West Allegheny to Host Gold Card Club Holiday Breakfast

PUBLISHER & EDITORS
It seems that with each passing year, the landscape, the services, the infrastructure, and more, constantly changes.
This year the community got news that the 911th air base might close. Then we learned that Moon Township resident
Senator John Pippy was stepping down to move into the private sector after faithfully serving our community for 16 years.
New developments cropped up on both the residential and commercial fronts. The Montour Trail added an extension to get
bicylists to the airport, The Mall at Robinson turned ten, and Pittsburgh International Airport turned 20. The Pittsburgh
Botanic Garden opened the Woodlands Trail this year and held a ribbon cutting.
The election dominated the news both locally and nationally.
As we get ready to wind down 2012 and prepare to bring in 2013, let’s remember that one thing is constant - change! We’re
excited to see what changes will happen in our neighborhood in the year ahead.
And, to all the local businesses that support us, thank you for supporting our family business. We are most grateful.
Pat Jennette, Publisher & Editor
People are in need year round. It just so happens that around the
holidays, we tend to pay more attention to this fact. As a result, we
here at the magazine participated in an event earlier this month hosted
by the Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce. We did so in
order to bring attention to the West Allegheny Food Pantry. Not unlike
a lot of area pantries, the WA Pantry has fallen on rough times as of late, and needs
donations and non-perishables in order to continue feeding the roughly 200 families and 500
individuals that depend upon it. Volunteer pantry coordinator Geri Hermann put out a call
for help across the community, and we decided to respond. If you can help, please contact
her at (724) 695-1305.
The chamber event featured a number of local businesses in the area, with proceeds
benefitting each sponsor business’ charitable causes. It was a cocktail-themed one, so each
of us came up with a different drink recipe. Mine you can see pictured at left. It's finished
with Maine Root’s Pumpkin Pie Soda, which is allied with FreeTrade, an organization that
ensures organic farmers are compensated fairly. It's delicious alone, or as a mixer. There's a
bunch sitting at Market District in Settler's Ridge right now. I encourage you to pick some
up, and also to support your local food pantry. You won't be sorry you did either.
Doug Hughey, Assistant Editor