View this email in your browser (https://mailchi.mp/7bd019d2d285/hpcc-september-newsletter?e=eb0bdabb3c) Logo ** Welcome Fall! ------------------------------------------------------------ First and foremost, thank you to the HPCC board and other volunteers for making our summer activities such a success! Having been raised in the northeast (New Hampshire), I learned to welcome each season and the changes to weather, activities and pace of life they offer. But not all seasons are created equal. Summer harkens of barbeques and shorts and vacations, but it wears out its welcome with its blazing heat and stifling humidity - and for some, it ends on a melancholy note with the readjustment to school and “real life.” But fall gives us something to look forward to every day, like pulling out cozy sweaters, watching the trees change color, and rediscovering seasonal treats like pumpkin pie, apple cider and gingerbread. And unlike summer, fall doesn’t wear out its welcome. After stunning us with its foliage, Halloween delights our inner child. As the temperature and leaves drop, we get to enjoy the magic of waking to our first hard frost. Fall then peaks at Thanksgiving with its gatherings of loved ones, and ends on a high note - just in time for the winter holidays, but before the cold and dark cause drives many of us to hibernate. Join the HPCC as we usher in the fall with our annual parklet cleanup (Oct 15) and Pumpkin Patch (Oct 16). Pumpkins and mums, cider and scarecrows - I’m falling in love with fall again! Stephanie Walsh, HPCC President ** Upcoming Neighborhood Events ------------------------------------------------------------ Parklet Cleanup Help keep our parklet beautiful. Join us for a fall work party! * When: Oct. 15, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. * Where: the parklet, corner of Bryant St. and Euclid Pumpkin Patch The annual Pumpkin Patch in the parklet returns this year. Keep an eye on the blog for further details! * When: Oct. 16, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. * Where: the parklet, corner of Bryant St. and Euclid Halloween Costume Parade Bring the family to join and enjoy the Halloween Costume Parade in Highland Park. Keep an eye on the blog for details about meeting location. * When: Oct. 29, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. * Where: near the Highland Park main entrance, details to come. HPCC Community Meeting Join the monthly meeting on Oct. 20. ** Are you ready for the November election? ------------------------------------------------------------ Election Day is Nov. 8. Registration forms must be received by the Elections Division by 5 p.m., Oct 24 (postmarks do not count). For information on how to register, visit the PA Online Voter Registration page (https://hpccpgh.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed770e831682d049448ee942c&id=ddbf210ab2&e=eb0bdabb3c) (you can also register electronically here), or call 1-877-VOTESPA. You can also reach out to the Allegheny County Board of Elections at 412-350-4518. Requests for absentee and mail-in ballots are due Nov. 1 by 5 p.m. (postmarks do not count). Online absentee and mail-in ballot applications can be found here, (https://hpccpgh.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed770e831682d049448ee942c&id=6f03a76ce3&e=eb0bdabb3c) or you can call the County Board of Elections at 412-350-4518. Completed ballots due Nov. 8 (election day) by 8 p.m. (postmarks do not count). Be a poll worker: Poll workers are needed - and get paid, too! For information, visit this website. (https://hpccpgh.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed770e831682d049448ee942c&id=0cfc5065f5&e=eb0bdabb3c) ** The Super Playground is Open! ------------------------------------------------------------ The grand opening (https://hpccpgh.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed770e831682d049448ee942c&id=0bf4940eee&e=eb0bdabb3c) on Aug. 24 was a blast, crowded with kids and attended by the mayor, our council person and the dedicated volunteers who helped make it happen. ** Celebrate 20 Years of the Union Project ------------------------------------------------------------ On Sept. 21, the Union Project will celebrate 20 years. Visit the church to learn more about its history as well as the Union Project’s plans for the future. Learn More (https://hpccpgh.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed770e831682d049448ee942c&id=090c340289&e=eb0bdabb3c) ** A Pittsburgh-Ukraine Connection ------------------------------------------------------------ Learn about one neighbor's experience staying connected (https://hpccpgh.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed770e831682d049448ee942c&id=5d2d1760f7&e=eb0bdabb3c) to family in Ukraine. ** News From St. Andrews ------------------------------------------------------------ Perhaps in your travels, you have seen some colorful t-shirts fluttering in the autumn breeze on the lawn of Eastminster Presbyterian Church on North Highland Avenue. That seemingly cheerful sight is, in fact, a sobering Memorial to the Lost. Each t-shirt shows the name, age and date of death of an Allegheny County resident who has been killed with an illegal gun. Just a fraction of the total, Eastminster shares the memorial with three other churches but on November 10, after several more stops, the entire memorial will fill the lawn at St. Andrew’s on Hampton St. The project began in 2017 in Philadelphia and has spread across the state. When the Allegheny County Memorial to the Lost was first assembled at St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church in Franklin Park, there were 65 t-shirts representing illegal gun victims killed between November 2021 and July 2022. Arthur Noonan, a vestry member at St. Andrew’s who provided the impetus for bringing the memorial to Highland Park, estimates that, judging by the ever-rising toll, our neighborhood could see 100 colorful t-shirts shivering in the cold. Other St. Andrews activities: * Starting in September, services resume at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sundays, plus the noon service on Wednesday. Church School has resumed for children ages four to nine during the 10 a.m. service on Sunday. * St. Andrew’s will participate in the annual Crop Walk on Oct. 9. Many east end churches participate to raise money for hunger initiatives. For details, please visit www.standrewspgh.org. * The first Evensong of the season will be on Sunday Sept. 25 at 5 p.m. * The Blessing of the pets will be held on Sunday, Oct. 2 during the 10 a.m. service. All are welcome to attend with their pets, (dogs must be leashed). There will be seasonal refreshments on the lawn following the service. Check out the September meeting minutes here! () https://hpccpgh.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed770e831682d049448ee942c&id=4a7d198df2&e=eb0bdabb3c https://hpccpgh.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ed770e831682d049448ee942c&id=d1375c20f3&e=eb0bdabb3c Logo Copyright (C) 2022 HPCC. All rights reserved. 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