Upcoming
Events
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.
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). 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
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].
Legislative Update
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 announced earlier this month, which will
provide free breakfast to 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”
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.
Read more here:
Good News
National Aviary Legislative
Breakfast
We attended a legislative breakfast
at the National
Aviary 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!
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 last Saturday! It was a great opportunity to share
information on protecting you and your pets from ticks, Animal
Friends resources, and updates on animal welfare legislation.
Thank you also to Coffee
Tree Roasters for the delicious coffee and donuts from Oram’s!
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.
New PA Card
Current PA Card
New PennDOT Driver's
License/ID Cards!
The Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (PennDOT) 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 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:
-
Guilloche Security Design: embedded patterning used
for high security documents.
- Optically Variable
Ghost Portrait: features that change their appearance when
the viewing angle of the card changes, moving from visible to
non-visible.
- Variable Data with UV:
ultraviolet light exposure reveals fluorescence regardless of viewing
angle.
- 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). 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!
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!
Latodami
Nature Center Hike - Spotted Lantern Fly Hunt
North Park Basketball Courts,
Tuesday, October 4th, 6-8pm
Join North
Park Latodami Nature Center naturalists for a special edition of
their Tuesday
Evening Nature Hike series for a Spotted
Lanternfly Hunt 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!
McCandless
Fall Clean-up
Saturday, October 15th & 22nd,
9-11am
Litter-getters needed! Volunteer for The
Town of McCandless’s 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).
It is
Pumpkin Patch Season!
We are lucky to have
three thriving pumpkin patches to visit in Senate District
38.
Make a trip soon to get the
best selection!
As always, please
feel free to reach out with any questions you may have by phone at 412-364-0469
(Ross Office), 724-224-2131
(Harrison Office) or by email at [email protected].
My staff will return your call/email within 24 hours
(Monday-Friday).
Senator Lindsey Williams
