Wilkins School Community Center

Annual Plant and Used Book Sale

May 19th 10am-4pm

Sunday Books Only $5 per bag of books!

New this year, a children's used book shop!

We also received a lovely donation of over 9 boxes of a cookbooks.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SET UP May 17th 9am-12pm or 7pm-9pm

We collect used books all year for the Anuual Used Book Sale to be held each May. Drop off books in the lobby of the building.

Tax receipts avaialbe upon request. We recycled over 2,000 books last year! This is our most successful fundraiser, we are grateful for your donations.

The WSCC is a 501(c)3 organization. All proceeds from the sale are used for programming and building maintenance.

Please Join us for a Great Way to Start Your Day and Improve Your Fitness!

Monday and Thursday 6am
Total Body Makeover Class

Wilkins School Community Center

Led by instructor Ebony Pearson, this class will combine body sculpting, flexibility and balance exercises to tone, sculpt, and burn calories to help you create abeach-ready body. The fun class will also focus on common “trouble spots” – the back of the arms, thighs and the abdomen. The routines include squats, lunges to ab crunches and planks. All classes require a mat.

Registration for six weeks is $60 ($5/class) or $7 /class drop in fee. Classes must be used within 60 days of purchase.

For more information, please contact:wsccpgh@yahoo.comor Patty at 412-244-8458.

Italian for Tourist

Classes offered Saturday mornings and Wednesday evening. See class listing for details.

MONDO ITALIANO

Tel: (412) 478 2681/Fax: (630) 733 6660

Email: mondoitaliano@earthlink.net

New Italian classes on Saturday morning and Wednesday evening

Class registration: http://home.earthlink.net/~mondoitaliano/id9.html

PlaySpace Hours

Tuesdays 9.30am-11.30am Thursdays 9.30am-11.30am and Saturdays 9.30am-11.30am

All children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver when visiting the PlaySpace. A membership to the WSCC at the $40.00 level is required. PlaySpace members are asked to volunteer two hours per month by being the room monitor. You are not responsible for any children but your own. The monitor will arrive to unlock the door and check in members as they arrive. The volunteer hours can be completed while visiting the PlaySpace with your child(ren). Contact us if you are interested. 412 244 8458 wsccpgh@yahoo.com. Volunteer today to increase the open hours of the PlaySpace. First visit is free!

Winter 2012 Classes now online....check listings on the website....

So, you want to learn to play the Ukulele….

The WSCC is home base for Steel City Ukuleles. Our bi-monthly sessions accommodate a wide range of abilities. We welcome new-to-uke players,

people who play for fun and those who have switched from a bulky guitar to the light and happy-sounding uke.

At SCU, we teach and learn together: chords and alternate chords, strumming technique, picking out melody. We have a range of soprano, tenor, concert and baritone uke players, and members lead the sessions. We might play Five Foot Two, Darktown Strutters Ball and Pretty Baby. Or some Beatles, Blues or Hawaiian tunes.

Do you, or someone you know, play the uke? You are invited to bring your uke and come play with us. It’s lots of fun. If you don’t know the chords, just sing louder.

For more information, call Marlene@ 412-481-1620.

Meet Mr. Melvin Smith, Building Manger for the Wilkins School Community Center.

Melvin keeps the building ship shape from top to bottom.

He is in the building Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays from 8am-3pm.

Stop in with any questions, for a tour or to say hello.

Welcome to the Wilkins School Community Center

Who is the Wilkins School Community Center (WSCC)?

The Wilkins School Community Center is a non-profit, 501c3 organization that has been a vital space in the heart of Regent Square for over 30 years. The former school building, located at 7604 Charleston Avenue at the intersection of Milton Avenue, provides a meeting place for many other civic groups such at the Regent Square Civic Association (RSCA) and the Run Around the Square (RATS). (Note: the residents of Regent Square are triple lucky to have three separate nonprofit organizations working to enhance the quality of their neighborhood in such unique and distinct ways; the WSCC, RSCA and RATS.)

Several cultural and educational organizations use the WSCC to teach and meet, such as PALS, a home schooling group that offers weekly classes, Osher Institute of Life Long Learning and the OCA, the Organization of Chinese Americans.The WSCC itself offers numerous classes in the arts, dance, yoga, martial arts, cooking, wine tasting and fitness each week. Some rooms in the center, including a kitchen, are available for hourly, daily, weekly and monthly rentals at very reasonable rates. Many in the neighborhood cast their ballots on Election Day at the WSCC.

In 2006, the WSCC installed a playground on the grounds with the help of members of the community. This playground is enjoyed daily by children in the neighborhood and was paid for by fundraising efforts of the WSCC. The WSCC is responsible for all building and ground maintenance and their costs. These expenses are paid with membership contributions, tax-deductible donations and rental fees. Volunteers are an important component of our operations: volunteers maintain the WSCC gardens, stock and run the Annual Used Book and Plant Sale, and plan and produce the Holiday Shop and the EcoFest.

If you enjoy having a vibrant community center in the neighborhood and all that it offers, please show us your support by participating in our events, becoming a member, making a donation, or volunteering. Contact us by phone 412 244 8458, email wsccpgh@yahoo.com or visit our website http://http://www.wsccpgh.org/g

More information for Artists and Crafters --> Holiday Gift Shop

WSCC - "Meet Play Learn"

Italian for Tourists

MONDO ITALIANO – Voted 1 of 10 TOP THINGS TO DO in PITTSBURGH by Pittsburgh Magazine!

Come and join us to! http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/April-2012/Top-10/

Tel: (412) 478 2681/Fax: (630) 733 6660 Email: mondoitaliano@earthlink.net

New Italian classes on Saturday morning and Wednesday evening

Class registration: http://home.earthlink.net/~mondoitaliano/id9.html

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Beginning Detroit Ballroom Dance

Beginner Detroit/Urban Style Ballroom

Class Description - Learn the smooth, cool dance steps of Detroit / Urban Style Ballroom. This dance combines the smooth gliding of Greystone, the footwork of cha-cha and the spins of hustle. You'll be dancing to Motown, R&B and a little bit of Jazz. Add this class into your healthy lifestyle or start a healthy regime by taking this class. It provides a low to medium cardio workout. No partner necessary. See you at class! Contact Darlene Halicki, Ballrooming Pittsburgh, 412.498.7623

Day of the Week: Saturday Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Start date: 19 May 2012 Duration: 12 weeks End date: 04 August 2012

Cost to the student: $3.00 per class. It's a drop-in class. Each participant will drop $3.00 into the can when they drop-in to take the to class. If they can't make a class, they don't pay for the class.

WInter Classes 2012

WSCC Winter classes now online....

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