Monday, December 3, 2012
Photos from the Saturday event at the Boyce Park Ski Lodge in Plum.
The ninth-annual Richie Hrivnak Charity Christmas Party was held on Saturday at the Boyce Park Ski Lodge in Plum. The community got together at the party—hosted by Mayor Rich Hrivnak, wife, Charlene, and son, Richie—and donated toys for the Toys for Tots program and food for the Plum Food Pantry. Santa and Rudolph were on hand for photos, and families enjoyed crafts, balloons, refreshments and rides on the train. Did you attend the event? Share your photos by clicking the 'Upload Photos and Videos' tab. _______________________ Plum-Oakmont Patch is on Facebook and on Twitter. Don't forget to sign up for our daily email newsletter by clicking here.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Richie Hrivnak, 10, and his family are collecting toys and nonperishable food items.
The Hrivnak of Plum Borough will be hosting the ninth-annual Richie Hrivnak Toys for Tots and Plum Food Pantry Christmas Party this weekend. The holiday party will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Boyce Park Ski Lodge. There is no cost to attend the event, which includes games, activities, a Christmas train, visits with Santa Claus and Rudolph, and more fun. The Hrivnaks—Plum Mayor Rich Hrivnak, his wife, Charlene, and son, Richie—just ask those who attend to bring a new, unwrapped toy to benefit the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program, and/or non-perishable food items for the Plum Food Pantry. The food pantry is in need of soups and cereals this year. The Marines will distribute the toys collected as …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Abby Kraeer, 15, tended to her garden this summer to grow food for the Plum Food Pantry.
Monday, December 5, 2011
The eighth annual Richie Hrivnak Toys for Tots and Plum Food Pantry Drive was held on Saturday.
Plum Borough Mayor Richard Hrivnak and his family invited the community to a holiday party at the Boyce Park Ski Lodge on Saturday. There, visitors enjoyed games, activities, visits with Rudolph and Santa Claus, and more fun. Those who attended were asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy to benefit the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program, and/or non-perishable food items for the Plum Food Pantry. The Hrivnaks started the holiday party years ago, so their son, Richie, would learn about the joys of giving back.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The event will be Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Boyce Park Ski Lodge.
Plum Borough Mayor Richard Hrivnak and his family have been prepping for the eighth annual Richie Hrivnak Toys for Tots and Plum Food Pantry Drive. The holiday party will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Boyce Park Ski Lodge. There is no cost to attend the event, which includes games, activities, visits with Santa Claus and more fun. The Hrivnaks just ask those who attend to bring a new, unwrapped toy to benefit the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program, and/or non-perishable food items for the Plum Food Pantry. The Marines distribute the toys collected as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. Mayor Hrivnak and his wife, Charlene, began hosting the party when …
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
The non-profit, which serves those in Plum as well as emergency cases from the surrounding area, has to change its hours due to state regulations.
The Plum Food Pantry faces changes that its organizers fear will impact its ability to help those in need, but some, including borough officials, hope a solution can be found in a new home for the organization. The food pantry, which is housed in the basement of Holiday Park United Methodist Church on Sandune Drive, must cut its Tuesday pickup to two hours in the evening, according to food pantry chairman Joseph Utterback, to comply with state requirements that those working or volunteering around children have Act 33/34 clearances—state-required criminal background checks for people who work with children or do volunteer work. The church has a preschool on site. “That’s a necessity, that’s not something that we’re fighting,” he said. “We …
