The 21st annual Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation Citizens Advisory Board’s Green Luncheon will be held on Thursday, September 19 at Pavilion #10, Twin Lakes Peach Park (Georges Station Road, Greensburg). Anyone who shares a desire to provide quality parks and recreation facilities in Westmoreland County is welcome to attend.

Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. and a buffet lunch of fresh and local foods catered by Angelo’s Cucina and Catering from Grapeville will be served promptly at 12:00 p.m.  The meal will be followed with a ceremony recognizing those who support the Westmoreland County Parks through donations and outstanding service. Tickets for the Green Luncheon are $27 per person and can be purchased by calling (724) 830-3962 before September 11.

The Green Luncheon was initiated in 2003 to honor those who generously support Westmoreland County’s eleven parks and five trails throughout the year.  The event will highlight various renovations and proposed recreation facilities throughout the Westmoreland County park system, such as completion of the destination playground at Northmoreland Park, land acquisition and developments along the “middle gap” of the Westmoreland Heritage Trail, as well as improvements and renovations throughout several regional and satellite Westmoreland County parks.

This year’s Green Luncheon honorees follow.

Muir, Olmsted, Hornaday, Audubon, and Carson fellows are honored for their financial support, with the cumulative dollar amount of their giving determining the category.

MUIR Fellows ($1,000)

  • 66 Suds Carwash / North Hempfield Self Storage
  • A+ Home Care
  • Allstar Therapies, Inc.
  • AMD3 Education and Research Foundation
  • Fuhrer Eagle Sales and Service
  • The Family of Dorothy Gardenhire
  • Lopatich-Brinker Funeral Home
  • Master Kleen
  • Mike Camlin Hyundai
  • The Outlaw’s Food Truck
  • Rafferty Legal
  • Westmoreland County Area Agency on Aging
  • Westmoreland Manor

OLMSTED ($2,500)

  • Conforti’s Pizzeria – Eat My Pork
  • Design 3 Architecture
  • Grossman Yanak & Ford LLP
  • Noble Environmental
  • Scalise Real Estate Company
  • Jay and Mary Lou Tarara
  • UPMC For Life

HORNADAY ($5,000)

  • Betsy Aiken
  • Elliott Group
  • Robindale

AUDUBON ($10,000)

  •  Penn Franklin News

CARSON ($20,000+)

  • Spitzer Toyota

Also being honored are the following Lewis Fellows, recognized for their continued exceptional service to Westmoreland County Parks.

Lewis Fellows (in recognition of outstanding service)

  • Jack Maher
  • Joyce Novotny-Prettiman
  • Westmoreland Land Trust

John “Jack” Maher served on the Westmoreland Heritage Trail Chapter board from 2003 to 2022. He served as Treasurer from 2012 to 2022. Jack was the representative of the Conemaugh Valley Conservancy, which was one of the founding organizations of the Westmoreland Heritage Trail Chapter, and he was a driving force in trail development of the West Penn Trail.  Throughout his life, Jack has always been a very active cyclist and has ridden trails across the United States as well as in several foreign countries. We are very grateful for his time, dedication, and service to our County trails!

Joyce Novotny-Prettiman has been a member of the Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation Citizens Advisory Board since 2015 and serves as the chair of the Governance and Nominating committee. Joyce is very involved with the March for Parks event and has spearheaded the Quatrini Law Group team since 2015. Joyce dedicates her time, expertise, and passion for our Westmoreland County parks and trails and we thank her for her service!

The Westmoreland Land Trust, in cooperation with the Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation Citizens Advisory Board, has been conserving properties and green space in and around Westmoreland County since 2007. The board and staff of the Land Trust has preserved over 370 acres in our County, including acreage in Cedar Creek Park, Twin Lakes Park, and Mammoth Park. The Westmoreland Land Trust contributes to our County’s quality of life because of their scenic, recreational, environmental, historical, and cultural qualities. The Citizens Advisory Board is thankful for such an important partnership!

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Thanks to the support and funding of the Westmoreland County Commissioners, the Westmoreland County Parks and Recreation Department is able to provide area citizens with a wide range of year-round recreation opportunities in eleven parks and five hiking/biking trails throughout Westmoreland County.

Facilities include: baseball and soccer fields; basketball, tennis, pickle ball, volleyball, shuffleboard, and bocce courts; horseshoe pits; toboggan/sled areas; trout- and game-fish-stocked lakes; handicapped accessible fishing decks; bicycle trails; a skate and action park; two dog parks; amphitheaters; lakes for boating and fishing; swings and playgrounds; a giant slide; model radio-controlled airfields; equestrian trails; a BMX track; walking paths; adult and children’s fitness areas; areas for hunting (limited); dek hockey; and a scenic observation deck.

Free events include: outdoor concerts; fishing derbies; nature hikes and a variety of fun festivals.

Westmoreland County’s eleven parks are: Cedar Creek Park in Rostraver Township; Mammoth Park, Chestnut Ridge Park, and Bridgeport Dam Park in Mount Pleasant Township; Northmoreland Park in Allegheny Township; Twin Lakes Park in Unity and Hempfield townships; Ann Rudd Saxman Nature Park, Swede Hill Park, and Historic Hanna’s Town in Hempfield Township; Sewickley Creek Wetlands in New Stanton Borough; and Loyalhanna Gorge Recreation Area in Derry and Ligonier townships.

Trails in Westmoreland County supported by the Westmoreland County Bureau of Parks and Recreation are: the Five Star Trail (Greensburg to Youngwood); the Westmoreland County section of the Great Allegheny Passage; Coal and Coke Trail (Mount Pleasant to Scottdale); the Westmoreland Heritage Trail (Saltsburg to Delmont and Export to Trafford); and the Little Crabtree Creek Trail (Twin Lakes Park to Crabtree).

For more information, please visit our website at https://url2.mailanyone.net/scanner?m=1sgksD-000000045zz-29mu&d=4%7Cmail%2F90%2F1724244600%2F1sgksD-000000045zz-29mu%7Cin2c%7C57e1b682%7C21357452%7C14620262%7C66C5E3C92745114BDFA23B2BB053D619&o=t.wwoesmwwoarendculnvatyPgo%2Fp.skra&s=-3lah8wblvvk163kA4qJEkBAwXE or call (724) 830-3950.

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