- www.unionproject.org - Union Hour this Friday Union Project’s Grand Opening Celebration continues on Friday, December 9 from 5-7 pm with a Networking Union Hour sponsored by East Liberty Development, Highland Park Community Development Corporation and Shadow Lounge. Music will be provided by DJ SMI and food is donated by Enrico’s Tazza D’Oro. The event is free and open to the public. Contact hilary@unionproject.org with questions. Christmas Tree Sale has started The Union Project Christmas tree sale has begun. Trees will be available until 9 pm at the Union Project from now until Christmas. Trees and wreaths will be on sale for $25 and up from 2 pm until 9 pm every day of the week. The tree sale will be located on the Union Project front steps and the proceeds benefit the Union Project. Be sure to check out the artwork in the atrium when you come for your Christmas tree. Handmade artwork from UnWrapped will be available for purchase until Christmas. Become a Union Project Member Show your support for the vision and mission of the Union Project by becoming a member! Visit www.unionproject.org to donate online, or send a check to 801 N. Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. All donations are tax deductible! Contact Jess@unionproject.org with questions. $500 (or $42 a month) Benefits include: 50 free cups of coffee at Union Station; 25% discount on classes, board room, atrium or sanctuary rental; Union Project bumper sticker; choice of Union Project t-shirt or mug; hand made stained glass sun catcher. $250 (or $21 a month) Benefits include: 25 free cups of coffee at Union Station; 15% discount on classes, board room, atrium or sanctuary rental; Union Project bumper sticker; choice of Union Project t-shirt or mug. $100 (or $9 a month OR 100 hours of volunteer labor) Benefits include: 10 free cups of coffee at Union Station; 10% discount on classes, boa rd room, atrium or sanctuary rental; Union Project bumper sticker. Use iTunes and iGive to support the Union Project Music lovers, fellow iGivers, lend me your ears: purchase any song on iTunes, and you'll raise a rockin' 10¢/SONG for Union Project! This is a great way to double the number of people supporting the Union Project. Each new supporter who joins iGive.com (for free!) means much-needed holiday donations for Union Project. iGive now features over 650 participating online stores, where up to 26% of each purchase is donated to Union Project. Don't delay! This 10¢/SONG iTunes donation ends December 31st. (You must go through iGive.com to get the donation.) iGive Members - Visit the iTunes Store at: http://www.iGive.com/html/framemall.cfm?vendorid=11279&mid=298120&s=3 New to iGive? - Join for free at: http://www.iGive.com/html/refer.cfm?memberid=298120&causeid=23072 Stained Glass, Mosaic, Yoga, and Short Story Writing classes begin in January Union Project announces a new 2006 schedule of classes available. Classes will be offered in Stained Glass Restoration, Mosaic Mural Installation, Short Story Writing, Yoga, and more. Additional class opportunities are on the horizon. To view class costs, dates, and outlines please visit www.unionproject.org or email Justin@unionproject.org. Call for wreath decorations Union Project could use your Christmas decorations. Ribbon, Christmas balls, and other decoration materials will be used to decorate wreaths and the Union Project. If you have items to donate please drop them off at the Union Project between 9 am and 9 pm Monday thru Friday. Volunteers Needed Union Project will need volunteers for the following workdays. Volunteers will assist with Christmas tree events, cleaning, painting, stained glass restoration, or other tasks depending on weather or construction progress. Please contact volunteer@unionproject.org or call 412-363-4550 if you would like to sign up to volunteer. Monday, December 5, 2 pm – 8 pm LOTS of volunteers needed to unload Christmas trees. Saturday, December 10, 9 am – 8pm Sunday, December 11, 9 am-8pm Saturday, December 17, 9 am – 8pm Sunday, December 18, 9 am-8pm Saturday, January 14, 10 am-2pm, 15 volunteers need to assist with Christmas tree recycling @ Construction Junction. Call for volunteers The Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC), in partnership with the Union Project, Construction Junction, and the City of Pittsburgh, needs the help of volunteers at its Christmas tree collection on SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2006 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event takes place at Construction Junction, 214 N. Lexington Street in the Point Breeze section of Pittsburgh. Volunteers are needed to help unload trees from vehicles and to direct traffic in the parking lot. Everyone helping out can stay warm with free cups of hot cocoa and refreshments! Please consider sharing time on January 14th to help keep unnecessary waste out of the landfills. Call Ginette at PRC at (412) 488-7490 or visit www.prc.org for more information. _______________________________________________ update mailing list update@unionproject.org http://unionproject.mennonite.net/mailman/listinfo/update.unionproject