Let’s pack a lunch and explore where the Pirates make their magic happen!
Bring the whole family and join us for a Saturday morning tour of PNC Park on May 24, 2014. Learn baseball facts and have some swashbuckling fun on this 1.5 hour tour that will include:
Pirates Dugout and Warning Track
Batting Cages
Pittsburgh Baseball Club
Pop’s Plaza
Press Box
Tour begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. and will include 1.5 miles of walking. (Route is stroller/ wheel chair friendly.)
Cost is $6.00 per person, and children 5 and younger are free.
Make sure to pack a lunch for your family, and bring some spending money if you want to make a purchase in the gift shop at the end of the tour. Also, the Buccos take on the Washington Nationals that afternoon at 4:05 p.m. for those interested in extending your adventure on your own.
There are a limited number of spots for this exciting event. To RSVP for the Pirates Tour & Picnic at PNC Park, follow these two steps:
RSVP on the website by April 15th
Send payment to Julie Williams (300 Alamo Drive).
You are not considered registered until payment is received. We have to prepay and PNC Park requires a final head count.
Bring a sweet treat to share with others, and join fellow Newcomer Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary (aka Kim Adler) as she brings the world of springtime to life through her stories about flowers, gardening, and all things spring! At this family event, we will enjoy stories, snacks, and even a craft as we welcome spring back to Pittsburgh (finally, maybe). Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 19th with the number of attendees, ages of children, and treat you plan on brining. See you there! www.charactersbykim.com
Come out and get some FREE advice on how to make decisions that will improve your child’s acceptance rate into college. Diane Vater of Vater College Advising is offering our club a unique opportunity to benefit from her years of experience in consulting with families. Parents with children from middle through high school are encouraged to attend.
From Diane’s website vatercollegeadvising.com:
As an educational consultant and college admissions advisor in the Pittsburgh area, Diane Vater provides experienced, knowledgeable guidance to students and their families as they navigate the college admissions process. Her expertise comes from years of visiting colleges, connecting with admissions professionals around the country, and working with students like yours. One-on-one consulting makes the process personal, manageable, and effective, with practical and calming advice every step of the way.
Diane recognizes that each student is unique with distinctive abilities, talents, and interests. She strives to help students discover colleges that are the right fit, both academically and personally, where they will thrive and grow. Throughout the process, students are encouraged to take ownership of their college search and become the best applicant they can be.
Vater College Advising also recognizes that each family is unique with their own financial needs, values, and goals. It is committed to helping families identify colleges that are affordable and will maximize their investment in higher education.
Pull on your favorite tacky holiday sweater, grab the family, and join us at Mt. Lebanon lanes for some Holiday cheer!
There will be a Holiday Photo Booth, Card Making for local Veterans and Prizes for best/worst sweaters.
Location:
Mt. Lebo Lanes (1601 Washington Rd; 15228)
Cost:
$20/ per person (includes 2 hours of bowling and snacks; Children under 4 years of age are free. Mail payments (made out to USC Newcomers) to Sydna Burns: 2290 Cremona Drive; USC, PA 15241
RSVP by Monday, December 9th and include number of guests attending in the notes field below
Besides the over five acres of pumpkins, Simmons Farm offers multiple field activities for children and adults:
-Hay maze and 4 acre corn maze and 2 acre corn maze
-100ft slide and smaller Fire Truck slide!
-Petting Zoo
-play Area
Weekend Extra Activities Include:
(some items may have charge)
-Food Concessions
-Pumpkin Carving Display
-Pumpkin Typhoon
-Apple Sling Shot
-Music by Fiddlin’ Mike and the Fiddlin’ Around Band!
-Apple Picking
With your admission, you can stay in the field for as long as you like; however, the table with snacks and drinks will only be reserved for the USC Newcomers for 2 hours (10 am – 12 pm).
Event Location:
Simmon’s Farm – 170 Simmons RD
Cost of event/person:
Admission without a pumpkin – $10; Admission with a pumpkin – $12; Children under 33″ are free
(Please list in the note field below how many people will be attending and what admission type (with or without pumpkins)
Mia has graciously offered to host a family pool party on July 18th from 2-4pm. The rain date will be the 19th. Mia’s backyard is equipped with lots of fun for kids of all ages — the pool, trampoline, tree house, driveway for bikes, and I know I’m forgetting some! We will have sitters there to help supervise the kids, and lite snacks will be provided.
Spring is here! The snow is gone and it’s time to play outside.
Join your fellow Newcomers for a Spring Picnic!
Event Location:
Boyce-Mayview Pavilion at USC Rec Center
We’ll have games (relay races, bean-bag toss, hula hoops), prizes, cotton candy and sno-cones, and lunch. If there’s a game your family enjoys we’d love to learn it, too.
Join Santa’s elves for an afternoon of reindeer games! (appearance by Rudolph unlikely)
Kids can make a craft, play some games and sing a few carols. Santa will stop by to hear what kids (and grown-ups) want this holiday season. It’s his busy season so we’re happy he can make time for us!
We’ll also have a late lunch accompanied by Snowflake Punch.
Come one, come all and let’s have a merry holiday party with friends!
Event Location:
Old Rec Center, McLaughlin Rd.
Cost of Event:
$12/adult, $5/child. Checks made out to “Upper St Clair Newcomers’ Club”, mailed to Anjula Singh at 423 Cadberry Ct.
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Don’t be spooked! Join your Newcomers’ friends at Simmons Farm to pick a pumpkin, go on a hayride and maybe get lost in a maze. The people most dressed in the holiday spirit (without wearing a costume) will each win a prize!
Event Location:
Simmons Farm, 170 Simmons Rd. McMurray, PA 15317-3827
Cost:
With pumpkin $12, Without pumpkin $9
Kids 2 and under are free.
Please send checks (made out to: USC Newcomers’) to Anjula Singh, 423 Cadberry Ct., USC 15241 and indicate the number of adults & kids included.
