The 2nd Annual Highland Park Hullabaloo is coming up soon:  Thursday, June 22nd from 4 – 8 pm, at the Rhododendron Shelter on Stanton Ave.  This neighborhood block party includes free food, live music, and lots of fun!  

Please consider volunteering for an hour or two – – many of our board members will be out of town so we are currently short handed. It takes a village – or in this case, a neighborhood! Sign-up to volunteer at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040F4DA5A72BA4F85-hullabaloo

Greetings Neighbors,

The June Meeting of the HPCC will be held via Zoom.  This is our Annual Business Meeting.

Agenda:

• Update from Zone 5
• HPCC Annual Report to Community
• Update from HPCC Finance Committee
• Update from HPCC Membership Committee
• Election of Board Members:
  • Candidates for Officers:  Stephanie Walsh (President), Sabrina Culyba (Vice President), Howard Degenholtz (Treasurer), Judy Beck (Secretary)
  • Candidates for Board Seats:  Beth Hutton, Laura Myers, Elisa Lucke Jones
  • Sitting board members not up for election (for informational purposes only): Justin Bhagat, Jason Griess, Rebecca Maclean, Becky Marinov, Kathleen Paola, and Marybeth Van Fleet
  • Special thanks to outgoing board members: Bob Staresinic, Jim Blakley, and Bill Reier

What: June HPCC Community Meeting

When: June 15, 2023 7:00 PM Eastern Time

You MUST register in advance for this meeting by clicking this link. 

Note: You may also receive an invitation from our membership system.  Please register only once.

Thank you!

Good news, Highland Park!

Our Senior Online Services (SOS) Program is up and running. Here’s what some of our participants have to say about their experience with us:

• ”  My SOS Tech came to my apartment today to help with my printer problem. I am happy to report that he solved the problem!  In addition to his intelligence, I found him to be friendly, kind, and so very personable.I was completely comfortable having him in my home.Thank you for providing this service. I truly appreciate it.”
• ” My Tech was awesome. He did a fabulous job.Walked me through how to use streaming once installed. I will highly recommend this valuable service to others.”
• ”  My Tech  was “lovely” My  Calendar is up and running and I now know how to use it. “
• ” Everything went well with my Tech’s visit when he came over to meet me on Monday. So thank you very much. I have all my computer questions answered.”
• “Thank you for following up.Yes, my Tech’s insight into my question was very helpful'”
• “Excellent service. Excellent experience overall; Phone and Rocku up and running like new! My Tech was wonderful!”

That’s but a few. So, why wait? Give us a phone call at 412 368 -6475 or email us at sos@hpccpgh.org.We are here to help all Highland Park residents 55+ with their technology issues/needs!

The SOS Team

Sunday, June 4 is the city’s largest yard sale, right here in Highland Park!  It will be from 9 am – 1ish, and the Bryant Street Festival from noon until 4 pm. There will be food, arts & crafts vendors, live music, kids crafts, and other fun things on Bryant Street, so please come down! Please take care when driving: there will be pedestrians out and about and Bryant Street will be closed from Highland Ave to North Saint Claire most of the day. 

Check out the Yard Sale Event page for an updated map.

The HPCC needs volunteers to help hand out maps for the Yard Sale this weekend.  Sign up here  to help.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040F4DA5A72BA4F85-hpcc2

Or we could use some help setting up and tearing down at the Bryant Street Festival.  Or if you are outgoing we could use a master of ceremonies during the Festival.  Sign up here to help.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040F4DA5A72BA4F85-bryant

Exciting News for Highland Park Residents age 55 and up!

Technology is moving at a rapidly continuous pace. Are you feeling overwhelmed, left behind?

• Is your Smart Phone/ TV just a little too smart?
• Did you receive a Kindle or Nook Book for Mother’s Day and don’t know how it works?
• Need help downloading apps to your phone?
• Have a Fire Stick but are uncertain how it connects to your TV?
• Need to install a webcam?
• Want to see your family and friends, who live in another state, but more often than not are having Zoom issues?
• …..And the list goes on and on.

Well, the good news is here! Help is on the way!

The Highland Park Community Council received a City of Pittsburgh Community First Grant to help bridge the gap, both technologically and intergenerationally  The name of our new grant funded program is the Senor Online Service, aka SOS, program. It is designed to connect the seniors and young people in the community through technology assistance. The recently formed SOS Team consists of several exceptional, well qualified younger adults – “youth techs” – 18 – 25 years of age and two HPCC Board members serve as SOS coordinators. Our youth techs will provide in-home technology assistance to Highland Park residents 55+. All youth techs have been personally interviewed by the SOS coordinators, possess great technical skills, and passed a state background check. 

• SOS recipients must reside in Highland Park and be age 55 or up.  
• All SOS services provided are totally free of charge. 

We are ready to go and eager to help our neighbors in Highland Park!  All you need to do is:

CONTACT US BY EMAIL AT: hpccpghservices@gmail.com or: 

CALL US BY PHONE AT:  412 368-6475

The SOS Team does not perform emergency interventions. You can expect to receive a response within 24 hours of your initial contact to us.

Please contact us with any questions regarding the Program. If you are reading this and are not a Highland Park resident, please feel free to forward to any friends or family living in Highland Park.

The SOS Team is looking forward to hearing from you soon!