Last night, Stacy Weiss, Ellen Weiss Kander and Andy Weiss hosted a fund raiser at Weisshouse for The Sprout Fund, a local organization that generously supports some amazing causes. The night began with delicious hors d' oeuvres and great music. Cathy Lewis Long, co-creator of The Sprout Fund discussed the many wonderful ways that Sprout enriches the lives and neighborhoods of Pittsburgh. Many people know and have seen the beautiful murals around the city. However, last night provided a platform for a few of Sprout's support recipients to showcase their projects. Joe Zgurzynski of Burgh Bees discussed "the aims to introduce beekeeping to Pittsburghers in order to promote bees and beekeeping and in so doing, stewardship of the environment. In support of this mission Burgh Bees’ seminars and mentorship programs help teach beginning beekeepers how to responsibly keep their own hives. Additionally, Burgh Bees develops and maintains urban apiaries that serve as the location for hands-on beekeeping classes." Seema Patel from CTTEC (CMU''s Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation) enlightened the crowd about "Interbots, Inc., a high-tech spin-off company associated with the Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center has teamed up with the Autism Center of Pittsburgh to provide innovative robot-based therapy for children with autism." Avid bicyclist, Lou Fineberg talked about Bike Pittsburgh. He also had a small replica of the three rivers bike racks that are seen throughout the city and initially funded by The Sprout Fund. Jon Rubin and his adorable six year old assistant Lilah discussed the super cool Conflict Kitchen, "a take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries that the United States is in conflict with. The food is served out of a take-out style storefront, which will rotate identities every four months to highlight another country. Each Conflict Kitchen iteration is augmented by events, performances, and discussion about the the culture, politics, and issues at stake with each country they focus on." In addition to all of those wonderful causes, The Sprout Fund also supports an vast array of other projects. Check out their website at http://www.sproutfund.org/about/. The Sprout Fund is always accepting donations and greatly appreciates all support. It was a great night in support of a great cause. Check out the photos below to see some of the fabulous party attendees.
Photos (top to bottom): 1. Stan Adamik 2. Andy Weiss, Stacy Weiss, Cathy Lewis Long, Ellen Weiss Kander 3. Stacy Weiss, Ellen Weiss Kander, Andy Weiss, 4. Laura Karet, Will Carpenter, Kitty Hillman 5. Betty Rich, Joe Zgurzynski, Larry Rich 6. Mark Minnerly, Cathy Lewis Long, Steve Mosites 7. Ellen Terry Kaplan Goldstein, Seema Patel 8. Jack & Andy Weiss 9. Joe Zgurzynski, Cathy Lewis Long 10. Jon Rubin, Lilah 11. Lou Fineberg
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