PGH Party for a Purpose Presents: Speak Easy, a prohibition-era benefit for Words Without Walls

Hey Guys and Dolls, Come on over and nibble one with us at the hotsy totsy Brillowbox to support Words Without Walls!
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Words Without Walls is a creative partnership between graduate students from Chatham University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program and the Allegheny County Jail (ACJ). Students teach creative writing courses to male and female inmates at ACJ. Words Without Walls gives students permission to create, a supportive and positive community, and a reading audience. By providing an atmosphere for creative growth and nurturing student work, Words Without Walls empowers students to express themselves on the page.

We will start the night celebrating the prohibition in all its literary splendor with a POETRY SLAM featuring Tim Seibles, Toi Derricott, Heather McNaugher, Sheryl St. Germain and special guests.
Then stick around for more, including:
-Hoofin’ to the tunes of DJ Thermos & DJ Soulstrings
-Original artwork from ACJ inmates on display
-Photo booth
-CANDY CIGARETTES
-Drink Specials
-Franktuary Truck

Please RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/events/278955725507329/?context=create

Email pghpartyforapurpose@gmail.com with questions!

PPP Announces Beneficiary for March 23rd Party!

Wow, thank you to all of the AMAZING organizations who applied to be our next beneficiary!  After reading through them all, we decided to go with the organization Words Without Walls.  Words Without Walls is a creative partnership between graduate students from Chatham University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program and Allegheny County Jail (ACJ). Students from Chatham teach creative writing courses to male and female inmates at ACJ, organize readings of their work, facilitate community workshops after their release, and publish their work in an annual anthology.  Words Without Walls gives students permission to create, a supportive and positive community, and a reading audience. By providing an atmosphere for creative growth and nurturing student work, Words Without Walls empowers students to express themselves on the page. Community workshops facilitated by members of the Chatham community allow students to continue a writing practice after their release, and the publication of the annual Words Without Walls Anthology allows writers to be recognized as published authors with an audience.

Please mark your calendars for Friday March 23rd, and come out and see for yourself what PGH Party for a Purpose is all about!  If you applied to be a beneficiary, THANK YOU for your interest!  Your application is good for one year.  We always love when applicants come to our parties to get a feel for the kind of events that we throw, which will be helpful in future applications!

PPP Accepting Applications for First Party of 2012!

Apply to Be the Next PPP Beneficiary!

We are excited to announce that we are currently accepting applications to be the next beneficiary for PGH Party for a Purpose!

We at PPP have been busy doing some restructuring and are excited to welcome 11 new members to our team as we move into our next phase of growth!  Having more people on board will help us throw parties that are more targeted, fun, and meaningful for both party-goers, those who donate their time or talents, and beneficiaries.  Welcome, new PPP-ers!  In the restructuring, we modified our beneficiary application slightly, so we would like you to please submit a new application, even if you did one previously.

The application can be found HERE

Please email pghpartyforapurpose@gmail.com with any questions.  We look forward to seeing your applications!

October 22nd Party to Benefit GTECH Strategies

Come One, Come All to The Big G Carnival!

 

Our next party benefits GTECH Strategies!  Saturday, October 22nd at the Shadow Lounge!

 

Growth Through Energy & Community Health (GTECH) Strategies is a nonprofit social enterprise investing in community revitalization through green economic development initiatives.

A Feast for the Senses Featuring:

the Electrifying DJ Chevy & the Tantalizing vj nox
… a captivating Bellydance and live music by Amethyst, Tom Moran
and friends
and for One Night Only – Khari Mosely spits FIRE
Enjoy the thrilling talent, dramatic displays, scrumptious
snacks(dogs and desserts from Franktuary & the Goodie Truck for
sale on the street, free fresh popped popcorn inside) and a free
raffle with fantastic prizes.

$10 suggested donation | 21+ | Carnival costumes encouraged | Mustaches provided (while supplies last)

http://gtechstrategies.org/ | www.shadowlounge.net | www.pghpartyforapurpose.org | www.vjnox.com

Twitter: @PGHParty | @GTECHstrategies | @ShadowLoungeAVA | @vj_noxSee More

 

RSVP on Facebook at facebook.com/PGHParty

“Like” our page:  facebook.com/PGHPartyforaPurpose

Benefiting GTECH Strategies

Call for Future PPP Leaders!

Attention: Future Pittsburgh Party for a Purpose leaders!

 The PPP Directing staff is looking to recruit and train its next generation of leaders. Do you want to network more with Pittsburgh non-profits? Do you like event-planning and party promoting? Do you want to help define a strategy for young professional engagement in Pittsburgh? Then PPP may be for you!

 In an ideal world, we think PPPers tend to have one or all of certain personality types:

 1. Desire to improve/develop the Pittsburgh non-profit community. If you’re passionate about doing good work in our community and want to connect non-profits to more resources (dollars and/or people),this is a good thing for you!

2. Social, outgoing and always ready to organize a party. If you like to dance your tail off AND invite, follow-up and engage your friends so they are there dancing with you – this is a good thing for you!

3. Aspire to help improve, promote and develop an organization through strategic thinking and design. Are you an incredibly organized individual that knows how to get things done? This is a good thing for you!

 If you’re one, two or all of those types–we want you to apply!

 Minimum Qualifications

In selecting new leadership for PPP we are looking to add individuals with the following characteristics:

• Commitment to the Pittsburgh region

• Interest of Pittsburgh’s nonprofit sector

• Excited about outreach.

• Connected to or willingness to connect to local social and community networks

• Strong comprehension and use of existing social media tools

• Creative and organized

 Application Procedures

If you are interested, we would love to hear from you! Have a question? Submit your question to the email address and we’ll get back to you ASAP.

 

 Ready to apply? Please submit the following to pghpartyforapurpose@gmail.com:

 • Resume, include your name, email address, and phone number

• Answers to the following questions, not to exceed 1 page:

o Briefly describe your experience in planning professional or personal events.

o Why Pittsburgh?

o Why are you interested in this opportunity?

o What is your vision for PPP?

o If chosen, how would you expand and grow PPP?

 Please submit your application by Friday, September 22nd, 2011. We’ll be accepting applicants on a conditional, probationary status. We’ll let you shadow and train in the Director role for our party in October. If you like it, we’ll coach you though planning our next party.

Summer Party Benefiting Venture Outdoors and Girls on the Run

Please join us on Thursday, July 28th, 2011 from 5:30 to 10:00 pm at Rivertowne on the North Shore for some outdoor fun, benefiting two outdoor and fitness-oriented organizations!

There will be kayaking, bike bowling, corn hole, yoga, and dance lessons!

Suggested Donation: $10/adult; $5/children under 18; children 5 and under are free!

½ Off Appetizers and Drinks until 7 PM
Drink Specials until 10 PM

Kayaking: Stop by Kayak Pittsburgh Downtown on Thursday before 6:30 PM for a half houro of kayaking for only $5. Or pick up a pass at the party!

PGH Party for a Purpose on April 8th! Benefiting GLSEN Pittsburgh

Dust off your prom gear and head out to Elixir Ultra Lounge for our April 8th party benefiting GLSEN Pittsburgh! $10 cover gets you admission to the prom you never had, with DJ Midas and Victor Hugonot spinning jams all night, along with some very special guest performances! Have old formal wear lying around? Bring it along to donate to Allegheny County DHS Project Prom! For more information, see www.facebook.com/PGHParty!

Come out on April 8th, 2011 to Elixir Ultra Lounge to support GLSEN Pittsburgh

February Party and April Beneficiary!

Good morning all! Thanks to everyone who came out to our party benefiting Braddock Redux at Firehouse Lounge on Friday night! We raised over $3,000!!

Our next party will be on April 8th – please feel free to apply for a party if you have not already! Please see the link to the right. Our deadline to apply for the April party is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 4th!

Apply to be PGH Party for a Purpose’s February Beneficiary!

PGH Party for a Purpose is back for 2011, and with new leadership! (See post below!) As you may know, PGH Party for a Purpose hosts fun, creative and affordable parties on a quarterly basis for diverse, young-minded individuals, while raising funds and generating support for nonprofit organizations in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Each party’s proceeds benefit a nonprofit organization chosen through a short application process.

We are officially accepting applications for our February party’s beneficiary beginning this morning, Monday, January 3rd at 9:00 a.m., until Monday, January 17th at 11:59 p.m. (Note: while this is the deadline for the February party, we will continue to accept applications for later parties after this deadline).

Apply Here.

We will choose and inform the beneficiary by the end of Sunday, January 23rd.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us here or via email at pghpartyforapurpose@gmail.com. Best of luck, and may you all have a happy and healthy beginning to the new year!

Meet PGH Party for a Purpose’s New Leadership

Good morning! PPP would like to take this opportunity to introduce our four new leaders as we begin the application process for our next party in February! Our leaders are: Maxine Markfield, Karl Sjogren, Lauren Stoner, and Vanessa Veltre.

Maxine is a candidate for the MS in Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon’s Heinz College with a background in Economics from Haverford College. A former Coro Fellow in Public Affairs and a resident of the Pittsburgh region for a total of twelve years, Maxine’s time as a Coro Fellow exposed her to the many dimensions that Pittsburgh has to offer. She loves all of the distinct neighborhoods, the restaurant scene, and the networks of people, particularly the vibrant young professional community. Maxine has found that Pittsburgh young professionals are creative, entrepreneurial, and active, and that they are doing some great things for the city of Pittsburgh! Through PPP, Maxine wants to bring more awareness to individuals and organizations who have innovative solutions for tackling tough social challenges and connect them with the resources to succeed. In addition, she wants to support a community of people who are looking to get more engaged with society. How? Let’s Party!!

Karl, armed with an MS in Public Policy and Management and a BS in Decision Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, both from Carnegie Mellon University, has lived in Pittsburgh for seven years. He loves Pittsburgh because it’s accessible to all of the major east coast cities, has an equal amount of cultural events, architectural history and city amenities as those same major east coast cities…except it’s CHEAP! Through PPP, Karl hopes to connect a broader range of young professionals to one another and to the larger Pittsburgh service community, and to further develop and support the burgeoning creative and educated professional scene in Pittsburgh.

Lauren is finishing up her last year in a dual Masters program at the University of Pittsburgh in Social Work and Public and International Affairs. She has lived in Pittsburgh for nearly eight years, and completed her undergraduate degree at Pitt in Politics and Philosophy, English, and Urban Studies. Lauren loves Pittsburgh for oh-so-many reasons, especially because Pittsburgh has for so long been seen as a gritty, underdog, rust-belt city, but has truly begun to fight that image with transformations in the past decade. She loves the diversity of neighborhoods, the vast green spaces, the unique housing stock, and the unending Yinzer pride (Go Stillers!) Through PPP, Lauren hopes to continue to engage and connect young professionals in the city to nonprofit organizations through awareness and service, and bring recognition to blossoming community-led and community-based organizations who are dedicated to social change and social justice.

Vanessa has lived in Pittsburgh for 29 years and earned an MSW in Community Organizing and Social Administration from the University of Pittsburgh and a BS in Music Therapy from Slippery Rock. Vanessa loves Pittsburgh because of it’s low-cost of living, unique neighborhoods, and kind people. Through her role at PGH Party for a Purpose, Vanessa hopes to shine some well-deserved light on organizations in the city which are doing so many wonderful things, and hopes to provide a fun and purposeful way for people to connect in the spirit of service.

We look forward to meeting all of you at our first party the weekend of February 25th, 2011!