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Upper St. Clair couple honored

The Almanac – Upper St. Clair residents Becky and John Surma were among the honorees at United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s April 16 “Toasting the Titans” event. Also honored were…

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Rotary Club of Upper St. Clair-Bethel Park gives $48,000 to causes

The Almanac – South Hills residents must love a good barbecue. In the 30 years since the founding of the Rotary Club of Upper St. Clair-Bethel Park, the organization’s annual…

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South Hills Interfaith Movement holds 40th annual Holocaust observance

The Almanac – Kristallnacht, or “The Night of Broken Glass,” is notoriously remembered as the date Nazi Germany launched what would become the Holocaust in full force. “It could have…

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SHIM kicks off Sack Hunger campaign in South Hills

The Almanac – Your spare change can be someone else’s sustenance. Spreading a message along those lines, three young men from Mt. Lebanon asked folks for their unused coins with…

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South Hills Interfaith Movement calls on volunteers for CheckMates program

Tribune-Review –Kathryn Powell calls her new friend every Monday. The two chat about everything from how the Steelers performed Sunday to tips for keeping in touch with long-distance family members.…

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Shimpact newsletter fall 2018

South Hills Interfaith Movement Newsletter…

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New site doubles space for SHIM Family Center

The Almanac – Among the more prominent features of older education buildings is the presence of large windows, as is the case for Baldwin-Whitehall School District’s former Wallace School. “That’s…

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Bright, welcoming new Family Center opens a world of opportunities for SHIM

Tribune-Review – Enise Sari spent much of her first year in the United States in tears. She lived in McKeesport with her husband and young son, and she was pregnant…

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Healthy eating, volunteer opportunities drive SHIM’s Bean Project

The Almanac – Five-year-old Lilah Solomon isn’t exactly a fan of beans. Garbanzos, maybe. She calls them chickpeas. But with some limitations on how they’re prepared: “No, I don’t like hummus.”…

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SHIM Celebrates 50 Years of Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Mon Valley Messenger – This year marks 50 years for South Hills Interfaith Movement, an organization that began as South Hills Ministry in the Mall in 1968. To recognize SHIM’s…

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