2017 Harvest Celebration Dinner program book

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H ARVEST CELEBRATION DINNER a benefit for Just Harvest

FEATURING SEEDS OF JUSTICE

AWARDEE

OCTOBER 25, 2017

UPMC Health Plan is proud to support Just Harvest and the 29th Annual Harvest Celebration Dinner.

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EVENT FEATURES PROGRAM 5:30 pm vip wine & cheese reception Entertainment by: Ronni Weiss 6:00 pm Cocktail Hour & Silent Auction 7:00 pm Welcome Lisa Sylvester, WPXI News Anchor Master of Ceremonies Reflection Sr. Barbara Finch Dinner Acknowledgements Paulette Battisti, Board President keynote address: “The New Working Class – From A Sleeping Giant to Real Power” Tamara Draut, VP of Policy and Research, Demos 8:30 pm silent auction closes George & Jane Becker Memorial Award Presentation United Steelworkers Seeds of Justice Award Presentation Good Night

DINNER MENU field greens, belgian endive, boursin crostini, grape tomato, balsamic vinaigrette balsamic glazed acorn squash with roasted onions, grilled asparagus, baby carrots, baby kale-quinoa pilaf -orroasted pepita crusted chicken, cranberry almond chutney, smashed red skin potato, charred brocolini apple tart with vanilla sauce coffee service 3

You may not realize it, but everywhere you look you can see Peoples helping people. From the little leagues to the Big Leagues, Peoples supports the people and places we serve. The reason is simple. This is our home, too.

INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITIES: ONE MORE WAY PEOPLES IS MAKING YOUR LIFE BETTER.

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ABOUT THE DINNER

OUR SPEAKERS

Tamara Draut is the vice president of policy and research at Demos, a public policy organization working for an America where we all have an equal say in our democracy and an equal chance in our economy. She is also the author of two ground-breaking books: Sleeping Giant: How America’s New Working Class Will Transform America (2016) and Strapped: Why America’s 20and 30-Somethings Can’t Get Ahead (2006), both published by Doubleday.

Just Harvest and the United Steelworkers are proud to honor Tamara Draut with our 2017 George and Jane Becker Memorial Award.

One Pennsylvania unites low-income and working class activists with the support of a broad coalition of community, labor, faith, and students’ organizations. Their members are workers, students, parents, seniors, people with disabilities, and retirees who work to shift the balance of power into the hands of the people. They campaign for good, family-sustaining jobs, strong and healthy communities, and corporate accountability. Together, they tackle the fundamental economic justice and political participation problems of our community.

The Seeds of Justice Award is presented annually to individuals or organizations that make extraordinary contributions in advancing Just Harvest’s mission to eliminate hunger and poverty. It gives us great pleasure to present this award to our allies at the Kingsley Association.

MASTER OF CEREMONIES Lisa Sylvester, WPXI News Anchor

American Peabody and Emmy award-winning journalist and television correspondent

2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989

Joel Berg Teresa C. Younger Sasha Abramsky Sister Simone Campbell David Shipler Tony P. Hall Arlene Holt Baker Raj Patel Robert Kuttner Donna Brazile Frances Moore Lappe Eric Alterman Will Durst Jim Hightower Dick Gregory Paul Begala Doug O’Brien Janet Poppendieck Shirley R. Watkins Peter Edelman Frances Fox Piven Barbara Ehrenreich Ed Cooney Sr. Christine Vladimiroff Rev. David Beckmann Dr. Joycelyn Elders Nancy Amidei Dr. J. Larry Brown

SEEDS OF JUSTICE AWARDEES 2016

2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

The Kingsley Association Casa San Jose Grow Pittsburgh Just Harvest’s Founding Board of Directors East Liberty Presbyterian Church Joyce Rothermel Joni Rabinowitz East End Food Co-op Senator Jim Ferlo University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work George and Jane Becker

2005 Attorneys Against Hunger 2004 2003

Molly Rush Congressman Bill Coyne

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ABOUT THE AUCTION MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

The silent auction is your oppurtunity to Make a Difference in the lives of our neighbors who struggle to put food on the table everyday. Your winning bids support Just Harvest and our mission to end hunger in our community.

OUR SILENT AUCTION

The silent auction will open for bidding to all guests at the beginning of the evening and close at 8:30 pm. An announcement will be made to inform bidders when the Silent Auction will close. Each item in the auction has a bid sheet in front of it, and each increase in bid must equal or exceed the “minimum raise” on that sheet to constitute a valid bid. The closing bid, as determined by the auction staff, constitutes the winning bid.

BUY IT NOW

Most bid sheets have a “Buy It Now” price listed above the bid section. Using the Buy-It-Now option stops all other bidding. on the item. To purchase the item for this price, take the bid sheet to the auction checkout table and inform the auction staff. “Buy It Now” will cease to be an option on any given item if the bidding surpasses the “Buy It Now” price.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Just Harvest has endeavored to catalog and describe items and services correctly, but everything is sold as is.

Below are some of our favorite items, including round-trip air fare with Spirit Airlines, one-of-a-kind paintings by local artists, and baskets of wine! ​

DONORS Arsenal Bowling Lanes Audubon Society of Western PA Suzanne Bailey Big Burrito Restaurant Group BYS Yoga Patricia Bakich Call to Action Pennsylvania Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History Clarissa Boutique & Parker Button Rick Claypool Color Me Mine Cutitta Chiropractic 6

Anthony Del Sardo Dinette Gerbe Glass Johanna’s Garden Legume Lowlander Center Manor Theater National Aviary Omni William Penn Hotel Theresa Orlando Penn Brewery Pennsylvania Macaroni Co. Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Public Theater Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Ken Regal & Judy Ruszkowski Seaglass Fine Art Photography Nina Sowiski Spirit Airlines Peggy Sunseri Virginia Swartz Benjamin Thomas Thomas Fallon Photography Anne Wirth Douglas Wynn

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS EVENT POSSIBLE PRESENTING

SPONSOR MAJOR

SPONSORS

SUPPORTING

SPONSORS

District 10

District 12

HOST COMMITTEE

TABLE BUYERS

Senator Jay Costa

Americans for Democratic Action

Joni Rabinowitz

Call to Action PA

Joyce Rothermel

Darla Cravotta, Jen Thoma & Friends Dollar Bank Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Sisters of St. Joseph & Sisters of Divine Providence St. James Wilkinsburg Steve Irlbacher & Friends

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JUST H Teamwork is a hallmark of Just Harvest’s success. Just Harvest remains effective and strong because of the commitment and hard work of our staff, our interns, our volunteers, our members, our funders, our donors, our sponsors, our advertisers, our guests, our allies, and community partners.

Thank you for being part of the Just Harvest team.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STAFF

Paulette Battisti President

Priscila Cordoba Montoya Food Stamp Specialist

Barbara Coffee Vice President

Amanda Fry Volunteer Coordinator

Steve Irlbacher Secretary Alexander Carlisle Treasurer

Emily Cleath Communications Coordinator

Helen Gerhardt Grassroots Organizer Averyl Hall Fresh Access Coordinator Dontika Hall Food Stamp Specialist

Darla Cravotta Andrew Cropcho Sr. Barbara Finch Jeannette Hickman Mary Elizabeth McCarthy Gabriel Medley Theresa Orlando Samantha Pritchard Deborah Skillings-Phillips Jennifer Thoma

Kristen Hochreiter Fresh Corners Coordinator

Thanks to Jeffrey Anderson

Ann Sanders Public Policy Advocate

for his service that ended in 2017.

Barbara Jakab Tax Training Developer Ken Munz Operations Coordinator Ken Regal Executive Director Kristen Rodack Food Stamp Specialist

Heather Seiders Office Manager Dawn Marie Smith Fresh Corners Coordinator Shontyia Utterback Food Stamp Specialist Kristie Weiland Stagno Tax Campaign Coordinator

MEMBERS

AMERICORPS INTERNS Shareef Ali MEMBERS Corinne Beaugard Emily Hwang Katherine Yoho

Emily Hayes Emma Sullivan Grace Traini

TAX STAFF Luz Blandon Mary Grace Diana Winter Epps Ed Heath Marrissa Johnson Arlene Kasenic Jonathan Koffmann Vaughn Schmid Emily Schmidlapp Elysa Schwartz Kay Tanney Kathleen Vello Janet Willoughby

FRESH ACCESS STAFF Shareef Ali Corinne Beaugard Abigail Carpenter Courtney Smalt

FUNDERS Allegheny County Bar Foundation Allegheny County Health Department Consumer Federation of America Economic Development South Junior League of Pittsburgh MAZON: A Jewish Response To Hunger National Council on Aging PA Department of Human Services Passavant Hospital Foundation Pittsburgh Social Venture Partners State Farm Companies Foundation The Food Trust The Pittsburgh Foundation United Way of SW PA US Department of Agriculture

Thank you to our 346 members who donated nearly $40,000 since Oct. 2016.

Your generosity, ranging from $5.00 to $5,000, makes our work possible.

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HARVEST VOLUNTEERS Thank you to our 166 volunteers who donated 6,560 hours to make our work successful.

LISTED BY HOURS 100+ Goldy Cheng Cathy Colberg Norman Edelstein Richard Matthews Sam Mudrak Richard Shaw Danna Watson Heather Wylie Chenlei Zhao

50-100 Mark Albright Laura Alford Shareef Ali Christian Bean Stephanie Bennett JoOnna Bleach William Bron Dominic Carlini Naga Ravindranath Chaluvadi Brian CURA Linda Debor Korionna Devaughn Virginia Finnegan Jonathan Fischer Peggy Flowers Mary Gallagher Lorita Gillespie Raynette Griffin Sabrina Hinkle Peter Hoysan Godina Jones Lauren Kennedy Amanda Kerr Rachel Kolar Anna Kucenic Rajya Lakshmiv Kusumanchi Michael Latini Jing Li Jiwen Li John Lovett Karen Mahan

Jeremy Martinson Kelly McCarthy Cynthia Meegan William Nicks Jeffrey Parsons Sai Qi Christian Rieger Ralph Santoliquido Edward Tomlinson Jackie Walker Staci Wasson Marcia Yanshak Barbara Yergin

35-50 Ahmed Amin Darlene Atwater Lauren Ayers Rose Barlow Corinne Beaugard Lindsay Beel George Bezek Oscar Carillo Andrew Cropcho Wesley Davis Dalton Dornish Stephanie Eberhardt Miguel Feitosa Kelly Fiorina Aidan Gruber Clayton Heberling Lauren Hill Christina Hughes Jeffrey Jackson Sicheng Jiang Diana Kamin Danielle Kocher Om Koirala Kelly Lovorn Elizabeth Madaelil Dylan McKessy Sarah Morgan

Charles Morrison Clayton Oeth Emily Pullman Tamika Riley Cherrie Rutkowski Janet Salandro Ellis Schmidlapp Elysa Schwartz Deborah Skillings-Phillips Lorraine Smith Vera Thomas Maria Vanella Madeline Wahl Ronni Weiss Qingqing Zhao Steven Zimmer

LESS THAN 35 Anne Alter Mythili Ananth Janet Asbury Janice Bahary Sara Bennett Lydia Bestul Kaitlin Bisdee Mary Black David Blaushild Rebecca Bykoski Shirley Campbell Audra Clayton Jan Clepper Marisa Cohen Kiandra Foster Sarah Freedman Lisa Genco Matthew Giebel Julian Hricik Mark Jacobina Janaha Jones Madeline Kameny Nate Kemerer Derek Kendall-Morris

Forrest Kesterson Tara Knisely Paula Lamberto-Spell Elizabeth Lischcick Dave McEvoy Leah McKown Holland Millure Tom Mulholland Patricia Murphy Jeff Nimerosky Therese Olcsan Callie Oliver Erika Olsen Monii Peters Linda Petley Julie Platt Samantha Pritchard Alicia Quebral Frank Rizzo Carol Sabreen Jeanne Scardamalia Jim Scattaregia Vaughn Schmid Emily Schmidlapp Lisa Schrott Cedria Scott Miriam Seidel Harprit Singh Kathleen Smith Jessica Smucker Abigail Stern Ellen Stewart Manette Sykes Bishnu Timsina Billie Vaughn Kirsten Wade Rashan Walker Dora Walmsley Anna Weber Kristen West Carol Wirth Theodore Zellers Rebecca Zhou

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Boosting Commu FRESH ACCESS Many farmers markets generally accept only cash, with only a few farmers able to swipe credit cards. Our Fresh Access program, which expanded to 21 farmers markets in the Pittsburgh area this year, allows shoppers to use credit, debit, and – most importantly – ACCESS (food stamps) cards. Shoppers swipe their cards in exchange for tokens to buy goods at the market. With tokens, customers can buy any products they would normally buy at grocery stores but get farmers market quality and freshness.

For Bonnie, an employee at a nearby public library, buying fresh food for herself and her son Andrew hasn’t always been easy. Bonnie has been a regular at the East Liberty market since she learned about the Fresh Access program four years ago. She was ecstatic to find that fresh food was more accessible than ever.

Every week, Bonnie is sure to bring her ACCESS card to the Fresh Access table and purchase enough tokens to stock up on vegetables for the week. When asked how the Fresh Access program has helped her, she replied that she is “more likely to eat healthy foods throughout the week.”

Access also means being able to afford the produce that is available. Your support of our Fresh Access and Food Bucks incentive programs helps lowincome households afford fresh, healthy food while supporting regional farms and farmers market. Total Fresh Access sales since the program began in 2013 has now reached nearly $700,000.

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Bonnie also spoke enthusiastically about the things she learns at the farmers market. She explained, “I’ve discovered new foods here – things I never knew existed because you don’t see them at the grocery store!”

FRESH CORNERS is another of our forward-looking responses to

the problem of "food deserts." Launched in late 2016, the program seeks to improve communities from within by partnering with local store owners to provide affordable access to fresh, nutritious, foods.

Fruits and vegetables like apples, bananas, oranges, potatoes, and onions are now available – and can be purchased using food stamps – at five healthy corner store locations (listed below), with three more in the works for later this year, and more to come in 2018.

• 5 Generation Bakers, McKees Rocks* • Carl’s Cafe, Rankin* • Farm Fresh Foods, East Liberty • In & Out Corner Market, McKees Rocks • L.A. Grocery, Larimer

*Also running our Produce Pledge shopper incentive program.

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unity Food Access helping hungry seniors Just Harvest completed 1,500 food stamps applications for Allegheny County residents in the past 12 months. The following success story is similar to many others your support makes possible. Hundreds of seniors in Allegheny County are particularly vulnerable to hunger, and lack the ability to navigate the welfare system to get the nutrition assistance benefits they're eligible for and desperately need. Thanks to you and new funding from the National Council on Aging, Just Harvest's outreach about a new easier application process for seniors (ESAP) and case advocacy gets the problem solved and benefits approved for our older neigbors in need.

Brian is a 75-yr-old resident of a senior high-rise

apartment buliding, living on his Social Security Income of $702 per month. He had been receiving food stamps for more than five years when his benefits suddenly stopped. He had missed his semiannual renewal, the certification of eligibility that DHS requires every six months. Brian is illiterate, and his daughter had been handling most of his paperwork over the past several years. But she had moved away.

We intervened with the Pa. Dept. of Human Services and got them the required paperwork right away.

They approved and reinstated his benefit of $160/ month within five days.

PUTTING MONEY IN PEOPLE’S POCKETS Susan was one of our record 2,958 tax clients in 2017. Our free program secured $6.03 million in refunds to low-income households – another record – thanks to you and our talented and hardworking tax team.

Susan, a resident of Overbrook, came to file her taxes at Just Harvest through the United Way’s Free Tax Preparation Coalition, of which Just Harvest is a leading member. She and her son walked into our South Side office location with a large box of homemade cupcakes for the volunteers.

This was not her first year at the Just Harvest tax site.

After learning about the program in 2005, she has used our services every year since.

Previously she filed her taxes using H&R Block, whose services cost her almost all of her return. She said she is thrilled to have found a better option. For the past few tax seasons she has brought us baked goods to show her gratitude.

Each year Susan uses her tax return to make repairs in her home, a home she has owned since 1977. “I do the repairs myself,” she said.

Susan began working at McDonald’s in 1995 with a starting wage of $5.75/hour. Now 22 years later she makes $9.00/hour, raises – averaging 25 cents a year – that she has had to fight to acquire. For 17years Susan worked seven days a week. Only in the past five years has she taken a day off. We’re glad to help make things a little easier for her.

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Justice, Not Charity: How to End Hunger At any given time, nearly 1 in 7 of our neighbors in Allegheny County are facing chronic hunger and food insecurity. These low-income families, seniors, and people with disabilities don’t know whether they’ll be able to afford their next meal. Aside from the immeasurable moral costs of hunger in human suffering and indignity, hunger takes a quantifiable toll on public health, education outcomes, and our economy — totalling around $3.25 billion/year in Pennsylvania.

ADDRESSING HUNGER AT ITS ROOT Just Harvest reduces hunger, not by handing out food, but by lifting up those in need. We get at the root causes of food insecurity by leveraging public policies and programs to reduce poverty and improve food access for individuals and communities.

We have served Allegheny County for 30 years. In that time we have helped tens of thousands of low-income households keep food on the table by boosting their access to tens of millions of dollars in nutrition assistance, tax credits, and other government benefits for which they’re eligible.

We are also a long-time leader of efforts to make the public’s response to hunger – through government policy and civic discourse – more sensible and compassionate.

Our strong partnerships with the City of Pittsburgh, the Allegheny County Health Department, the United Way of Southwestern PA, and many other local, state, and national allies further leverage our impact for a powerful return on your dollars.

JOIN US Look for the membership card on your table!

“Throughout history progressive transformation has occurred when the power of people and the power of ideas align.”

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Caster D. Binion Executive Director

www.hacp.org

Find out what’s new

at the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh How do I apply for low income public housing?

How can I become a Housing Choice Voucher Program Landlord?

Are there employment opportunities with HACP?

What business opportunities are available at the HACP?

For information, visit us at: www.hacp.org

The School of Social Work proudly supports Just Harvest’s 29th Annual Harvest Celebration and its ultimate goal of eliminating hunger and poverty.

School of Social Work Web socialwork.pitt.edu

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BOBBY "MAC" MCAULIFFE District 10 Director

Thanks for all you do to help end hunger and poverty in our region!

With love and support from “the food union!”

United Food & Commercial Workers Local 23 345 Southpointe Blvd., Suite 300 Canonsburg, PA 15317 1-800-LOCAL23 14

Anthony M. Helfer President

Lance R. Huber Secretary-Treasurer

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Michael R. Dunleavy Business Manager

Thomas H. Higgins President

Michael W. Varholla

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 5 5 Hot Metal Street, Southside, Pittsburgh, PA

Vice-President

Thomas R. McIntyre Recording Secretary

Richard A. Dunkel Treasurer

DISTRICT 12 THANKS FOR TAKING ACTION TO END HUNGER Robert LaVenture, District 12 Director Chris Youngmark, Assistant to the Director And the Staff and Local Union Membership of District 12

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Bridgeway Capital proudly partners with Just Harvest in its efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty in Allegheny County and beyond.

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Bridgeway helps increase access to healthy food options in low-income areas by offering Healthy Food Financing. We support businesses that bring fresh fruits and vegetables into the food deserts of western Pennsylvania. Contact Bridgeway today to learn how we can support your healthy food project or enterprise.

Putting our community first.

We are honored to support Just Harvest as a sponsor of the Harvest Celebration Dinner.

Thank you for coming together to support and empower members of our community.

Learn more about our commitment to local community events and organizations at fcbanking.com/community.

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I MET WITH THE SOCCER COACHES AT LA ROCHE EXPECTING TO DISCUSS MY ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE. SURPRISINGLY, THEY SPENT JUST AS MUCH TIME ASKING ME ABOUT MY CHARITY WORK. THAT’S WHEN I KNEW LA ROCHE WAS RIGHT FOR ME. - CONNER HAGINS Marketing & Management Founder, Cuddles for Kids

DISCOVER DAY: Nov. 11

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Association of Pittsburgh Priests

May you reap

a bountiful harvest of support as you minister to the hungry.

A progressive voice in the Pittsburgh area since 1966.  The Association of Pittsburgh Priests is an organization whose members include ordained priests, women religious, and lay women and men who act on our baptismal call to be priests and prophets. Our mission is to work for justice and peace and to promote renewal rooted in the Gospels and Spirit of Vatican II.

The Association of Pittsburgh Priests strongly supports the efforts of Just Harvest to fight hunger and poverty.

For more information visit our website: www.associationofpittsburghpriests.com

United Way’s Impact Fund is how your generosity does the most good.

Just Harvest Education Fund is a proud partner agency of the United Way of Allegheny County. A grant from the United Way’s Impact Fund on Financially Struggling Adults and Families is helping Just Harvest expand and strengthen our efforts to help low-income people access the public safety net benefits they need.

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Mainstay Life Services salutes Just Harvest’s work to end hunger.

Team PSBG A Pittsburgh-based street outreach & advocacy team is proud to support

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and its work to advocate for those who struggle to keep food on the table

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Forty Six Years of Service

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Providing community living and growth opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

200 Roessler Road . Pittsburgh, PA 15230 412-344-3640 . Fax 412-344-5486

UPMC Mercy is proud to sponsor the

29th Annual Just Harvest Celebration Dinner

Congratulations to One Pennsylvania

Jon Pushinsky Attorney at Law 1408 Law & Finance Building Phone: 412-281-6800

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Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Fax: 412-281-6808

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Congratulations to One Pennsylvania, from the Thomas Merton Center!

Join the TMC on November 20 as we honor Center for Constitutional Rights at the 45th Anniversary Thomas Merton Award Dinner.

For details, check out www.thomasmertoncenter.org.

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PATRON SPONSORS HARVESTER

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Merging Media is proud to support Just Harvest

Lin & Stanley Ehrenpreis Cecelia Epperson

Dr. & Mrs. Edward W. Sites

ROBERT N. ISACKE, JR. ATTORNEY AT LAW 201 PENN CENTER BLVD. SUITE 555 PITTSBURGH, PA 15235

Cliff & Nora Johnson

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“The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.”

-Robert F. Kennedy

Thank you Just Harvest for 30 years of dedicated service to those in need in Southwestern PA.

GREETINGS

JUBILEE ASSOCIATION INC. P.O. BOX 42251 ~

Congratulations to Tamara Draut and One PA! And thanks for all your work for justice.

Pittsburgh Area Pax Christi

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Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill . . . respectful of human dignity, protective of human rights, and devoted especially to the poor and oppressed . . .

Thank you Just Harvest.

Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities www.sosf.org

144 DePaul Center Road Greensburg, PA 15601 724-836-0406 www.scsh.org

Brashear Association Salutes Just Harvest An Advocate for Justice Thanks for your good work in our community.

Patricia Cluss & Jeffrey Herman

Mike Crossey for Congress PA 18th District

Best Wishes!

Carol Landry, USW

Mike@Crossey4Congress.com www.Crossey4Congress.com

(412) 983-8387

We commend Just Harvest for its outstanding service to the poor.

Marian Hall Personal Care Home

St. Francis Center for Renewal

Mount Assisi Academy Preschool

Monocacy Farm Project

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Bethlehem, Pa.

Congratulations to One Pennsylvania!

Thank you for your dedication to our community!

Bethlehem, Pa.

Franciscan Resource Center San Angelo, Texas

The School Sisters of St. Francis | U.S. Province www.schoolsistersosf.org

Mount Assisi Convent | 934 Forest Avenue | Pittsburgh PA 15202 | 412-761-6004

State Representative Dan Frankel Paid for by Dan Frankel for 23rd District

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Gateway Health applauds Just Harvest for addressing hunger at its roots. Your efforts do a world of good for people in our community.

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that good causes are worth fighting for.

Thank you, Just Harvest, for your continued support and dedication to our local community. Your commitment and contributions have made this an even better place to call home.

PNC Bank Congratulates all of the awardees of Just Harvest’s Annual Celebration.

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