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Woodlands

Need a place to hold a group meeting, training workshop, seminar, board meeting, retreat or special event?

The Woodlands Foundation is opening its doors to area nonprofit organizations for just such occasions. “We’re close to home, but a world away,” said Peter Clakeley, the Woodlands Executive Director. 

Located on a 32-acre wooded property in Bradford Woods/Wexford, click to continue

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Blow Your Diet and Help Support Programs for Children With Disabilities! 

The Woodlands Foundation is once again offering a really tasty way to blow your diet for a worthy cause. Our volunteers are busy baking holiday rum and apricot brandy cakes to help support programs for children with disabilities. This is not diet food, folks. The cakes are loaded with butter and drenched in a rum or brandy sauce that not only makes them taste heavenly, but also helps to conveniently preserve them through the holiday season. 

Under the direction of retired pediatric surgeon and Woodlands volunteer extraordinaire, Dr. Kamthorn Sukarochana, teams of volunteers from organizations like FedEx Ground help prepare the 6” and 8” cakes. Both varieties have nuts, but we can leave the nuts out if requested. 

To have your cake and eat it too, contact the Woodlands at (724) 935-5470, Monday – Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Cost is $15 for a 6” cake and $20 for an 8” cake. Orders will be taken through December 11 and cakes can be picked up from the Woodlands in Bradford Woods on various dates. Shipping is also available. 

The Woodlands is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of people with disability and chronic illness. Programs include year-round retreats, summer camps, conferences and various other enrichment activities for people with special needs and the organizations that serve them. With its adaptive and accessible facilities, Woodlands programs enable participants to experience social, cultural, environmental, recreational and spiritual growth. The profound power of the Woodlands is its ability to transform lives. To learn more, go to www.woodlandsfoundation.org.

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Music Camp for Children With Disabilities

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George Casselberry had never played a single note on a harmonica before he came to the Woodlands Foundation’s music camp. But that didn’t stop him from trying. That was ten years ago. Today, George writes music and lyrics, performs his compositions on stage, and teaches others how to play.  Born with cerebral palsy as well [...]

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A Golf Program for People With Disabilities

May 22, 2009 Woodlands

 
The Pittsburgh area is rife with beautifully landscaped and challenging, public and private golf courses. A quick search at golflink.com results in no less than 65 course listings. Searching for courses specifically adapted for individuals with a disability is another story. But the game of golf is universal in its appeal, regardless of an individual’s [...]

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