State Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Your District 38
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*Upcoming Events**

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*Senior Resource Fair*

Ross Township Municipal Center,
Tuesday, September 27, 10 am-12 pm*

Come meet Senator Lindsey
Williams, Representative Emily Kinkead and their staff at our Senior
Resource Fair at the Ross Municipal Center this Tuesday, September
27th from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm! This FREE event includes health
screenings, information for seniors and caregivers, light
refreshments, and much more! Staff from our office will also be
available to process Port Authority Senior ConnectCards and help with
Pennsylvania Treasury Unclaimed Property searches.

Waltmire
Pharmacy will also be on site to administer free flu shots and the new
Bivalent COVID-19 booster shots. Please bring your insurance card,
Medicare Card (red, white, and blue cards) and prescription insurance
card.

Register for this event at Senior Resource Fair - Senator
Lindsey Williams [link 2].

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*2022 Community Baby Shower!*

*Liberty Green Park, 100
Larimer Ave., Tuesday, October 11, 4-6 pm*

Senator Lindsey Williams
is hosting an outdoor Community Baby Shower on Tuesday, October 11,
2022 at Liberty Green Park, 100 Larimer Avenue (rain location Kingsley
Association [link 4]). This event is a resource fair for parents,
grandparents, foster/kinship families, guardians, or anyone looking to
start a family. We hope you will join us!

You can register for this
event at 2022 Community Baby Shower - Senator Lindsey Williams [link
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*Free
Hard-to-Read License Plate Replacement

Ross District Office, 5000
McKnight Rd., Thursday, October 13, 5-7pm*

Do you have a
registration plate that has one or more numbers or letters that can't
be easily read? Is your plate showing any blistering, peeling,
discoloration, or loss of reflectivity? Come to our Hard-to-Read
License Plate Replacement event in the parking lot of our 5000
McKnight Road, Ross Township District Office. We will have local
police officers on site to help complete replacement forms to get you
a new free plate! All you need to bring is your car and driver's
license.

Register for the event by calling our office at
412-364-0469 (Ross), 724-224-2131 (Harrison) or email us at
[email protected] [link 6].

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*Legislative
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*No Student Should Go Hungry*

On Wednesday, I joined
Representative Emily Kinkead, school administrators, advocates, and
parents to discuss the importance of ensuring that all Pennsylvania
students have reliable access to nutritious school meals every
day.

We're excited for the Universal Free Breakfast Program [link
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all Pennsylvania students enrolled in schools that participate in the
National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, beginning October
1. However, this program only covers breakfast and will expire after
the 2022-23 school year.

That's why I've introduced the "No Student
Should Go Hungry Universal School Meals" [link 9] legislation, which
creates a Special Fund, funded from the state General Fund revenue,
that would dedicate $275 million per year to feed all Pennsylvania
students breakfast and lunch.

For perspective, Pennsylvania's
entire budget is $45.2 billion. It would take just 0.006% of that
budget to feed every student across Pennsylvania a nutritious
breakfast and lunch every school day. I've heard from so many parents
who are grateful that they don't have to worry about paying for
breakfast this year. I've heard from educators and administrators
across the Commonwealth about how much this means for their students.
0.006% isn't too much to ask to ensure that every kid across
Pennsylvania is fed and ready to learn every day at school.

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Read more here:

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Local lawmakers push for statewide
free school meals | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com) [link
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Pa. educators, anti-hunger advocates push for no-cost
school meals | State | bradfordera.com [link 12]

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Democratic
lawmakers pushing for free school lunches (wgal.com) [link
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*Good
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*National
Aviary Legislative Breakfast*

We attended a legislative breakfast
at the National Aviary [link 14] on Pittsburgh's Northside last Friday
to hear about the remarkable conservation and educational work they do
from Executive Director Cheryl Tracy. We were also treated to a
behind-the-scenes private tour of their Avian Hospital and habitats!
The National Aviary is America's only independent indoor nonprofit zoo
dedicated to birds. We are incredibly fortunate to have this valuable
recreational asset in Pittsburgh. Thank you to the staff of
conservationists, researchers, and educators that make the National
Aviary a world-class institution!

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*Highland
Park Dogs and Democracy!*

Thanks to all our four-legged and
two-legged friends who came out for our 2022 Dogs and Democracy event
in Highland Park [link 15] last Saturday! It was a great opportunity
to share information on protecting you and your pets from ticks,
Animal Friends [link 16] resources, and updates on animal welfare
legislation. Thank you also to Coffee Tree Roasters [link 17] for the
delicious coffee and donuts from Oram's [link 18]!

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*Pennsylvania
Adjutant General*

I was honored to welcome the Major General Mark
J. Schindler, Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, to the Senate Floor
along with Senator Katie Muth, Minority Chair of the Veterans' Affairs
and Emergency Preparedness Committee on Tuesday, September 20, which
was National Guard and Veterans' Day at the Capitol.

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New
PA Card

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Current
PA Card

*New PennDOT Driver's License/ID Cards!*

The
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) [link 19] is now
issuing new driver's license and photo ID cards state-wide that
improve security and prevent fraud and alterations. The cards will be
issued automatically on the normal four-year renewal cycle and will be
visibly different from existing cards. New cards with REAL ID [link
20] will still have a star in an orange circle in the right-hand
corner and include the same security features as non-REAL ID cards.
New security features include:

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*Guilloche Security Design:*
embedded patterning used for high security documents.

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*Optically Variable Ghost Portrait: *features that change their
appearance when the viewing angle of the card changes, moving from
visible to non-visible.

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*Variable Data with UV:* ultraviolet
light exposure reveals fluorescence regardless of viewing angle.

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*Dynamic Look-Through Element:* a dynamic feature with gold metallic
tint visible under direct lighting.

Reminder: REAL ID is voluntary.
A REAL ID driver's license/photo ID, passport or military ID will be
required for domestic commercial air travel starting May 3,
2023.

For more information on the new cards go to Article (pa.gov)
[link 21]. If you have questions about the new card or REAL ID please
call or email our office at 412-364-0469 (Ross),
724-224-2131
(Harrison), or [email protected]. We are here to
help!

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*West
Deer Community Health Clinic*

*West Deer VFD #1,** 1520 Saxonburg
Blvd, Tarentum, Sunday, October 2nd, 2-5pm*

Come out to West Deer's
1st Annual Community Health Clinic on October 2nd for free flu shots
from Palmer Pharmacy, health screenings, health resource information
on Veterinary Care, Senior Care, Family Services, and much more! Our
office will be there with information on state services. Hope to see
you there!

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*Latodami
Nature Center Hike - Spotted Lantern Fly Hunt*

*North Park
Basketball Courts, Tuesday, October 4th, 6-8pm *

Join North Park
Latodami Nature Center [link 22] naturalists for a special edition of
their Tuesday Evening Nature Hike [link 23] series for a Spotted
Lanternfly Hunt [link 24] in North Park! Learn more about nature and
help stamp out these pesky bugs that are harming our ecosystem. No
registration required, just show up!

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*McCandless
Fall Clean-up*

*Saturday, October 15th & 22nd,
9-11am*

Litter-getters needed! Volunteer for The Town of
McCandless's [link 25] annual fall clean up and make an immediate
impact on your community. Clean-up equipment is provided. Register at
Fall 2022 roadside cleanup registration | McCandless PA
(townofmccandless.org) [link 26].

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*It
is Pumpkin Patch Season!*

We are lucky to have three thriving
pumpkin patches to visit in Senate District 38.

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Harvest Valley
Farms [link 27], Gibsonia

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Shenot Farm [link 28], Wexford

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Soergel Orchards [link 29],
Wexford

Make a trip soon to get the
best selection!

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As
always, please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have
by phone at 412-364-0469 [link 30] (Ross Office), 724-224-2131 [link
31] (Harrison Office) or by email at
[email protected] [link 32]. My staff will return
your call/email within 24 hours (Monday-Friday).

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Senator
Lindsey Williams

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Contact
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Office Location:
District
Office
5000 McKnight Road
Suite 405
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone:
412-364-0469
Fax: 412-364-0928

Harrison Office
1826 Union
Avenue
Natrona Heights, PA 15065
Phone: 724-224-2131
Fax:
724-224-2145

Harrisburg Office
366 Capitol Building
Senate Box
203038
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3038
Phone: 717-787-6538
Fax:
717-787-8625

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