January/February 2022 - Plum Community Center
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January/February 2022
9:00 AM -3:30 PM
10:00 AM – 3:30 pm
(After hours by appointment) Put on your dancing shoes and join us with DJ Ron! For only
$10 PCC is providing a DJ, light refreshments, raffles, and
View our newsletter online at: décor! Beat those winter blues by enjoying a nice evening out.
plumcommunitycenter.com You may bring your own beverage to this event. Please
Find us on Facebook at: purchase tickets in advance from the front desk.
facebook.com/Plumcenter
Phone: 412-795-2330 IMPORTANT NOTICE
EMAIL: AARP Foundation TAX PREPARATION
PCCINFO@plumboro.com
Get PCC News first by sharing PCC will begin booking appointments for tax
your email with us. preparation on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Please do
not call for an appointment before February 1, 2022.
Appointments for Plum residents and center members
NOTICE: will be given priority.
PCC WILL BE CLOSED PCC staff helps to coordinate this program and makes
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY the center available for appointments. Due to COVID
restrictions and reduction in tax preparer volunteers,
MONDAY, JANUARY 17
there will be a reduced number of appointments in
2022. While tax preparation is free. donations to
cover the cost of PCC coordinating this service are
needed and greatly appreciated.
Winter is Time for the Return of Toni’s Soup
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 26
STUFFED PEPPER SOUP
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 23
CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
Members have asked for Toni’s soup to return. PCC is answering
the call. Stop by the Café between 10:00AM -2:00PM to purchase
some delicious homemade soup.
Cup $3.00 Bowl $4.00
Quarts must be ordered and paid for in advance. Call the front desk
Quart $8.00 to order. 412-795-2330. Order forms available at the front desk or on
the website at www.plumcommunitycenter.org
Masks must be worn inside the PCC facility.
PCC will continue to monitor CDC mandates, PA State Health Department,
and local Allegheny County Health Department guidelines. We will inform
our members if operations or standards change. PCC will continue to
require you to enter through the front doors and we will conduct
temperature checks as you enter the building. If your temperature exceeds
100.4 degrees, you will not be allowed entry to the building even if you are
fully vaccinated. If you are not feeling well, please stay home
• If you are not vaccinated, you are required to properly wear a mask for your safety
and the safety of others. At this time, proof of vaccination is not needed. We work on
the honor system.
• Updates to PCC policies will be communicated in person, via direct mail, email, and
the website.
To help us plan for materials and safe distancing we encourage all participants of PCC programs
to sign up and make a reservation. Reservations can be made by:
1. Calling the center 412-795-2330. Our staff will take your reservation
2. Email to pccinfo@plumboro.com Send us an email indicating the program you wish to
attend.
3. Sign up in person when you visit the center. Sign-up sheets for our programs will be in the
Plum Café.
We will do our best to accommodate walk-ins to our programs. Individuals who registered will get
first entry to all programs and events.
We ask you to inform us if you need to cancel a reservation. Programs with fees attached must be
cancelled within 4 hours of the event to receive a refund.
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Have you thought about recording your
memories…?
But don’t know quite how to begin? Now is the time!
Zoom joining info: Link: https://bit.ly/CCACwrite
Phone 1-301-715 8592 Meeting ID 988 5274 6716 Password: Write
Recipes include caramel pecan sticky buns,
hashbrown breakfast casserole, muffin tin mini
quiches, and yummy sheet pan pancakes!!
Call the PCC 412-795-2330 to obtain recipes.
Zoom joining info: Link: https://bit.ly/CookWithHilary
Phone 1-301-715 8592 Meeting ID 956 0533 7679 Password: Hilary
Date: Friday January 14th (MUST register at front desk by
Tuesday January 4)
Menu: Chicken Salad w/ cranberries/leaf lettuce on multi-
grain bread, tomato/cucumber w/ Italian dressing, and
banana
Date: Friday January 28th (MUST register at front desk by
Tuesday January 18)
Menu: Cold Roast Beef w/Swiss cheese on wheat bun. Broccoli slaw, potato salad
and apricot halves.
Date: Friday February 11th (MUST register at front desk by Tuesday February 1)
Menu: Tuna Salad, Israeli salad, vinegar/dill pickle potato salad, roll, sliced pears
**Due to COVID regular congregant lunches will not resume until the end of March 2022.
Allegheny County has made boxed lunches available on limited basis. You must register to
participate. Lunches are meant to be eaten at the Center. Meals offered as a free service to the
community, small donations are appreciated to help cover PCC’s cost of the lunch.
Other Noteworthy News:
Did you know the Lions Club accepts glasses donation and pill
bottles? Bottles are donated to a non-profit, Matthew 25, who
ship them overseas where they are used to safely distribute
needed medicine. This helps people in need and aids in
recycling. Glasses donation box is in PCC’s café, and please
see Samantha to donate used pill bottles. (Please remove all
labels)
Get fit in 2022. Start the year of right with PCC’s Silver Sneakers Classes.
See the schedule in this newsletter. Get your
heart healthy, do strength training and finish
with chair yoga. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays. PCC has the best instructors in Sonja
Apperson, Anne Skreppen and Debbie Foster.
Happening Weekly @PCC
Cash Prize Money:
Regular games $5.00
(each winner)
Specials $10.00
(or $5.00 for each winner)
Jackpot $25.00 (multiple
winners split jackpot)
Your $10 includes a snack/drink and Jackpot will not
play packet that contains 10 regular carry over each week.
games, 3 specials and the jackpot!!
Optional purchase: $5.00 for extra play packet (all 14 games) OR $2.00 for extra
Jackpot sheet Encourage your friends to attend!
Game of 500 Game of Poker
Tuesdays 12:00 PM- 3:00 PM Tuesdays 12:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Game of Euchre Yes Golf, is a Card Game
Wednesdays 12:30 PM-3:00 PM Thursdays: 12:00 PM -3:00 PM
Please feel free to join a game. Card players are
encouraging new members to join the fun. Have questions call 412-795-2330.
Live music on Wednesdays resumes in March 2022
PCC has a treasure you may not know about. Would you believe
for the past 20 years a group of volunteers has been performing
at the center to sing and play a variety of music? The band is on
winter break but if you wish to try something different, come
learn to play guitar? Guitar lessons are free!
Call PCC 412-795-2330 to schedule a lesson. If you progress,
you can join the other volunteers to perform together!
Sock Snow People
Thursday January 13
10:00AM – 12:00PM
Instructor: Gerri Sollinger
Join us to craft your own charming sock snow
people! Bring your friends, PCC provides the
craft supplies.
Instructor: Karen Hochberg
Help us to share handmade kindness. Come make cards for friends
and family and our Meals on Wheels clients. PCC will offer beautiful
papers, envelopes, stamps, and other fun supplies. Join us in
person or call for a card kit (supplies for 4 cards and envelopes)
you can pick up at the center. Suggested donation $3.00
Instructor: Karen Hochberg
Join us while we decoupage small Valentine boxes! Learn
decorating techniques and more.
Limited number of boxes available so sign up early!
Instructor: Diane Pavlick
Come craft this adorable wine cork wreath with us and finish it
off with a well-crafted bow. Participants encouraged to save
and bring corks.
Upcoming programs! Mark your Calendar calendar.
Happy New Year! Let’s make 2022 the year of Friendships!
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