
- East Liberty
- Green spaces in Pittsburgh
Program Dates:June 30th – August 10th, 2014
Qualifications:
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Must be able to legally work in the US
- Current First Aid certification & CPR required by the start of training
- Experience working with youth or young adults (ages 14-19)
- Ability to perform manual, physical labor for up to 8 hours per day, exposed to the elements. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move 40 pounds or more.
- Must be able to attend mandatory Crew Leader training: June 5 – 14th, 2014
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Ability to meet SCA’s criminal background check standards
Compensation: $4025 total salary depending on funding, experience & crew length.
To Apply: Please visit www.thesca.org/employment for a detailed description including information on how to apply. Leader applications are accepted only online. For questions, concerns or more information contact scaPittsburgh@thesca.org and/or nschaefer@thesca.org.
SCA is an EOE dedicated to workforce diversity.
For more information about SCA, visit us at www.theSCA.org
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Notes from February 2014’s General Meeting
If you weren’t able to make our last general meeting, please see the minutes here. It was a very full agenda and we had many residents and political leaders in attendance. For follow-up questions, email jamin.bogi@southsideslopes.org.
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February 18 General Meeting
The agenda will include:
* Ashley Holloway, the city neighborhood planner for the South Side Slopes, will discuss the challenge of parking
* Grant Gittlen, Community Affairs Manager from the Mayor’s office, will be speaking
* Peter Kreuthmeier will report on South Side Forum issues related to SSSNA
* Update on St. Josephat’s development plans.
* Trash Initiative update
* Update on the implementation of Grant Funding for South Side Park
2014 Meeting Dates
Mark your calendars! These are the planned 2014 Meeting and party dates for the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association:
- Tuesday February 18 – General Meeting
- Tuesday April 8 – General Meeting
- Tuesday July 8 – Summer Picnic
- Tuesday October 7 – General Meeting & Elections
- Tuesday December 9 – Christmas Party
All general meetings are held at the St Paul of the Cross Monastery Retreat Center at 7PM. In order to be a voting member, you need to attend at least 2 meetings during the year.
We will have more details for each event as we get closer. We hope to see you at an event this year.
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Congratulations to our new Pittsburgh elected officials!
Last night, South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association President Brian Oswald and former President Brad Palmisiano celebrated the inauguration of Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and the election of new City Council President Bruce Kraus. Congratulations to our new officials, and we look forward to working with you going forward.
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