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Day of Giving in 2013 aims to top recordcontributions received last yearPITTSBURGH, PA., May 21, 2013  --  The Pittsburgh Foundation will host its fifth annual Day of Giving on Thursday October 3, 2013 with hopes of further increasing the number of individual charitable contributions from donors in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties.

Community Leaders Plan to “Fulfill The Promise” Earlier than Expected;Phase II Campaign Aims to Raise $90 Million for Scholarships in Two YearsMajor Gifts Announced by American Eagle Outfitters, Mylan and UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 22, 2013 – Corporate and community leaders from the region convened today to announce Phase II of The Pittsburgh Promise fundraising campaign called, “Now Fulfilling The Promise for Years to Come.”

The Board of Directors of The Pittsburgh Promise welcomes two new members in Community Leader Debra Kline Demchak and American Eagle CEO Robert L. Hanson.

New Voices of Youth online grant competition seeks young people’s ideas to clean the region’s air

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has made a $1 million commitment to The Pittsburgh Promise Scholarship Fund.

Edith Shapira elected first woman board chair of The Pittsburgh Foundation

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 4, 2012 – The Pittsburgh Foundation today announced that Kate Dewey has been appointed new president of the Forbes Funds, an affiliate organization of the Foundation. She will take up her position on January 1, 2013.

Artist John Peña and Poet Toi Derricotte to be Honored at Free Event Open to the Public

Record outpouring for Day of Giving

Takes online giving to over $21 million in three years