Community Foundation of Upper St. Clair (CFUSC)

"GOING GREEN" REUSABLE GROCERY SHOPPING BAGS SALE

 Sponsored by:
 Community Foundation of Upper St. Clair
 Reusable Grocery Shopping Bags for Sale
 Bags measure 15" x 20" x 5"
 USC landmarks are highlighted on the bags
 Cost: $5
  Contact : Deepa  Godbole 412-835-1609 or email mainstreetusc@gmail.com

PSCO 2008-2009 Series 

Community Foundation is partnering with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 
to bring the Chamber Orchestra concert series to the USC Theatre.  
There are two concerts left in the 2008-2009 series, March 21 and April 
25.  This is quite a feather in USC'c cap, since Carnegie Music Hall 
in Oakland, and USC are the only two venues in the area for this 
series.

The tickets are priced right at $50, $36, or $26 for the two concert 
series.  Attached is a flyer regarding the two concerts

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 Newsletter - Dec 2008

• For events calendar at Upper St. Clair High School Theater click here

• Upcoming programs at the USC Library - click here 

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• THAI - USC Student Cultural Exchange Program

  You are invited to host a new group of Exchange Students from Thailand for 5 weeks from April 16, 2009 to May 21, 2009.  The group consists of 21 boys and 19 girls from grades 9 to 12.  

  If  you  are  interested  in  being  a  host  family, please apply by March 20, 2009 -  Contact: Luck Groves ,  Telephone:  412-221-4816  or 412-221-393

  Email:  interfacemgmtintl@comcast.net

Qualifications for host families are non-smoking, kindness, interest in other cultures, have a private bedroom for the Thai student (two students can share the same room). You don’t have to have high school children in order to host.  Each host family will receive a Thai cook book, a $50 gift certificate for a specified Thai restaurant and an appreciation check of $200 for each Thai student ( $400 check for hosting two Thai students ).

Based on Publication 526 of the U.S. Treasury Department, you could receive a Tax Credit from the Federal Government of $62.50 for hosting a foreign exchange student for five weeks ($50 per month per student). A Tax Credit of $125 for hosting two Thai students.

Free field trips and site visits at the top of Mt. Washington, , Strip District, Carnegie Museum, Nationality Classrooms at the University of Pittsburgh,  shopping at Grove City Outlet, a bowling competition and a pizza party at AMF, lunch at Station Square , lunch at LuLu’s  Noodles in Oakland, two tickets at Kennywood  Park ($70), and two VIP tickets for our Thai Night Gala ($30).  There is also a possibility to travel to Washington D.C with the group for three days and two nights based on the availability of space on the executive bus (excluding hotel cost).

The benefits for students by hosting Thai exchange students are the intercultural and diversity experience, community service, increasing their self-knowledge and building a profile for college applications.  We would look forward to working with you as a host family.

The Thai-USA Student Cultural Exchange Program was established in 2005 for Thai and American students to gain international experience and an appreciation of each other's culture.  To date, 152 Thai and Upper St. Clair students have participated as exchange students through this program. This self-supporting program has also sponsored 18 Thai and Upper St. Clair teachers to travel to each other’s countries.  We will have a trip for USC students to travel to Thailand as exchange students to attend Thai high schools in December, 2009.

Fleet Feet Sports fun runs will be taking place every Sunday morning beginning June 8th at 8:00 AM with the first location at the South Park ice rink. In addition, every Wednesday evening at 7:30 PM we will meet at the Mt. Lebanon H.S. track to focus on interval training which will be led by a member of our staff. Sunday mornings will be longer group oriented runs taking place at a variety of locations. Please check our web site by Thursday of every week to see where our meeting place will be. 
We want this to be a noncompetitive atmosphere that will give local runners a place to meet new friends that share in a common interest. This opportunity is open to any level of runner and we welcome everyone! Bring your friends and family and we will see you at 8:00 AM Sunday June 8th! Look for the Fleet Feet Banner!!
Please contact Bob Shooer at bob@fleetfeetpittsburgh.com with any questions.

For information on  events, please call (412) 805-1593 or visit the Upper St. Clair Fly Fishing Club's website at www.uscflyfishing.org