Community briefs
Holiday toy drive continues
Wesley Family Services, 90 W. Chestnut St., Washington, is a drop-off location for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Holiday Toy Drive. New and unwrapped toys for kids up to 12 years old can be dropped off until Dec. 8. Families can visit Washington Crown Center, 1500 W. Chestnut St., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays in November to register for toys.
Monongahela Valley Hospital is teaming up with the Mon Valley Leathernecks, a group of former Marines who do the legwork for the local Toys for Tots program.
From mid-November through Dec. 14, Monongahela Valley Hospital places Toys for Tots collection boxes throughout the hospital and at the Monongahela Valley Hospital HealthPlex in Rostraver.
Anyone interested in participating may drop off new, unwrapped toys at MVH’s Gift Shop or welcome desk and at the collection boxes in the HealthPlex. Checks also are welcome and should be made payable to “Toys for Tots” and mailed to Wally Fronzaglio, Toys for Tots Program Coordinator, 204 Brokaw Ave., Donora, PA 15033 before Dec. 14. Checks and toys received after that date will be used for the 2018 drive.
Residents urged to cease tobacco use
The Greene County Drug & Alcohol Program is encouraging Greene County residents who use tobacco to commit or recommit to healthy, tobacco-free lives by participating in the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout today.
“The most important thing smokers can do to improve their health is to quit cigarettes and other forms of combustible tobacco,” said Kira Sisk, director of the Greene County Drug & Alcohol Program. “We are showing our support for people who take those first steps toward making a plan to quit.”
The Greene County Drug & Alcohol Program is partnering with the American Cancer Society, which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide support as people make their plan to quit. More information is available at cancer.org/smokeout or by calling 1-800-227-2345.
Summit postponed to spring
The Washington County Sister-to-Sister Summit for sixth-grade girls scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Citizens Library, Washington, will be rescheduled to spring 2018.
The deadline to receive applications from participants was 4 p.m. Tuesday. Unfortunately, organizers said that not enough applications were received to move forward with the summit as scheduled for this weekend. They hope that by moving the event to the spring, they will have more time to contact schools and youth organizations to help promote the event to sixth-grade girls.
Registrants who applied to attend this fall will receive notice of the rescheduled date when it has been confirmed.
For more information, email katsabol@comcast.net or podmj@healthyteens.com.
First U.M. Church
to host vendor show
The second annual Vendor Show with Crafts and Bake Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at the First United Methodist Church, 29 N. College St., Washington.