EventsKids with Heart
We are still looking for 10 exceptional young people who are passionate about volunteerism and community service. We encourage members of the community to nominate a child 18 and under who possesses outstanding character and demonstrates care, compassion, and concern for others.
Nominate your kid with heart at www.kidswithheartcontest.com. Deadline for nominations is March 20th. The grand prize winner and nine runners-up will be selected as the award recipients. Prizes include a $500 donation to the charity of the grand prize winner’s choice and ten $100 shopping sprees. The awards ceremony will be held on April 4, 2009. Thank you to Dave & Busters for hosting this for us.
Kick Butts Day with AIU
Wednesday, March 25th 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Kick Butts Day is a nationwide event established by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids as a day for youth to stand out and speak up about the fight against tobacco, how it harms our health and how big tobacco companies target kids.
The event to raise awareness will be held by Allegheny Intermediate Unit in Town Center from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Kids will be volunteering their time in educating the public about tobacco prevention. The KISS FM Radio van will be on site and LA Fitness is giving away a one-year membership. If you would like to participate in any way, please contact the management office.
Rotary Race 5K Run/Walk at The Waterfront
Saturday, April 25th at 8:30am
Presented by Rotary Clubs of Allegheny Valley, Lawrenceville, Oakland, Pittsburgh East and Steel Valley The 5K Fun Run/Walk will start and end in the Dave and Buster’s parking lot.
500 runners are expected to attend.
Contact Ray Schon at 412-461-6700 or Tom Fallon at fallonthomas@hotmail.com to participate or donate prizes and post race giveaways.
Farmers Market
May 30th – September 30th
We are excited to announce that the Waterfront will be hosting a Farmers Market for the first time this year. The Market will run every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the Town Center.
Vintage Grand Prix
July 14th TBD
The Vintage Grand Prix Car Cruise will take place again at the Power Center
Summer Activities (tbd)
We are redeveloping our summer activities schedule and will update the newsletter accordingly next month.
“Stars Over the Waterfront”
August/September Date TBD
Did you know that 2009 is the year of Astronomy? DDR is planning a national campaign around astronomy. Details will be announced at a later date. Fore more information on the Year of Astronomy, please check out the website at http://www.astronomy2009.org/
Waterfront Wine & Food Tasting benefiting the Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
September 17th 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting this great even again this year. We will be sending out a letter to all of the restaurants seeking participation. This year, we would hope that more retailers will get involved. If we could offer a discount during the time of the event or a store giveaway, it would add to the event.
PKD Walk
September 26th
This will be our third year for the Polysistic Kidney Disease Walk. The walk will begin at 10:00 a..m. The route shall be along the sidewalks only and along the walking trail and end in the Town Center.
NEW Waterfront coupon book The coupon books have been printed and are getting sold to school districts. Those that have participated may pick up their copy at the management office.
NEW Website
Please take the time to check out our new website which is launching on Monday, March 16th.
