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UPDATE: Please read this post for an update on the pet food pantry being robbed. There are all sorts of winter shelters to help colony cats endure the worst weather. Some are heated where this is electricity, some are made from multiple layers inside a big Rubbermaid tote, some are cute little wooden houses painted […]
The Pet Food Pantry is helping our colony caretakers prepare for cold weather. We’ve procured 12 shelters BUT we need help ASAP delivering some & dropping kits off to a volunteer to assemble this weekend. Pittsburgh LGBTQ Charities is covering the costs of the kits. A large SUV can accommodate up to six. Here’s the […]
The birthday of beloved actor and animal advocate Betty White is approaching. It is a terrific opportunity to help your neighbors who take care of local animals. Her birthday is Friday Jan so we’ll be observing on Saturday Jan 18. We’ll be meeting at the Pgh Pet Food Pantry on the Northside to sort through […]
Getting Pittsburgh LGBTQ Charities (PLC) to a healthy place after my year’s absence has been hard and here is how you can volunteer to help. Handyperson – Help Us Build Our Shed A shed was donated to us, but lack of folx to assemble meant we spent $2700 storing it (and other things.) Last month, […]
I write about the cats quite a bit, so let’s take a turn toward what’s happening behind the scene to keep this project flowing. This is my #NaBloPoMo contribution for the day. The pantry is pretty cool. Not this cool … We currently have two volunteers – me and my neighbor, Marie. Marie houses the […]
Some good news from Art All Night, a community art event held annually each spring in Lawrenceville. They have put an official no-weapons policy in place, for volunteers and the public. No guns – permit or not. As you may recall, last year we found a volunteer openly carrying a handgun in his waistband. From […]
Way, way back in 2004, I was an active member of Steel City Stonewall Democrats and I was drafted to help out on Election Day in November. Based on my (ahem) vast social service experience (& lack of experience with poll data), I was put in charge of volunteers. I dutifully began recruiting people to […]
I was terrible in Home Ec (8th grade) because I had little appreciation for how practical the skills would be some day. I regret not being able to sew for sure – how much money can we save if we could even do basic sewing? I also regret not learning more about cooking. I […]
The Prompt: Tell us about the time you rescued someone else (person or animal) from a dangerous situation. What happened? How did you prevail? I can’t really share stories about clients, but I do want to give a shout out to the front line workers – least paid and most abused – who put themselves on […]
I love this photo and I’m not one to say that about my own shots. Saturday evening, Laura and I along with our friend Lyndsey headed out to the Waterfront for dinner and a trip to I Made It! For the Holidays. It began to snow during our travels and when we arrived, Lyndsey and […]
