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Summer camps returning in Western Pennsylvania Share Updated: 7:53 PM EDT May 18, 2021 Share Updated: 7:53 PM EDT May 18, 2021
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Show Transcript REPORTER: MANY SUMMER CAMPS WE FOUND ARE REOPENING FOR DAY CAMPS AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS, BUT THINGS WILL LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THERE WILL BE SOCIAL DISTANCING, OF COURSE MASKS, AND SOME ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS. HERE AT THE WOODLANDS, THEY SAY THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO BRING THE KIDS BACK. AND ONE FAMILY TELLS ME THIS IS NEEDED. ARE YOU EXCITED? THAT’S THE WAY IT IS. JOHANN KOLLING IS MORE THAN READY TO BRING BACK SUMMER CAMP. THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A HIGHLIGHT. REPORTER: FOR 12 YEARS, JOHANN HAS PARTICIPATED IN CAMP HERE AT THE WOODLANDS IN WEXFORD. THIS CAMP CATERS TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. OFFERING SPORTS, SWIMMING AND LOTS OF FRIENDSHIPS WHICH LIKE MOST SUMMER CAMPS WERE ON HOLD FOR MORE THAN A YEAR DUE TO COVID-19 AND DOCTORS SAY IT HURT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT HEALTH, IT
Pittsburgh Playwrights
Theatre’s 17th season will be available for free. Each filmed production will be accompanied by an artists’ interview pre-show and a watch party on Facebook Live. Reserve seats online at pghplaywrights.org.
Brownsville Rotary Club’s Rotaract group will present the 2021 Stars on Stage in a virtual talent show May 22. The talent show is open to Brownsville Area Middle and High School students. Participants should gather in the high school auditorium at 6 p.m. The event will be streamed. Email Emily Behm at learningwithemilybehm@gmail.com for more information and registration.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will host a virtual EQT Children’s Theater Festival May 1-16. The lineup will feature free activities and workshops in addition to ticketed events. More information is available at pghkids.trustarts.org/
Cisco Foundation Commits $100 Million for Climate Projects and Technology
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The Cisco Foundation money will help nonprofits that use technology to promote community carbon reduction, climate resilience, green jobs, and education and activism on climate change.
Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:
Cisco Foundation
$100 million over 10 years to make grants and impact investments to nonprofit groups that are using technology to combat climate change and promote community education, carbon reduction, climate resilience, green jobs, and activism.
American Express
$40 million to the Accion Opportunity Fund, a nonprofit community-development financial institution, to offer loans and other resources to small-business owners in the United States, with a focus on Black entrepreneurs.