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September is a busy month at the Sewickley library already, Toth says, and while they don't have specific events planned around Love Your Library, there is a lot going on. The children's librarian of 31 years is retiring, and the Pittsburgh Foundation's rescheduled Day of Giving is Sept. 21. They're also gearing up for Savoring Sewickley next month, which is the Sewickley library's biggest fundraiser of the year.

UpPrize, the social innovation challenge by The Forbes Funds, is back after a stellar debut last year. And NEXTpittsburgh will once again host the UpPrize networking event to kick things off. If you were there last year, you know not to miss it. And if you weren’t, sign up now before it fills up.

The Export Historical Committee recently secured a $780 grant from the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County to create and install an informational sign marking the borough's historic “fan house,” near District Judge Charles Conway's court on Corporate Lane. The fan house was used 75 to 80 years ago to bring fresh air into the coal mines over which Export is buil

Pitt professor Richard Schulz headed the national panel that produced the study and will lead new local effort aimed at helping caregivers. The Caregiver Project received $1 million in funding from the Stern Family Foundation and the Emily Kelly Roseburgh Memorial Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation. Part of that will be used for Pitt and RAND staff to analyze past research to better grasp which caregivers are under the biggest physical, mental and financial hardship. A large survey is also to be conducted of local caregivers to understand their needs.

“Blueprint offers a series of necessary actions that we want to see different organizations across the county take ownership of,” said Betty Cruz, who spearheaded the Blueprint effort with a $50,000 initial grant from The Heinz Endowments and anticipates support from The Pittsburgh Foundation, Hillman Family Foundation and Jefferson Regional Foundation.

The University of Pittsburgh’s Health Policy Institute and the RAND Corporation will announce Sept. 14 a $1 million foundation grant to support The Caregiver Project. Funding for The Caregiver Project was provided by the Emily Kelly Roseburgh Memorial Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation and Stern Family Foundation. University of Pittsburgh.

The Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership (GPNP) on Wednesday formally announced the 17 organizations participating in its nonpartisan Nonprofit Vote voter engagement program,

The Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership (GPNP) on Wednesday formally announced the 17 organizations participating in its nonpartisan Nonprofit Vote voter engagement program.

Andrew K. Kuremsky, a native of Wexford and a Fairfax, Va., police officer, died in a car crash on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. He was 25. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Officer Andrew K. Kuremsky Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation.

To help feed the 40,000 people in Westmoreland County who struggle with hunger, the Westmoreland County Food Bank is urging county residents to advocate, educate, donate or volunteer during September, which is nationally recognized as Hunger Action Month. On Sept. 21, the food bank will participate in the annual Day of Giving for online individual donations, with a matched donation up to $50,000. Organized by the Pittsburgh Foundation and the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, the program raised more than $20,000 for the food bank last year, Ms. Miller said.