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!

Two important dates – 5/14 and 5/21

Good morning!

We have two important dates to announce, one of which is hopefully already on your calendar – our May 14th party @ the Firehouse Lounge.  The party will benefit two fantastic and very different organizations – CASA and PASA – so we hope you’ll come out to support either one or both of them!  Lots of great drinks and food specials, two AWESOME DJs (Selecta and Huggy) and we just always have a great time at the Firehouse Lounge, so why would this be different?   See our previous post for the flier by Taylor Tobias!

The other important date is May 21.  This is the deadline to apply to become the next leaders of PPP.  After over 3 years, the three of us are stepping down and doing some succession planning for the organization.  We had a ton of fun, learned so much, and all we want is for new folks to experience this and to take PPP to the next level.  We will stay on as advisers and help with the transition, but we are also looking for individuals who have a vision for PPP to take on the reigns.  We hope you’re interested!  Please ask us any questions (send them to PGHPartyforaPurpose@gmail.com) and we look forward to reviewing your application and hopefully meeting you in person.  Join us at the next party and see what a PGH Party for a Purpose is like!

May 14: PGH Party for a Purpose to benefit CASA and PASA @ Firehouse Lounge

We’re very excited to announce our next party on May 14!  Join us to benefit CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) and PASA (Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture).  The party will take place at the Firehouse Lounge in the strip district.  We’ll have two DJs on deck (DJ Huggy and DJ Selecta).  We might even have new leadership in place by then!  See our previous post regarding our search for new leaders.

Whether you’re bringing your buddies and family out to celebrate you graduating or just looking for a fun time on a beautiful Friday night, we hope you’ll join us for a good time while benefit two tremendous organizations in town.

Cheers,

PGH Party for a Purpose

Join us on Friday, May 14 to benefit CASA and PASA! (A very special thank you to Taylor Tobias for the design!)

PGH Party for a Purpose is seeking new leadership! Apply today!

After four successful years of partying for a cause in the City of Pittsburgh, we are ready to seek new leadership for the organization!  While we are looking to step down as the organizers of future PGH parties for a purpose, we hope to advice a new generation of philanthropic minded young professionals to take on the responsibilities of the organization and take it to the next level.

PPP has been so much fun for the three of us and we owe its success to a great community of supporters, nonprofits, talents, and amazing business owners who allow us to host parties in their establishments.  We couldn’t do it without you all!

We encourage individuals who are interested in becoming the new leaders of PPP to submit an application.  Please click the link for the application.  PPP Application [forWeb] Please submit any questions you might have to pghpartyforapurpose@gmail.com.

Thank you again for your wonderful support!  We also wish to thank Paddy Driscoll for designing our application.

PGH Party for a Purpose to benefit Dress for Success!

PPP benefits Dress for Success! Join us for a great night of music, dance, cake, and fun!  Also, help us celebrate our 3rd birthday!

Entertainment for the night includes DJs Mary Mack, Selecta, and Buscrates – 3 awesome DJs for our 3rd birthday!

Show some love!

Super cool flier by Eliza Mross!