Oakland Green Team Monthly Meeting Thur, June 20, 6:00pm – 7:15pm, Oakland Career Center, 294 Semple Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Use Louisa St entrance)
Month: June 2013
- Marketing & Recruitment – Advertising/Media contact, Volunteer recruitment
- Operations & Activities – Event operation planning for games/activities/sports, food/beverage storage/prep/cooking/menu/cups/plates etc, setup & teardown, work with Finance subcommittee on budget.
- Fundraising, Sponsorship & Finance – Plan budget, set funding goals, secure donations, plan fundraisers.
WalkPittsburgh is here!
On Friday, May 10, 2013 the three Southwestern Pennsylvania Transportation Management Associations – Airport Corridor Transportation Association (ACTA), Oakland Transportation Management Association (OTMA) and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership TMA (PDP) – jointly launched WalkPittsburgh.org, a web-based initiative which aims to reduce the region’s carbon footprint, encourage individuals to stay healthy, and promote safe walking as a commuting alternative.
The fun and easy program allows users to participate by visiting WalkPittsburgh.org to create a user name and password and choose the neighborhood in which they currently reside and/or work. Once registered, participants are able to keep track of steps taken by downloading a free app that turns the user’s iPhone or Android Smartphone into a pedometer which count steps, tracks progress, and uploads the information (identifying you only by neighborhood) to WalkPittsburgh.org. Each time a participant signs in to WalkPittsburgh.org they can see their own private walking profile page, view and compare the progress of surrounding neighborhoods, and see how many gallons of gas has been saved by walking.
Check out their website
From the Mayor’s Office:
June 6, 2013 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl today announced that the City is gearing up for another action-packed summer. Free copies of the 2013 Citiparks Summer Magazine are now available at various locations throughout the City, providing easy information on the City’s 2013 schedule of summer events such as community festivals, competitions and family activities like movie and jazz nights in the parks. The 60-page booklet is also available online at www.Citiparks.net. (or http://apps.pittsburghpa.gov/citiparks/2013-Citiparks-SummerMag-final.pdf)
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Whether you’re an experienced dancer or just a novice on the dance floor, step out to an area park for Citiparks’ ever-popular Summer Soul Line Dancing.
Instructor Roland Ford incorporates R&B music in free classes that begin with basic steps and finish with more advanced moves.
For more information about Summer Soul Line Dancing, call 412-225-9190.
SCHENLEY PARK SKATING RINK
Overlook Drive, Oakland
- Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:00 p.m.
- June 26, 2013
- July 24, 2013
- August 21, 2013
June movies:
June 12 | The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Concert: Jeff Bush |
June 16 | Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) |
June 19 | Men in Black (PG-13) Concert: ’Lamint |
June 23 | Hook (PG) |
June 26 | Jack Reacher (PG-13) Concert: Patti Spadaro Band |
June 30 | Thunderstruck (PG) |
On Tuesday, June 11, 2013, Pittsburgh City Council will pass a Will of Council opposing PA Senate Bill 975, which would open Pennsylvania to predatory lending practices that endanger working families. The so-called “consumer protection” measure would:
- weaken Pennsylvania’s existing unethical lending statutes
- permit annual percentage rate (APR) finance charges in excess of 300% on a two-week balloon loan
- permit lending without considering the customer’s ability to repay the loan
- permit lenders to make virtually unlimited consecutive loans against every paycheck
Frazier Fieldhouse at Frazier St and Dawson St
There are three primary designs being considered for the bike runnel being proposed for the Louisa Street steps and making Louisa Street a bike boulevard to provide a safer route through Oakland that bicyclists can use. If you would like to see the designs, please go to the Contact page and request a copy be emailed to you.
Love Your Block Grants are now being accepted for 2013. The application deadline is June 14th 2013. Please let me know if any of your neighborhood groups decide to apply.
Check the website for guidelines and application
The Corner is hosting a Juneteenth Night Of Jazz and other art celebrating African American culture on Saturday, June 22. The price is $5 for an adult, $2 for children; admission price includes entertainment and food.
The Corner is hosting a Juneteenth Jazz Night and other art on Saturday, June 22 starting at 6pm. More details to come! Our Summer Music Series will also host events on Saturdays July 27 and August 24 (fourth Saturday of each summer month). Save the dates!
The Pittsburgh Green House, a project of ACTION-Housing, Inc., is a weatherization training and educational facility where contractors and the general public can learn about residential energy usage, water savings and improving the comfort of housing.
Home Energy Conservation — Thursday, June 6 — 6:00PM – 7:00PM — $5
Public Open Hours Event — Saturday, June 8 — 9:30AM – 12:00PM — Free
Home Water Conservation — Wednesday, June 12 — 10:00AM – 11:00AM — $5
Residential Solar 101 — Saturday, June 15 — 10:00AM – 11:00AM — FREE
Combustion Basics — Wednesday, June 19 — 10:00AM – 11:30 AM — $10
HVAC Sealing Essentials — Thursday, June 20 — 1:30PM to 2:30PM — FREE
Sustainable Building Materials — Saturday, June 29 — 10:00AM – 11:00AM — FREE
Backyard Habitat Gardening — Saturday, July 18 — 10:00AM – 11:00AM — FREE
Register for workshops online
Check out their website
A free summer lunch will be served at the Frazier Fieldhouse in South Oakland for children under 18 from June 17 to August 9. Lunch will be served from 11am-1pm and a snack will be served from 2-3pm
For more information contact Tara Sherry-Torres at 412-621-7863, ext 17 or tara@opdc.org