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FALL
FALL FOR YOUR
LIBRARY 2018
Fall for Your Library is Western
Allegheny Community Library’s largest
fundraiser and the community’s premier
wine tasting event, with nearly 300
guests from the local community and
beyond enjoying special food and wine
pairings, games, and auctions. This year,
the goal is to raise $36,000 so that WACL
can continue to offer quality programs
and resources to the community. With
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support from local businesses, the goal
can be reached. FFYL will take place on
Saturday, Sept. 22, from 6:00-10:00 p.m.
at the Celebrations Banquet Hall,
8110 Steubenville Pike, Imperial.
HAVE YOU CHECKED
OUT AN EXPERIENCE?
Thanks to partnerships with the
Mattress Factory and Pittsburgh Botanic
Garden, WACL has been lending special
experience passes for free admission to
these local attractions. And this summer
there were five new ones added!
• Heinz History Center (plus Western
PA Sports Museum, Fort Pitt Museum,
& Meadowcroft Rock Shelter)
• Old Economy Village
CNX VOLUNTEERS BEAUTIFY THE ‘GATEWAY TO PITTSBURGH’
On Friday, June 1, thirteen CNX volunteers helped mulch,
weed, landscape, and plant flowers along the Parkway West
as part of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC)
Community Flower Garden Program.
Travelers passing the Parkway West–22/30 interchange can
appreciate the community garden on their way into Pittsburgh.
And with its proximity to the Pittsburgh International Airport,
visitors from all over the world will see it as well.
Volunteers included Stephanie Snedden, Kyle Borden, Bill
Zelnis, Liz Zido, Jackie Wood, Michael Ryan, Tyler Roman,
Steve Quinn, Brad Filer, James Fusarelli, Jim Paulin, Brian
Aiello, and Craig Neal.
CNX has partnered with the conservancy since 2014 to help
beautify western PA and its green spaces. In 1983 CONSOL
Energy donated a 190-acre Enlow Fork Valley property to
the conservancy, which eventually became part of Enlow
Fork Natural Area, spanning parts of Green and Washington
counties and known for its wildflowers and recreational
opportunities such as hiking and bird watching.
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy enhances the
region by protecting and restoring exceptional places. A
private nonprofit conservation organization founded in
1932, WPC has helped to establish 10 state parks, conserved
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more than a quarter million acres of natural lands, and
protected or restored more than 3,000 miles of rivers and
streams. The conservancy owns and operates Fallingwater,
which symbolizes people living in harmony with nature. In
addition, WPC enriches our region’s cities and towns through
132 community gardens and other green spaces that are
planted with the help of about 12,000 volunteers. The work
of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is accomplished
through the support of more than 10,000 members. For more
information, visit WaterLandLife.org or Fallingwater.org.