Pittsburgh

CISV at GlobalPittsburgh First Thursdays Happy Hour
2018-11-01 17:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Roland’s Seafood Grill, 1904 Penn Ave Upper floor, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 15222
CISV Pittsburgh is sponsoring the GlobalPittsburgh’s First Thursday Happy Hour on November 1st.
CISV Pittsburgh members, including children, are invited to attend this like-minded organization’s monthly event.
GlobalPittsburgh brings together globally-minded people in the Pittsburgh region through membership activities and hosting programs. They help universities and English Language programs attract more international students, and coordinate visits for international delegations through the U.S. Department of State.
GlobalPittsburgh has a network of more than 500 members, volunteers, and citizen diplomats who ensure that visiting leaders’ and students’ time in the Greater Pittsburgh region provides value to all members of the community. For the visitors they welcome, GlobalPittsburgh hopes to create a positive impression of the region that may inspire them to return, to encourage more visits by leaders, influencers and students, and to live and work in the region.
Please come and help spread the word about CISV Pittsburgh and our 2019 international travel programs. It’s free to CISV Pittsburgh members.
LEARN MORE ABOUT GLOBALPITTSBURGH.
REGISTER HERE

JB Karaoke Party!
2018-11-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Hi Sound Karaoke, 6316 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15217, United States
Hi Sound Karaoke
6316 Forbes Ave, Squirrel Hill, 15217

Join the Junior Branch for a musical afternoon of high notes! We’ll sing, we’ll share and there will probably be a lot of laughter involved.

Sign up today to spend the afternoon singing “peacefully” with your fellow JBers!

Bring friends!

Volunteers Needed at the Handmade Arcade
2018-12-08 09:00 - 19:30 | David L Lawrence Convention Center
We need volunteers at our booth at the Handmade Arcade to sell Hello Hijabs– handmade doll-sized hijabs donated to CISV by For Good PGH – to benefit our scholarship fund. We are also recruiting for our 2019 international programs.
Please sign up for a time slot. Bring your kids. Don’t forget to track you volunteer hours.
SIGN UP HERE FOR A TIME SLOT.

Amnesty International Pittsburgh Write for Human Rights
2018-12-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15206
Join CISV Pittsburgh at the 2018 Write for Human Rights with Amnesty International Pittsburgh. We will be writing letters on behalf of human rights cases across the globe, and setting up a recruiting table with CISV information to spread the word about our programs.
Register to volunteer to help at our recruiting table.
This year marks the 32nd annual gathering in Pittsburgh, as well as the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights! During the event you can contribute to writing between 500 and 1000 letters on important human rights cases of our time.
Stop in and stay as long as you can. Write letters. Talk to other activists. Check out information tables about local groups working in Pittsburgh on local, national and international issues. Fortify yourself with the free refreshments.
It’s at the Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh 15206
BRING A DISH FOR A POTLUCK DINNER.

Leaders' Night Out
2018-12-22 19:00 - 22:00 | Caliente Pizza and Draft House, 4624 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224
Interested in learning about what’s involved in being a CISV leader?
Experienced leaders, Nancy Golio and Gabby DeMarchi, will be on hand to give you all the details.
Come for pizza and beer, on CISV’s tab, on Saturday, December 22 at 7:00 pm at Caliente’s in Bloomfield.
Please let us know you’re coming by registering.
Be sure to check out our leader information and application materials.

Volunteer to Support Southern Border Outreach
2019-02-24 14:00 - 15:30 | Casa San Jose, 2116 Broadway Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15216
Join the Junior Branch of CISV Pittsburgh as we support the southern border outreach of Casa San Jose.
We will meet at their office at 2116 Broadway Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15216 from 2:00 to 3:30 on Sunday, February 24. We will hear from those who have recently been to the border to help migrants as well as pack up items for distribution during future visits. This effort is part of our Chapter’s volunteerism as well as reaching out to like-minded groups to make connections in the community.
Register: Sign Up Genius
Please help out by bringing items to donate. There are suggestions below, in the sign up genius, as well as at these links:
https://www.catholiccharitiesrgv.org/HumanitarianRespiteCenter.shtml
Amazon Wish List
Much appreciated items:
Blankets
Winter clothes for children and adults (small and medium sizes)
Gloves, hats and scarves.
Intimate apparel and socks
Shoes and/or shoe laces (dark colors)
Personal hygiene kits (toothbrush/toothpaste, deodorant, soap, hair brush, shampoo)
Hair bands for girls
Diapers, sanitary pads.

Chapter Meeting - Canceled Due to Snow
2019-03-03 15:00 - 16:30 | Pittsburgh New Church School, 299 Le Roi Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15208
Next chapter meeting is April 7, 3:00-4:30 with special guest, Carolina Vélez Quatrini who will lead a discussion and activity on conflict resolution, this year’s CISV theme.
Carolina works at Microsoft, where for over 3 years she has been a facilitator of dialogue between customers and the sales team to prevent litigation. She is also an Approved Mediator in the State of New York and for over 5 years volunteered at the New York Peace Institute on community, civil, small-claims, criminal and divorce mediations. She received her JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo, and her Bachelors and Masters from Carnegie Mellon University.

Chapter Meeting
2019-04-07 15:00 - 16:30 | Pittsburgh New Church School, 299 Le Roi Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15208
Special guest, Carolina Vélez Quatrini who will lead a discussion and activity on conflict resolution, this year’s CISV theme.
Carolina works at Microsoft, where for over 3 years she has been a facilitator of dialogue between customers and the sales team to prevent litigation. She is also an Approved Mediator in the State of New York and for over 5 years volunteered at the New York Peace Institute on community, civil, small-claims, criminal and divorce mediations. She received her JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo, and her Bachelors and Masters from Carnegie Mellon University.

Chapter Meeting
2019-05-05 15:00 - 16:30 | Pittsburgh New Church School, 299 Le Roi Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15208
Junior Branch elections will take place at this meeting.
Join us for our monthly chapter meetings on the first Sunday of the month (except January). The Junior Branch organizes activities for kids ages 11-18 that explore the four values of CISV: diversity, human rights, sustainability and conflict resolution. Adults meet to discuss CISV programs, organizational news and often times join the JB to participate in their activities. Learn what CISV is all about and meet our community of parents and children that make up CISV Pittsburgh. All are welcome.

Spring Scholarship Fundraiser
2019-05-10 18:00 - 21:00 | Wigle Whiskey Barrel House and Whiskey Garden, 1055 Spring Garden Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
Join us for a fun evening to raise money for our scholarship fund for youth to be able to participate in our international programs.
Live music from Blue Shift, Pittsburgh’s premier psychedelic band, winner of the Pitt Battle of the Bands!
We’ll also have dessert, a wine raffle and a silent auction. A portion of the proceeds of drinks purchased that evening will go to CISV.
There will be a food truck on site.
Wigle Whiskey Barrel House and Whiskey Garden on Pittsburgh’s Northside.

Friday, May 10
6:00 – 9:00 pm

$20 for adults. $10 for teens 13-18.

REGISTER TODAY!

Note: Venue is partially outdoors – dress for the weather. If heavy rain, we may have to postpone the event. Look for an email on Friday.

JB Service Project at Braddock Free Store
2019-05-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Braddock Free Store, 420 Braddock Ave, Braddock, Pennsylvania, 15104
Join the Junior Branch at the Braddock Free Store to help unload and sort clothing and household items.

The Free Store receives surplus and donated goods and distributes them to neighbors in need. What began as a Braddock project has grown to serve residents of all of Allegheny County. They want to change individual relationships with material goods while combating poverty through empowerment.

Braddock Free Store

420 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104

Saturday, May 11
9:00am – 12:00pm

Event is outdoors — dress for the weather

REGISTER

For directions and more information

National Mini-Camp
2019-05-24 15:00 - 2019-05-27 17:00 | PA
National Mini-Camp is in Detroit during Memorial Day weekend
Friday, May 24 – Monday, May 27

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.

Bon Voyage Picnic
2019-06-09 13:00 - 16:00 | Emmerling Park Gazebo, 152 Cove Run Rd, Cheswick, PA, 15024
All CISV travelers, their families and leaders are to attend our Bon Voyage picnic. All of our CISV community is invited to attend.
Delegates will tie-dye delegation t-shirts – bring a white t-shirt.
The CISV Pittsburgh board president will give an annual state-of-the-chapter report and the board treasurer will give a financial report.
CISV Pittsburgh officers of the board of directors will be voted on by the general membership.
The chapter will provide hotdogs and veggies dogs.
BRING SIDE DISHES, DESSERT AND BEVERAGES FOR OUR POTLUCK.
REGISTER HERE.

Welcome Back Picnic
2019-08-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Emmerling Park Gazebo, 152 Cove Run Rd, Cheswick, PA, 15024
Sunday, August 18 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm at Emmerling Park, Cove Run Rd, Cheswick, PA 15024
All CISV travelers, their families and leaders are to attend our Welcome Back picnic. All of our CISV community is invited to attend.
We are eager to hear about the amazing experiences of our delegations.
Most importantly, we will be conducting interviews with our delegations, leaders and parents to learn about their experiences so we can continually improve our programs.
The chapter will provide hotdogs and veggies dogs.
Merchandise will be for sale.
BRING SIDE DISHES, DESSERT AND BEVERAGES FOR OUR POTLUCK.
REGISTER HERE.

JB Car Wash
2019-08-25 11:00 - 17:00 | Advanced Auto Parts, 5905 Penn Circle North, Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206
Our annual JB Carwash is our biggest fundraiser of the year! Help us to earn our funding for the next year of JB activities, and for our scholarship fund, which can be used to send our Pittsburgh JBers to JB events.
Sign up for 2-hour slots

Chapter and JB Retreat
2019-09-08 13:30 - 18:00 | Pittsburgh New Church School, 299 Le Roi Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15208
We’ll use our collective brainpower to strategize new ways to recruit new families, increase our profile in the community and raise much needed funds. We’ll discuss the Pasta Dinner being held in October and our Step Up we are hosting in 2020.
Junior Branch will also be meeting at the same time. JB members should bring a snack to share.
All parents and children are encouraged to attend.
The retreat is from 1:30 – 5:00 with potluck to follow.
Please sign up to bring a dish.
REGISTER HERE

International Day of Peace
2019-09-21 16:00 | The Hollander Project, 910 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA, 15104, United States
We are proud to pair with the Hollander Project, an initiative of For Good PGH, to celebrate the International Day of Peace!
The Hollander Project is a co-working space and business incubator for minority, female entrepreneurs from Braddock and surrounding Mon Valley communities. Open since the summer of 2018, the former Hollander Pharmacy has been reinvented as a space that not only serves the business owners and their missions, but bolsters the greater community by offering resources and professional development opportunities. Through programs that include financial trainings, empowerment exercises, resume workshops, and motivational speakers, the Hollander Project creates an inspiring and supportive environment where women can build and grow their businesses, as well as their knowledge and their networks.
CISV Pittsburgh will be unveiling a peace pole that the JB will create, which will have a phrase about peace written in 4 different languages. We will be celebrating the one year anniversary of the Hollander project. It will be a fun event and we hope to see you all there!
SIGN UP HERE.

Chapter Meeting
2019-10-06 15:00 - 16:30, 2019-11-03 15:00 - 16:30 | Pittsburgh New Church School, 299 Le Roi Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15208
Join us for our monthly chapter meetings on the first Sunday of the month (except in December it will be on December 8 and no meeting in January). The Junior Branch organizes activities for kids ages 11-18 that explore the four values of CISV: diversity, human rights, sustainability and conflict resolution. Adults meet to discuss CISV programs, organizational news and often times join the JB to participate in their activities. Learn what CISV is all about and meet our community of parents and children that make up CISV Pittsburgh. All are welcome.

Pasta Dinner for Peace
2019-10-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center, 451 W 8th Avenue, West Homestead, 15120, United States
Our annual Pasta Dinner for Peace brings together our CISV community for an evening of friendship, food and fun. We’ll announce our 2020 CISV international programs, play Bingo for Peace, and enjoy a dinner of pasta with delicious homemade sauce.
This year’s raffle drawing is for two tickets to Les Misérables for November 30 at 8:00 pm at the Benedum Center, Orchestra Row M. $260 value.
Come learn about CISV and become part of our organization that works to foster peace through friendship. Discount for new families at $10/ticket.
REGISTER OR BUY RAFFLE TICKETS TODAY!
**This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. We are asking members to help sell raffle tickets leading up to the event. For a packet of tickets, please contact Nonie Heystek.
Please volunteer to bring a dessert or help set up or clean up at the event. Donations of Giant Eagle or Costco gift cards are needed to defray the cost of food:
CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER

Meet and Greet in Pleasant Hills
2019-11-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Private Home – Nov 3, 150 Orchard Dr., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15236
On Sunday November 3, please join us for our (free) Meet and Greet at the home of one of our members in Pleasant Hills. Come to learn more about CISV Pittsburgh’s programs that promote peace and cross-cultural friendship. We are especially looking for kids ages 11-13 for our Village and Interchange programs.
Come for pizza and drinks and meet our members who have participated in our international and domestic programs. We’d love to tell you all you need to know to get involved.

Meet and Greet in Point Breeze
2019-11-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Private Home – Point Breeze, 641 Hastings Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15206
On Sunday November 10, please join us for our (free) Meet and Greet at the home of one of our members in Point Breeze. Come learn more about CISV Pittsburgh’s programs that promote peace and cross-cultural friendship. We are especially looking for kids ages 11-13 for our Village and Interchange programs.
Come for pizza and drinks and meet our members who have participated in our international and domestic programs. We’d love to tell you all you need to know to get involved.

Meet and Greet in Squirrel Hill
2019-11-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Private Home (please register for the address), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
On Sunday November 17, please join us for our (free) Meet and Greet at the home of one of our members in Squirrel Hill. Come learn more about CISV Pittsburgh’s programs that promote peace and cross-cultural friendship. We are especially looking for kids ages 11-13 for our Village and Interchange programs.
Come for pizza and drinks and meet our members who have participated in our international and domestic programs. We’d love to tell you all you need to know to get involved.

Meet and Greet in South Hills
2019-11-24 17:00 - 19:00 | Private Home – South Hills, 117 Foxcroft Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15220
On Sunday November 24, please join us for our (free) Meet and Greet at the home of one of our members in the South Hills. Come learn more about CISV Pittsburgh’s programs that promote peace and cross-cultural friendship. We are especially looking for kids ages 11-13 for our Village and Interchange programs.
Come for pizza and drinks and meet our members who have participated in our international and domestic programs. We’d love to tell you all you need to know to get involved.

Chapter Meeting - December 8
2019-12-08 15:00 - 16:30 | Pittsburgh New Church School, 299 Le Roi Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15208

Meet and Greet in Highland Park
2019-12-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Private Home – Highland Park, 1100 Winterton Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15206
On Sunday December 8, please join us for our (free) Meet and Greet at the home of one of our members in Highland Park. Come learn more about CISV Pittsburgh’s programs that promote peace and cross-cultural friendship. We are especially looking for kids ages 11-13 for our Village and Interchange programs.
Come for pizza and drinks and meet our members who have participated in our international and domestic programs. We’d love to tell you all you need to know to get involved.

Meet and Greet in Park Place
2019-12-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Meet and Greet – Park Place, 7515 Graymore Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15221
On Sunday December 15, please join us for our (free) Meet and Greet at the home of one of our members in the Park Place neighborhood in Point Breeze. Come learn more about CISV Pittsburgh’s programs that promote peace and cross-cultural friendship. We are especially looking for kids ages 11-13 for our Village and Interchange programs.
Come for pizza and drinks and meet our members who have participated in our international and domestic programs. We’d love to tell you all you need to know to get involved.

Winter Overnight
2020-01-04 13:00 - 2020-01-05 10:00 | YMCA Camp Kon-O-Kwee Spencer, 126 Nagel Road, Fombell, PA, 16123, United States
Join us for a CISV overnight experience with the Pittsburgh chapter. Applicants for our Junior Counselor positions will be conducting activities that are typical of an international CISV program. Other applicants to our 2020 programs will be interviewed as part of our selection process. All children ages 11-18 are welcome to participate even if they are not applying for a program.
Adult chaperones and leader applicants are free.
REGISTER HERE

Winter Get-Together to Benefit the Scholarship Fund
2020-01-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Independent Brewing Company, 1704 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15217
Join us for this adults-only evening at the Independent Brewing Company, 1740 Shady Avenue in Squirrel Hill. Help us build our scholarship fund!
IBC will donate $1 for every beer sold the evening of Wednesday, January 15 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm. We will have a 50/50 raffle.
The event is free and open to the public.

JB Ice Skating Party
2020-01-24 19:00 - 21:30 | Ice Castle Arena in Castle Shannon, 990 Castle Shannon Blvd, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15234
Come and join the Junior Branch for a skate-tacular time at the Ice Castle Arena in Castle Shannon. Admission is $10 including skate rental. We hope to see you out on the ice!
REGISTER HERE.
