Community briefs
Food collection
The Brownsville Area Ministerial Association’s “Food For Falcons” food program is collecting applesauce cups or fruit cups during August. There will be a donation area in each participating BAMA church and at the end of the collection period the items will be gathered and taken to the Brownsville First Christian Church to be packed and sent home with selected elementary students.
Blood drive
The need for blood donations is great, and nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant is thanking donors with a special gift: all who use code AUGUST15-2026-V when they make an appointment and donate in August, will receive a $15 gift card of their choice in Vitalant Donor Rewards. An upcoming blood drive is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Third Presbyterian Church, 425 Union St., Uniontown. Learn more about eligibility and make an appointment to give at vitalant.org, download and use the Vitalant blood donor app or call 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825).
Community celebration
Royal’s annual community celebration has been rescheduled to Saturday, Aug. 22. The event, celebrating Royal’s 125th anniversary, will be held starting at 1:30 p.m. at the Royal Pavilion at Royal Park. Donations and Chinese auction items are still being accepted.
Support groupPenn Highlands Mon Valley offers an Ostomy Support Group on the third Thursday of every month. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 20. The group meets from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center, located at 1163 Country Club Road in Monongahela. Penn Highlands Mon Valley’s Center for Wound Management offers the Ostomy Support Group for those with ostomies as well as their family and friends. There is no cost to participate. For more information, please call 724-258-1912.
Class reunion
The Albert Gallatin High School Class of 1971 will be holding its 55th class reunion on Sept. 12 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Uniontown. Classmates should call for reservations as soon as possible for planning of the class reunion. Call Frank at 724-366-4721 or Betsy at 724-322-3938.
Class reunion
The Fairchance-Georges High School Class of 1971 will be holding its 55th class reunion on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m. at Caporella’s Italian Ristorante in Uniontown. Classmates should call for reservations as soon as possible to Debbie at 724-439-3463.
Bereavement group
Stepping Stones Bereavement Support will begin the fall program for the newly bereaved and those who may still be suffering from a loss. Articles will be used. There is no charge for participants. The sessions begin at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14, at Third Presbyterian Church, 425 Union St., Uniontown.
For information or to register, please call Lillian at 724-439-1683.
Arts program
Mon Valley Academy for the Arts (MVAA) invites teens to participate in its ongoing Crafty Conversations program, held on the second Wednesday of each month from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Peter J. Daley Cultural Center, 119 Brownsville Ave., Brownsville. The free sessions offer teens a chance to express themselves artistically. For more information, contact Mon Valley Academy for the Arts at 724-561-5616 or email info@monvalleyacademyforthearts.org.
Radio club
The Uniontown Amateur Radio Club holds its meetings on the first and third Wednesdays of every month at 7 p.m. at the club building, 433 Old Pittsburgh Road, Uniontown. Visitors interested in learning more about modern ham radio are always welcome. More information on amateur radio and the club is available at www.w3pie.org.
Women’s meeting
Malden Christian Fellowship, 343 Old National Pike, Brownsville is holding a weekly meeting for women and teenage girls to discuss issues like depression, grief and eating disorders. Meetings are on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Addiction recovery
On Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., the addiction recovery ministry There is Hope will be held at Malden Christian Fellowship, 343 Old National Pike, Brownsville. It is open to those in recovery, those struggling with addiction and their family members or loved ones. For more information or to access the meeting on Zoom call 724-434-4597 or 724-785-3042.
Prayer group
Fort Burd United Presbyterian Church, 200 Thornton Road, Brownsville, is holding a weekly prayer group on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. The public is invited.
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