< PreviousYour SchoolsYour Schools N Moon Area School District For many bands across the nation, the brass and wood instruments they use to entertain have remained cold or at home. Amidst a pandemic where the virus is spread through the air, bands have been hard to manage in a safe and efficient way. At Moon Area High School, however, the band has made the necessary adjustments to allow seniors a final year of performances and interactions with bandmates. “Our opportunities for performances were diminished ten-fold,” said Nicholas Barthen, director of bands for Moon Area High School. “That took a toll, that was the biggest [change.] We stay physically distanced, making sure everybody is safe, and we split into two pods of 50s throughout the summer.” As Moon Area High School adapted to the pandemic lifestyle, the band was forced to get creative with their protective measures. With only five traditional performances over the past year, they had to add some changes to their playing to ensure audiences, and performers, could remain safe. One method was through fabric bags, which operate similar to a mask for instruments, as well as specially modified masks for ease of playing. For senior Julia Platt, playing the flute has been more difficult during the pandemic. “I opt for wearing the face shield [when I play],” said Platt. “That way all of the air gets blocked in front of my face. I will say my listening environment is different because of that face shield, so I hear an echo because of the sound bouncing off of my face shield making me hear myself play a lot more than usual.” “For my instrument, we cut a little slit in the front of our masks so we can play through it,” said Nick Patterson, a senior saxophone player. “I know that the mask usually gets in my mouth at least 10 times a day when we play.” Aside from technical changes to the typical band practices, the social atmosphere has also changed around the band room. While students usually gathered in person and socialized during practice, Band plays on at Moon Area STORY BY GARRET ROBERTS the virtual practice environment has led to some students not seeing each other for long periods of time. “I think the band did a good job making our senior year as good as it could have been,” said Platt. “We still had our senior recognition night and were able to have a ‘party’ where we could socialize and talk about what we did get to experience. The whole world has changed this past year, but I think band is one of the things we were able to make the most out of what we had.” While the pandemic is certainly not the environment that the seniors imagined their final year looking like, their help in stopping the spread is making a difference at their school. It’s important to have good teammates on any team. That’s certainly been the case over the years for the Moon Area High School wrestling team and its supporting organization, the Moon Tiger Takedown Club. In the past, the team and club have worked together to not only build the wrestling program at Moon Area but to also benefit various good causes. Traditionally, the team goes door-to-door in order to fundraise for those charitable causes. When COVID-19 curbed that effort this year, however, the team and club worked together on a shoe fundraiser. The effort started Feb. 14, just six days before the team’s 2020-2021 season ended. Julie Zubryd, president of the club, acknowledged that few places accept shoe donations. Collecting shoes therefore gave community members a way to get rid of their old shoes without throwing them away. “Places like Goodwill and St. Vincent de Paul’s, a lot of times they weren’t accepting donations, so this was a way for us to go out and get those donations,” said Zubryd The Moon Takedown Club partnered with Funds2Org, an organization that repurposes shoes and distributes them to poorer nations. Additional funds raised throughout the effort were STORY BY JOHN BLINN PHOTO BY JULIE ZUBRYD Wrestling team holds unique fundraiser during COVID 20 • Allegheny West Magazine • May/June 2021N Your Schools Your Schools donated as well, with some of those funds going to the Moon Takedown Club. “They give the money that they raise to the third-world countries to stimulate the economy and they give a portion of it to us,” said Julie’s son Tyler Zubryd, who is a member of the team. The shoe drive also complemented an instinct that wrestlers have. Dalton Dobyns, the team’s captain, explained that mindset. “When you’re in a wrestling match the only person that you can blame is yourself and I think that really adds to this idea of being involved in the community because when you see someone in the community that needs help and you see something that goes wrong, that wrestling mindset takes over, that mindset that only you can make a difference,” said Dobyns. For Tyler, assisting with the shoe drive wasn’t the only way he gave back this past season. While recovering from a concussion, he also worked with younger wrestlers in the program. “To get cleared for a concussion there’s a five-step protocol. I already hit four of the steps and then I had to do one more practice and I wrestled with the middle schoolers,” said Tyler. “While I was there I taught them some moves.” Tyler explained that a misguided hand on an elbow rather than a tricep could make a key difference when executing a move. Armed with that knowledge and experience, he worked with the middle school wrestlers to help them improve. Dobyns said middle school was a pivotal time in his young athletic career. He said that was when the “wrestler mindset” kicked in for him and that mindset took over when he became a member of the Moon Area football team. As a junior, he and three other wrestlers in his class led the team to their first winning season since 2006. “I had already been exposed to the wrestling culture in middle school,” said Dobyns. “Each one of us wants to make a difference, that’s one of your goals as a wrestler,” he said. The Moon Area Wrestling team still found ways to compete, practice and fundraise this past season, despite COVID-19. May/June 2021 • www.awmagazine.com • 21Moon Area School District News Kindergarten Registration! If your child will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2021, and you haven’t registered them for kindergarten yet, now is the time to do so. Please contact the MASD Registrar at (412) 264-9440 (Menu #8, Extension 1132) or registrar@moonarea.net. High school percussion ensemble qualifies for WGI Semifinals The High School Percussion Ensemble has reached the WGI semifinals in Percussion Scholastic Open Class. WGI Sport of the Arts is the world’s premier organization producing indoor color guard, percussion and winds competitions. Middle school students compete in Marvels of Manufacturing contest Students in Scott Slater’s eighth grade social studies classes recently participated in a collaborative STEM project with Ian Finn and Scott Hilpert called Marvels of Manufacturing. Marvels of Manufacturing is a virtual project for students in middle school and high school. The project includes playing mobile manufacturing games, writing a short essay and watching several student-produced videos on manufacturing. Students from Blackhawk, Mars Area, New Brighton Area and Peters Township participated in the contest as well. All of the students were entered into a random drawing for Amazon gift cards ranging from $25 to $500. Thirteen students from Moon Area won a gift card. Finn was also the recipient of a $150 teacher gift card that he donated back to the tech ed program to buy supplies for upcoming STEM activities. Scott Dietz of Catalyst Connection visited the middle school March 23 to present prizes to students. Bon Meade and McCormick students make a difference Students at both Bon Meade and McCormick Elementary raised funds for blood cancer research in February. In so doing, they provided help and hope to thousands of cancer patients and their families through The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Hero Squad program - a unique science-based, service-learning program. The Moon Area Tigers rose to the occasion. Students at Bon Meade raised over $12,338 while students at McCormick raised over $2,000 to help patients and their families. Students participated in honor of local blood cancer patients and this year’s National Patient Hero, Bon Meade student Madelina DuLuca. In 2014, Madelina was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at just 23 months of age. She endured four back-to-back rounds of chemotherapy at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh between November of 2014 and April of 2015. In addition to chemotherapy, Madelina also endured five bone marrow biopsies as well as countless blood and platelet transfusions. As of July 2020, Madelina was five years cancer free and officially moved to the survivorship program at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Bon Meade and McCormick students spent three weeks raising funds to help create a world without blood cancers. By contributing their spare change and participating in other special fundraising events, they’re helping LLS fund lifesaving research. Students show off Amazon gift cards that they won after participating in the Marvels of Manufacturing virtual project. Madelina DuLuca 22 • Allegheny West Magazine • May/June 2021Brooks Elementary students wore colorful socks and made hand paintings to celebrate Down Syndrome Day in March. Bon Meade students support local food pantry Students and staff at Bon Meade Elementary School wanted to show their school-wide Tiger Pride during the month of March by cultivating kindness. The amazing students and staff of Bon Meade Elementary donated over 600 boxes to the West Hills Food Pantry on March 26. The School Wide Positive Behavior Support Team also coordinated a ‘cereal domino run’ to incentivize and motivate students for the month of March. Thanks to Angela Ashbery, Bon Meade Elementary paraprofessional, the domino run was a huge success. Brooks Elementary students celebrate World Down Syndrome Day Students at Brooks Elementary School celebrated their differences by wearing unique socks in recognition of World Down Syndrome Day on March 21. The day is observed each year on that date in recognition of the 21st chromosome that causes Down syndrome. High school students compete in mock trial By Julia Platt, MAHS Student Two teams of Moon Area High School students competed locally in the Pennsylvania State Mock Trial competition with the goal of earning the title of Mock Trial champions. While they did not reach the finals in their first year of competing at the state level, the 12 students learned about law, trials and hard work over the course of three months. Moon Area was represented by two teams in the competition: a defense and a plaintiff team. On defense was Caitlyn Cox, Emma Enos, Reuel John, Cara Leonardi, Nishanth Mallikarjun and Kamsi Odigboh. The plaintiff team consisted of Meghan D’Aniello, Mackenzie Haberman, Ria Khazanchi, Joseph Piccirilli, Julia Platt and Alexander Woolsey. In the school’s first year entering the state competition, Moon Area managed to make their way to the quarterfinals. The students threw themselves into a case involving complicated medical terminology, complex fact patterns and immense options on how to present their cases. Going head-to-head with other schools, Moon Area students fought their way through the rounds against just-as-prepared teams. The students learned a great amount in such a short time. The future of the mock trial team, along with its participants, have a bright future after this year of competition. Jack and the Beanstalk Moon Area Middle School life skills students recently completed an engaging learning activity. Students read “Jack and the Beanstalk” and then completed writing and math activities related to the story throughout the week. On Friday, students talked about how Jack may come back down gracefully. Students designed parachutes for Jack and then tested them to see what materials and design would make an effective parachute! Students talk about parachutes that they designed for the titular character in the book “Jack and Beanstalk.” These Moon Area students were the first at the school to enter into a state-wide mock trial competition. Despite this being the team’s first foray into the competition, the students reached the quarterfinals. Want more good news about Moon Area? Visit moonarea.net. May/June 2021 • www.awmagazine.com • 23 At the beginning of May, St. Clair Health celebrated the opening of its new Dunlap Family Outpatient Center in Mt. Lebanon. The 280,000 square-foot, seven- floor building expands on the footprint of St. Clair Hospital, which was originally constructed in 1954. The project is the health system’s largest construction project in 67 years. The opening of the center also coincides with another important milestone: the hospital’s rebranding as St. Clair Health. According to Jim Collins, CEO of St. Clair Health, the rebranding is the first in the hospital’s history and took some careful consideration. “It’s not a decision you take lightly,” says Collins. “But we were coming off a 15-year run of growth and achievement that was pretty remarkable. We currently are on a three-year run as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, something only 32 hospitals in the country can claim. We’re in the top 2% in patient safety, having received 18 straight-A grades for patient safety. And of course we’re the region’s only affiliate of the Mayo clinic.” According to Lindsay Meucci, St. Clair Health’s vice president of marketing, communications and advocacy, the health system chose the name in order to reflect its growth and evolution from a 329-bed hospital to a health system with physicians across the area. Along with the new branding, the health system has coined the tagline, “Expert care from people who care.” “We have a very proud, long-existing relationship with our community so we didn’t want to lose sight of that patient-centric care that we provide and the compassion that we’re known for,” says Meucci. “However, we also wanted to recognize our expert physicians and the advancements and technology that we offer across our system.” Collins says that while planning the current expansion, St. Clair leadership visited numerous other hospitals across the country, including Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, the University of California Hospital in San Diego, Advocate Health Care in Chicago and the University of Miami Hospital. “We spent a great deal of time with those organizations touring, talking to them, and seeing what they were doing or planning,” says Collins. What hospital leadership came away with were numerous innovative ideas centered on efficiency and patient care, but something that was still, as Collins describes it, “uniquely St. Clair.” Typically, outpatient procedures and screenings can involve multiple different steps that require patients to visit different suites throughout a hospital. The Dunlap center, however, was designed to have multiple procedural areas on one floor or even in one suite, effectively bringing care to the patient rather than the other way around. “If you were coming to the hospital for a knee replacement, you can now have all of your pre-admission testing done in one location,” says Michael Flanagan, St. Clair Health senior vice president and COO. “You can have a chest x-ray, EKG, physical exam, all of that located in one center. Instead of going to multiple buildings and having an uncoordinated service, this coordinates clinical care.” Dr. John Sullivan, St. Clair’s chief medical officer, says that the design was largely influenced by a Mayo Clinic model that evolved as doctors needed to efficiently treat patients visiting from far away. “It’s a little bit different than a lot of concepts that are more developed around the system rather than the patient,” says Sullivan. “But it really adds to the patient experience, this sense that you have a place from the time you get there until the time you’re leaving.” When patients do walk through the door at Dunlap, what they find is something much different than what they might expect at a hospital. With comfortable lounge seating throughout, the common areas feel more like a hotel than the cold, uncomfortable waiting rooms most people are used to encountering in a hospital. The center even has a café in the lobby area for added convenience. Also located in the lobby is something else most people wouldn’t normally see in a hospital: a Walgreens. Collins says that St. Clair rebrands as health system opens new outpatient center St. Clair Health opened its new Dunlap Family Outpatient Center in May. The center’s lobby, pictured below, was designed to feel more like a hotel than a hospital. Throughout, much thought went into patient comfort, convenience and care. PHOTOS BY RICH WATERS 24 • Allegheny West Magazine • May/June 2021partnership came about after visiting Advocate Health Care and seeing an in-house Walgreens there. Like Advocate, Walgreens is also based out of Chicago. At Dunlap, that partnership is facilitating a “meds to beds” program, where the pharmacy fills prescriptions that are sent to patients’ rooms. Doing so ensures that patients get the medications their doctors want them to take rather than requiring the patient to fill a prescription after leaving the hospital on their own. Collins says that fills a gap in care that has the potential to cause patients to delay taking their medications, which can land them back in the hospital. “Certainly that’s convenience but it’s also quality patient care,” he says. Across the new center, many different related procedure areas have been consolidated. In the cardiac testing center on the seventh floor, for instance, patients will be able to see a cardiologist and, should their doctor think additional tests are warranted, they can have them done right there. Patients can have an EKG, cardiac nuclear imaging study, stress eco- cardiogram and a cardiac nuclear imaging study, all in one suite. The sixth floor, meanwhile, features 10 operating rooms, six endoscopy suites, two procedure rooms and 54 pre- and post-anesthesia care rooms that are just steps away from where procedures are performed. “Generally what happens today is a patient is prepped in an area that is only separated by curtains,” says Flanagan. “At Dunlap, a patient will be assigned a private room where they can leave their things and their family members can wait for them. This greatly improves privacy.” The opening of the new center comes as the country is entering what is hoped to be the end of the COVID-19 era. Collins says it’s a time that made the hospital realize just how important it is to the community. To date, the hospital has administered over 22,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. While doing so, Meucci says that hospital personnel visited 15 senior congregate facilities and utilized St. Clair’s fleet of shuttles to transport additional seniors so they could get shots. Collins says he’s received numerous letters of thanks from seniors who were finally able to get vaccinated and are now looking forward to seeing their family members again. “It’s a reminder of how important we are to this community,” Collins says about the effect COVID-19 had on the hospital. “We’ve always taken our role in this community very seriously. We’re one of the most important civic assets for 34 communities. The public places a great deal of trust in us and we want to earn that trust.” ABOVE: Located in the Dunlap Family Outpatient Center’s lobby is a cafe (top) and a Walgreens (bottom), which will be filling prescriptions for patients before they leave. BELOW: The outpatient center also has new, state-of-the-art operating rooms (left), a cardiac nuclear imaging scanner (below) and CT scanner (bottom). May/June 2021 • www.awmagazine.com • 25Coraopolis Second Saturdays, June 12, July 10, Aug. 14, 12-4 p.m. Head to downtown Coraopolis for some live music and food trucks along Mill Street. While you’re there, check out the local shops. Social distancing and face masks are encouraged. Visit coraopolisfoundation.org for more. Moon Township Garden Club Tour, June 25-26 The Moon Township Garden Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and, in honor of that, they’re hosting a two-day garden tour on June 25 and 26. The event will feature a number of gardens in the area, each of which will celebrate a decade of the past 100 years. Each will have accompanying music, enhancing the hundreds of colorful blooms and greenery. On June 25 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., three unique gardens will be showcased and a wine tasting with hors d’oeuvres will accompany. Gardens will be themed with the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. The tour picks back up on Saturday, June 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature five gardens themed in the decades from the 1950s through the 1990s. Themes that day will be “All Shook Up,” “Here Comes the Sun,” “Tapestry,” “Born in the USA” and “One Sweet Day.” Many handcrafted items will also be on sale at each garden, including hand-painted garden stakes, stepping stones, garden aprons and more. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.com. Friday-only tickets are $35, Saturday-only tickets are $20 and tickets for Friday and Saturday are $50. Proceeds benefit the club’s philanthropic, educational and community projects. For more, contact emnorthy@comcast.net or visit moontownshipgardenclub.com. Moon Township 4th of July Celebration, July 4, 4-10:30 p.m. Moon Township’s 4th of July Celebration will return to Moon Park this summer. Festivities are planned throughout the day, with food vendors and family-fun activities kicking off at 4 p.m. There will be DJ entertainment until 6:30 p.m., when Tuned Up takes the stage to perform. At 8 p.m. there will be a flag ceremony and performance of the National Anthem, followed by a concert by No Bad Juju. Everyone’s favorite part, the fireworks, will take place at 10 p.m. Visit moonparks.org for more. Janoski’s Farm Wine Festival, July 10, 3-8 p.m. Janoski’s Farm Wine Festival in Clinton will return this year after a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19. This premier event will once again feature numerous local wineries in an open-air setting out on the farm. They will feature around 100 wine types ranging from Riesling-style chocolate sweet wines, to crisp, un-oaked chardonnays, to robust merlots. A limited number of private tents are available for rent. Please contact info@janoskis.com for pricing and details. This year, Janoski’s is encouraging attendees to bring a canned good donation to benefit the West Allegheny Food Pantry. Additionally, a portion of the festival proceeds will benefit the West Allegheny Food Pantry. Janoski’s also serves an unlimited dinner of fresh food for the event, much of it grown on the farm. Attendees get a souvenir wine glass for tastings, unlimited wine tastings and a chance to win a basket donated by the wineries. Once you find a wine you like, buy a bottle and grab a spot on the deck by the pond. Live music and vendors round out a memorable day. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Janoski’s Farm and on Eventbrite.com by searching Janoski’s Farm Wine Festival 2021. This adult-only event takes place rain or shine. Please note: due to COVID-19, the staff will serve the meal. Masks are required upon entry and the farm requests all attendees to please continue social distancing upon arrival. Carry-in food/ alcohol or pets are not permitted. Visit the Facebook page Janoski’s Farm Wine Festival for updates. The lowdown on fun summer happenings in and around the area. Summer Fun Guide All events listed are subject to change or cancellation. Please observe recommended COVID-19 guidance when attending any event. For more, visit cdc.gov, alleghenycounty.us and www.health. pa.gov. Visit the websites listed for more information. Download our app, AWMag Events, at awmagazine.com to view these events and others on your phone or to submit an event. 26 • Allegheny West Magazine • May/June 2021Kennedy Township Community Days, Aug. 11-14, TBA Rides, live music, fair food, inflatables, games and fireworks are tentatively scheduled to return to Fairhaven Park this year for Kennedy Township Community Days. Details are still in the works but, in years past, the fair has taken place each evening with fireworks capping off the fun that Saturday. There may even be live music. As with all the events on this list, however, plans are subject to change. Stay tuned to www.kennedytwp.com. Robinson’s Eighth Annual Autumn Festival, Sept. 18, 12-9 p.m. Close out the festival season with Robinson Township’s Autumn Festival at the Burkett Sports and Recreation Complex in Robinson Township. Festivities kick off at noon and go until 9 p.m. There will be live bands throughout the day, youth performances, amusements, arcade games, a rock climbing wall, a bungee trampoline and more. It also wouldn’t be a festival without the food vendors and a fireworks show to wrap up the celebration. Check www.facebook.com/townshipofrobinson for more. FUN! SUMMER ALLEGHENYCOUNTY.US/PARKPROGRAMS CATCH THE FUN! SUMMER SPORTS & FITNESS SUMMER CAMPS NATURE PROGRAMMING & MORE! Earn $11-$13/hr as a lifeguard at Settlers Cabin Park! Earn $11-$13/hr as a lifeguard at Settlers Cabin Park! Download our app, AWMag Events, for everything on this guide and more. Download at awmagazine.com, find it on the app store or scan the QR code at left. May/June 2021 • www.awmagazine.com • 27Live Music Bring along your lawn chair and observe social distancing while enjoying some great live music. Robin Hill Lunchtime Concerts Take your lunch break at Robin Hill Park in Moon Township on the third Wednesday of each month and enjoy some great music. Concerts kick off at noon and there will be food trucks. Note that the parking lot will fill up fast. The last two shows will also instead take place at Moon Park. Bobby Thompson & The Groove, May 19, blues. Tom Allan Variety Band, June 16, polka and Dixieland. The Davis-Gray Trio, July 21, acoustic classic rock. Dr. Zoot Trio, Aug. 18, Moon Park, jazz and swing. Doo Wop Doctors, Sept. 15, Moon Park, Doo Wop and 1950s. Food Truck Thursdays West Hills Symphonic Band, June 4, 7:30 p.m., Moon Park, food trucks. Bleach Fuzz, June 12, 8 p.m., Moon Park, 90’s alternative, food trucks. Scott Blasey from The Clarks, June 15, 7 p.m., Clinton Park. Ashley Marina, June 19, 7:15-8:45 p.m., Burkett Park, see the young local singer from “America’s Got Talent.” Pittsburgh Banjo Club, June 25, 7:30 p.m., Moon Park, food trucks. The Zoo Band, July 3, 7-8:45 p.m., Burkett Park, Western PA’s good time party band. Moon Township 4th of July Celebration, July 4, Moon Park, Tuned Up, 6:30 p.m., No Bad Juju, 8:30 p.m. GumBand, July 10, 8 p.m., Moon Park, classic rock, food trucks. The West Hills Symphonic Band, Aug. 5, 6:30 p.m., Leopold Lake, 810 Rt. 30 in Imperial. Pink Noise, Aug. 14, 8 p.m., Pink Floyd covers, Moon Park, food trucks. Spirit of Dixie Band, Aug. 22, 7:15-8:45 p.m., Burkett Park, authentic sounds of New Orleans-style jazz. Allegheny Brass Band, Sept. 11, 8 p.m., Moon Park, patriotic pops, food trucks. Robinson Township Autumn Festival, Sept. 18, Burkett Park, Occasional Reign, 7-9 p.m., The Collisions, 3-5:30 p.m., Paul and Eileen Rennie, 12-1:30 p.m. Check out a movie at Moon’s Family Fun Friday Nights Head to the amphitheater in Moon Park on first and last Fridays of each month from July through Sept. 3 for either live music or a plein- air feature film. This year, Moon is featuring some classics from the 1980s. Food trucks will be on hand. Here are the film evenings: “Goonies,” July 30, 8:45 p.m. “The Brave Little Toaster,” Aug. 6, 8:45 p.m. “Labyrinth,” Aug. 27, 8:30 p.m. “An American Tail,” Sept. 3, 8:30 p.m. Findlay’s There’s no reason to cook dinner on the last Thursday of each month. Instead, head out to the Findlay Township Municipal Building parking lot between 4-8 p.m. and check out a great lineup of trucks serving delicious food. Here’s the schedule: Catch the Spirit of Dixie Band on Aug. 22 at 7:15 p.m. at Burkett Park. May 28 - Gyros N’ At, BRGR, Kona Ice June 24 - Gyros N’ At and Totopo July 29 - Gyros N’ At, La Petite Tour De France, Kona Ice Aug. 26 - Gyros N’ At, Tocayo, Kona Ice Sept. 30 - Gyros N’ At and BRGR For more information: Findlay events: www.findlay.pa.us Moon events: moonparks.org Robinson events: townshipofrobinson.com 28 • Allegheny West Magazine • May/June 2021YMCA Summer Day Camps at Settlers Cabin Park, June 21-Aug. 20 The YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh is partnering with Allegheny County Parks and Recreation to offer several day camps this summer. Locally, camps are being offered at Settlers Cabin Park with work- friendly schedules. The camps run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., with a before-camp starting at 7 a.m. and an after-camp wrapping up at 6 p.m. The camps are for ages 5-14. Themes range from “Superheroes vs. Vilians” to “Underwater Adventure” and “Around the World in 5 Days.” For more, including prices and registration, visit www.ycamps.org/ymca-day-camp-at-settlers-cabin- park or use the link under the “Camps” listing in the AWMag Events app. Moon Parks and Rec. Summer Camp and Programs Moon Township Parks and Recreation offers numerous summer programs for children who live either in or outside of Moon Township. Programs run throughout the summer and themes range from “Space Camp” to “Wizarding Week.” There are also a number of other evening camps that let campers explore nature, science and crafts. Programs are offered for ages 5 through 12. For descriptions, times and registration information, visit www.moonparks.org/programs/youth.asp#. North Fayette Parks and Rec. Camp, June 7-Aug. 20 This all-day summer camp program is offered for school-aged children in grades one through eight and features structured playtime, field trips, swimming days, and other excursions that make it a popular summertime experience. The camps also take advantage of the amenities at Donaldson Park, including the township’s recreation building. Camps kick off at 7 a.m. and end at 6 p.m. For more, and to download a registration packet, visit www.north-fayette.com/204/ Programs-Youth. Camp Invention, July 12-16 This summer camp, which was created by a nonprofit branch of the national Inventors Hall of Fame, will take place at Archangel Gabriel School and is for children in grades K through six. Campers will get to explore a number of STEM activities and build their own SolarBot, microphone, road rally car and duck launcher. The camp will take place each day from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. but there is an option to extend that to 5:30 p.m. For more, contact camp director Jen Mattarochia at jmatarochia@archangelgabrielpgh.com. 412.205.8998 DDSWebDesign.com Websites that get results. Designed in Pittsburgh Contact us for a free website analysis. Imagine your website working as hard for your business as you do. Robinson Farmers’ Market, Mondays, 3-7 p.m., May 24- Oct. 11 (closed Memorial Day and Labor Day), Holy Trinity Catholic Church parking lot, www.robinsonfarmersmarket. org. Moon Farmers’ Market, Wednesdays, 3-6:30 p.m., Moon Park, 30+ vendors locally grown foods and crafted items, www.moonparks.org. McDonald Trail Station Farmers’ Market, Saturdays, mid- July-September, 9 a.m.-noon, McDonald Trail Station parking lot in McDonald, 161 South McDonald St., fresh local vegetables, fruits, local honey, homemade baked goods, jams, jellies, fresh farm eggs, pre-ordering of locally raised and butchered beef, specialty animal treats, local crafts, www. mcdonaldtrailstation.com, (724) 926-4617. The Original Farmers’ Market, starts 5:30 p.m.; Fridays only in May, Monday/Wednesday/Friday remainder of summer, Bridgeville area, take left on Route 50 off Bridgeville I-79 South Exit, 151 Parks Road, www.theoriginalfarmersmarket. net. May/June 2021 • www.awmagazine.com • 29Next >