opening doors

(Formerly North Hills Affordable Housing)
3724 Mount Royal Blvd.
Glenshaw PA 15116
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OPENING DOORS
EDITORIAL INFORMATION
Spring 2016
Volume 26
Issue #1
Opening Doors, issued in the spring and fall of each year, is written and managed by Victoria Gill.
Comments? Call HEARTH at (412) 366-9801. www.hearth-bp.org.
Evolving to Better Serve the Needs of our Community
In 1988, our founding core of
volunteers developed the
agency because there was a
need in our community to
help single women with
children experiencing
homelessness.
When HEARTH moved from
Benedictine Place to
HEARTH HOMES in 2013,
the agency expanded from serving 15 families to 20. A
community need was
recognized and HEARTH
evolved to meet that need. And
in 2015, after 20 years of
“opening doors to families in
crisis”, the agency recognized
that a majority of the families
the doors were opened for, were
victims of domestic violence.
Clothing Pantry
COVER
So we have once again evolved
in order to better serve the
community and fulfill a need so
desperately needed by our
Garden
Food Pantry
secure location, with 20
single family apartments
on site at HEARTH
HOMES, the families
who come to us are
surrounded by a safety
net that allows them to
begin picking up the
pieces. At HEARTH, the
families become
HEARTH Store
independent and
self-sufficient, enabling
them to end the cycle of
dependence and abuse.
The families have the
use of resources such as
a clothing and food
pantry, a sports court, a
garden, and a
Playground
playground. They have
on-site staff
support, community support
through our non-profit
partners, and access to a
wonderful school district.
Program Participants
and their families. We
are constantly evolving at HEARTH, and
will continue to
evolve so that we will
always be serving our
families to the best of
our ability. In a safe,
HEARTH evolves because our
families need us to. We know
that each and everyone of you
will also evolve as the agency
continues to meet the needs of
families in crisis, now and in
the years to come.
Sports Court
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Presenting Sponsor
Allegheny Financial
Group
Linen Sponsor
Ameriprise Financial
Karen L. Hartley, MBA
Financial Adviosor
HEARTH Happenings . . .
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Bronze Sponsor
Congressman
Keith Rothfus
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VIP Sponsors
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Langan Engineers
Medallion
Wealth Management
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Direct Energy presents
HEARTH held a 20th Anniversary Reunion for our former Program
Participants and their families on Saturday, August 1, 2015. So much fun
was had by all that now they’d like to have one every year!
Volunteers from KFMR came to HEARTH for a “Done in a Day” project,
helping paint the meeting room on the 2nd floor. It looks brand new!
The Girl Scouts made welcome baskets for our incoming families, wrapped
birthday gifts, decorated for the holidays, took down decorations after the
holidays, wrapped more birthday gifts, finished their garden and definitely
so much more!
St. John Neumann Youth Group once again held a “spooktacular”
Halloween party for the families at HEARTH October 2015.
The Norwin Show Choir performed their hearts out at HEARTH at the
annual Holiday Party. Of course a Holiday Party isn’t complete without a
visit from the man in the red suit!
WBN raised more than $1,000 for HEARTH at their Holiday breakfast.
WYEP held the Alternative Souper Bowl for HEARTH on Super Bowl
Sunday with one of the largest turnouts in it’s 16 year history.
Job Corp came to HEARTH and helped organize the food pantry with all
the food collected from the Alternative Souper Bowl.
While guest bartending, HEARTH’s Associate Board watched the National
Championship game at Sidelines in Millvale, raising nearly $900 for the
agency.
Purses and purses and more purses ... OH MY!
The temperature wasn’t the only record breaking occurrence on
Saturday, December 5, 2015! In its sixth year, the 2015 Purses with a Purpose
was the best one yet for this sell out event!
Thank you to The Art of Wine & Food Contributors Continued ...
This year’s Direct Energy presents Purses with a Purpose
grossed more than $43,000!
Thank you so much to everyone for the continued support you provide to this
wonderful event. Helping to raise awareness for families who are survivors of
domestic violence experiencing homelessness.
Photos courtesy of Gary Zak Photography
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Valerie Reed
Robi’s Rock’n Bead
Designs
Ruth’s Chris Steak
House
Schuylkill Valley
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Sports
Sephora
Kim Shuffler
Victor Siclari
Michelle Simon
Barb Smith
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Stampin’ Up
Kathy Stewart
Three Rivers Paintball
and Airsoft Park
Trending Above
Ann Turnbull
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Twirly Girl Bakery
Vecenie Distributing
The Winery at Wilcox
Yetter’s Candies
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Thank you to Purses with a Purpose Contributors
PRESENTING
SPONSOR
 Direct Energy
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Dot Shreve
Dr. Mary S. Vogel
Valerie Williams
Gary Zak Photography
SILENT AUCTION
SILVER SPONSORS
DONORS
 Anonymous
 Laura Arnoldt
 BDO
 Tarsha Austin
 Reed Smith LLP
 Courtney Baker Sherrard, German &
Schroat
Kelly, P.C.
 Joanne Bauer
 Big Y Group
 Bonefish Grille
TABLE SPONSORS
 Rebecca Galbraith
 Emily Broadbent
 Donna Gaughan
 Keri Broeren
 The HDH Group, Inc.
 Ellen Burik
 Kelley Owen
 Cards by Anne –
 Keystone Acquisition
Anne Kernion
Services
 The Carlton
 Penn Select Wealth
 Carnegie Museum of
Advisors LLC
Art and Natural History
 RIG Consulting, Inc.
 Alexandra Chapla
 Sisterson & Co. LLP
 Children’s Museum of
 Trimont Energy
Pittsburgh
 TriState Capital Bank
 Chrome Girl
 West Hills Baseball
Accessories
 Ed Conrad
 Courtney Cousins
FOOD TABLE
 Candace Cox
SPONSOR
 JRG Advisors
 Creative Hair Solutions
 Crested Duck
Characuterie
IN KIND DONORS
 2 Local Girls –
 Dental Arts of
Homemade Sweet and
Pittsburgh –
Savory Treats
Dr. Paulette Paulin
 Hot Designs
 Direct Energy
 Direct Energy Business
- Billing Operations
EVENT DONORS
 Anonymous
Team
 Amy Broadbent
 Direct Energy Business
 Lizbeth Crivelli
– Key Account East
 Mr. and Mrs. Tim
Sales Team
Harris
 Tony Duronio
 Keri Keenan
 Judy Eakin
 Noreen O'Connor
 Gretel Egan
 Paulette Paulin D.M.D.  Eleni Alexander Salon
 Wendy Roehrich Hall
 Extra Hand
 Lynn Rueter
Professional Services
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Debra Flinner
Lisa Fox
Rebecca Galbraith
Donna Gaughan
Vicky Gill
GNO – Debbie Jance
& Friends
Michelle Gruseck
Julia and Jennifer Hall
Christine Henney
Jackie Horwat
Hyatt Regency
Pittsburgh
International Airport
Island Bean Company
Diane Kaplan
Samantha Kite
Camille Kurtanich
La pompon née spa
Nicole Lather
LeMont Restaurant
Linda Leslie
Sandy Macioce
Market Street Grocery
Rob Mendoza
Janelle Merlo
Mosquito Joe
Pittsburgh
Oakhurst Book Club
Kelley Owen
Pittsburgh CLO
Pittsburgh Public
Theater
Pittsburgh Zoo &
PPG Aquarium
Jan Pokrifka
Dr. Ram & Lekshmi
Ramalingam
Amber Randolph
Regency Global
Transportation
Robi’s Rock ‘n Bead
Designs
Tara Rotuna
Ruth’s Chris
Steakhouse
Janet Scherer
Sephora –
Ross Park Mall
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Kimberly and Jason
Simpson
Barb Smith
Katie Smith
Linda Smith
Sognatore
Christie Spear
Kelly Stanton
Starbucks Coffee
Company
Jan Stork
Tim Stubert
Celeste Suchko
Peggy Tanney
Tonic
Megan TymoczkoKorch
Amy Victor
Walt Disney World
Maureen Weinheimer
Meltem Welch
The Westin
Convention Center
Wingharts
Gwen Wolfson
Wyndham Grand Hotel
Pittsburgh
Zulu Nyala
Thank you to The Art of Wine & Food Contributors
PRESENTING
SPONSOR
 Reed Smith, LLP
VIP SPONSOR
 First National Bank
DIAMOND SPONSOR
 Jackie and Chuck
Fusina
PROGRAM SPONSOR
 TriState Capital Bank
CRYSTAL SPONSOR
 Sherrard, German &
Kelly, P.C.
GOLD SPONSORS
 Guardian Storage
 Savinis, D’Amico and
Kane, L.L.C.
 Sitko Bruno LLC
 UPMC Health Plan
SILVER SPONSORS
 Ann Turnbull Family
 Fed Ex Ground
 Mistick Construction
Co.
 PPG Industries
TITANIUM SPONSORS
 Carson Industries, Inc.
 Trek Development
Group
SOUVENIR SPONSORS
 RIG Consulting, Inc.
 The Wilson Group,
LLC
MEDIA SPONSORS
 North Hills Monthly
Magazine
 YELP
EVENT DONORS
 Anonymous
 Wendy Baxter
 Cindy Beck
 Ms Susan Bloom
 CC's Café
 Mary Crawford
 Don and Eleanor Dulac
 Ms. Nancy French
 Rochell Heininger
 Leslie and Douglas Kittenbrink
 Kristen and Edward
Moss
 Carol Regueiro
Anne and Tim Rogers
Deborah Sagan
OTHER SPONSORS
 In Memory of James
Eakin
 Bill and Donna
Gaughan
 In Memory of Debbie
Mendoza
 Kelley Owen
 Dr. Brian Kazienko
 John and Christa
Kolling
 Sisterson & Co. LLP
 Total Equipment
Company
PARTICIPATING
VENDORS
 2 Local Girls Sweet &
Savory Treats
 A Fare to Remember @
Home
 Aladdin’s Eatery
 Allegheny Coffee &
Tea Exchange
 Bluebird Kitchen
 Breadworks
 Caliente Pizza & Draft
House
 Capital Wine and
Spirits
 CBL Wine Company,
LLC
 Gateway Clipper Fleet
 Hough’s Taproom &
Brewpub
 Il Pizzaiolo
 J&D Cellars
 Jimmy Wan’s
Restaurant
 Monte Cello’s Italian
Restaurant
 Myrna’s Catering, Inc.
 Panera Bread
 Pretzel Crazy
 Sakura Japanese
& Sushi Fine Cuisine
 The Capital Grille
 The Perfect Pastry
 The Winery at Wilcox
 Vecenie Distributing
Company
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Willow
Yamato
IN KIND DONORS
 Allegheny Traditional
Academy
 Bellevue Beer
 Longue Vue Club
 Saturday Light Brigade
VOLUNTEER GROUPS
 BDO
 BNY Mellon
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Denise Munson &
Friends
 The Junior League of
Pittsburgh
 Sisterson & Co. LLP
 Steel City Fins
SILENT AUCTION
DONORS
 A Fare to Remember
 A Head of the Times
Hair Design
 Above All Grand Salon
& Spa
 Allegheny Coffee &
Tea Exchange
 The Andy Warhol
Museum
 Aviva Brick Oven
Pizzeria
 Barberry Handmade
 Douglas Beck
 Big Y Group
 Bluebird Kitchen
 Alyssa Bove
 Breadworks
 The Capital Grille
 Kathy Capone
 The Carlton
 Carnegie Museum of
Pittsburgh
 Carnegie Science
Center
 CC’s Cafe
 Tim Chevalier
 Chick-Fil-A
 Children’s Museum of
Pittsburgh
 Ed Conrad
 Amanda DeFazio
 Diamond Run Golf
Club
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Mike & Genie
DiChiazza
Michelle
Dulovich
Judy Eakin
Lisa Fox
Caitlin and Chad
Garber
Gateway Clipper Fleet
Donna Gaughan
Gifted Hands
Healthy Pet Products
Kaitlin Heffner
Julianne Helfrich
David & Theresa
Hutchinson
Hyde Park Prime
Steakhouse
Amy Kapusta
Katie’s Clay Studio
Luciano’s Pizza
Madia Photography,
Inc.
Mario Lemieux
Foundation
Rob Mendoza
Janelle Merlo
Monte Cello’s Italian
Restaurant
Kristen and Edward
Moss
Jeannette Muhl
Narcisi Winery
Old Stonewall LLC
Kelley Owen
Paganelli’s Butterfly
House
Panera Bread
Phipps Conservatory
and Botanical Gardens,
Inc.
Phoenix Big Cinemas
The Pie Place
Pittsburgh CLO
Pittsburgh Glass Center
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pro Football Hall of
Fame
Ram & Lekshmi
Ramalingam
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A Special Thank You to our Holiday Donors
AIG
Jean Arendosh
Rock Arkie
Bradford Woods Women’s Club
Carrie Burnham
Christ Episcopal Church
Community Care Behavioral
Health
Eloise Cooper
Deloitte Employees
Direct Energy Employees
Jackie Eakin
Cindy Fischer
Girl Scouts
Girl Scout Troop
Girl Scout Troop 51227
Glenshaw Girls Night Out
Glenshaw Presbyterian Church –
Laura Davidson
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Lisa Guiseti
Hampton Presbyterian Church
IBM Employee Group
Ingomar United Methodist
Church
Jenny Fessler's Woman's Retreat
Kuhn's Market - McKnight Road
Kimberly Lewis
Anne Mlecko
Richard Mowrey
Sally Mowrey Bible Study
Group
North Hills Boys Soccer
North Hills Community Baptist
Church
North Hills Community Outreach
Northern Allegheny Rotary Club
Norwin Show Choir
Parkwood Presbyterian Church
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Cindy Patterson
Maureen Possage
Rev. Jeff Potter
Jennifer Ricciuti
Marsha Risotto
Lynn Sevick
Shaler Area Dining Divas
SOS Aid International
Stepping Stones Child Care
Center – Wexford Elementary
St. Bonaventure Ladies of
Charity
Sts. John and Paul 6th Grade
Home Study Group
Sts. John and Paul Women's
Guild
Elissa Uram and Friends
Vincentian Girls Basketball
HEARTH Capital Campaign Contributors
HEARTH would like to thank all of the supporters in our Capital Campaign. As of February 2, 2015, $1,381,605.75
was received toward our Capital Campaign. We could not accomplish so much without the generosity of our
community.
$250,000 and Above: Anonymous
$100,000 - $249,999: Federal Home Loan Bank; UPMC
$50,000 - $99,999: Dr. Matthew D. & Carmela DiAndreth; Eden Hall Foundation; FISA Foundation; Fisher Fund of The
Pittsburgh Foundation; Hillman Foundation; A.J. & Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable Trust; TriState Capital Bank;
Anonymous
$30,000 - $49,999: The Buhl Foundation; James & Sally Donnell; Fort Pitt Capital Group, Inc.; Massey Charitable Trust;
Barb & Charlie Smith
$20,000 - $29,999: PNC Foundation; Anonymous
$10,000 - $19,999: Donna & Bill Gaughan; Al & Arlene Grubbs; Cynthia Kamin; Douglas & Mrs. Constance Kreps (Reiter);
Mary & James MacPherson; The Richard J. Madden Foundation; Pitcairn-Crabbe Foundation; PNC Community
Development; Sylvia & Martin Snow Charitable Foundation; Denise & Eric Springer; Hayes & Mrs. Patricia Stover
$5,000 - $9,999: Beckwith Family Foundation; Philip Brenckle; In Memory of Jim Eakin; Judy Eakin; Debbie Flinner;
Keri & David Heaton; Ingomar United Methodist Church Women; Dani & Brian Kazienko; Gayle & Patrick Manning;
Robert Mendoza; In Honor of Ed & Trish Mucha; Susan T. Mucha; Salvadore J. Jr. & Rhea Nicotra; Jack Norris;
Northwest Savings Bank; The Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation; Matt & Missy Sanfilippo;
Tricia & Victor Siclari; Zonta Pittsburgh North; Anonymous
$1,000 - $4,999: Jeffery & Lynn Ackerman; A.D. Starr; Arthur J. & Mrs. Karen Boujoukos; G. Reynolds Clark;
Christine Ebken; The Fine Foundation; Jackie & Chuck Fusina; Victoria & David Gill; Terri Gould; David Grundler;
Jennifer & Doug Hoerster; Cherie & Mark Hugh; Erika Kolod; Sue & Scott Lammie;
Metz, Lewis, Brodman, Must, O’Keefe LLC; Evelyn Miller; Cindy Patterson; Nicole Perko; Janice Savinis;
A. William Schenck III; Kathleen Schneider, Attorney at Law; The Smithfield Trust; Software Specialists; Anonymous;
Anonymous
Distinguished Donors: Michael & Genie DiChiazza; Paul A. & Connie Mockenhaupt; Kelley Owen
Reed Smith LLP Presents
On Wednesday, September 30, 2015, guests gathered to taste incredible food and sip delicious wine all while
raising funds for families, who are survivors of domestic violence and experiencing homelessness.
This year’s event
Grossed nearly $47,000!
And what an incredible night it was.
VIP guests began arriving at the Children’s Museum at 5:30 p.m., where they received preferred parking. They
were greeted with passed hors d’oeuvres as they entered the Studio, enjoyed special wines for the next hour as
The Skipper Johnson Band played in the background.
When the doors opened at 6:00 p.m. for guests Steel City Memories (sample photos above) began capturing the
night as guests were suddenly transported to the beach, to Paris, the pyramids in Egypt and much more. The night
was topped off with an incredible silent auction to bid. Of course, HEARTH representatives spoke to everyone
thanking and reminding them of the importance of their participation to help our families become independent
and self-sufficient.