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Camp Delicious! 2019 Video

Rediscover the joy of cooking and eating with a delightful (& delicious) retrospective. Video by Ash Warren “Experts” touting various kinds of diets continue to bombard us with their views of what we should or should not be eating. Some …

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Amen Corner: Honoring the Heroes of the Tree of Life Shooting

This November, Amen Corner held its 17th Annual Senator John Heinz Law Enforcement Awards Luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel, Station Square. During the ceremony, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers gave a speech honoring the heroic police officers and first responders who risked …

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Life Lessons from our Foreign Exchange Student

by Sheila Hyland, Operations Manager, Luminari Anna came into our lives at the end of summer 2019.   The situation was meant to be a temporary arrangement until a permanent host family could be found for our German exchange student.  About …

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RECIPE: Cranberry Relish

Recipe courtesy of Chef Roger Levine Cranberry Relish Recipe courtesy of Chef Roger Levine, Camp Delicious! Director and Associate Professor of culinary arts at the Community College of Allegheny County. Ingredients: 12 oz bag fresh ( or frozen ) cranberries 1 cup …

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Baked With Love

by Don Laird, contributing writer Ever since its inception, American reality television has been synonymous with matching contestants against one another in a way that polarizes the participants, as well as the audience.  By the season finale, viewers have witnessed …

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Celebrating Team Luminari’s Shining Stars

We are excited to share and celebrate the hard work, dedication and achievements of our Lumianri Team Members, Susan Brozek Scott (I Want to be an Ambassador! Camp Director), Gina Catanzarite (Teen Writer! Camp Director) and Beth Dolinar (Contributing writer …

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Teen Ambassadors are a force for change

by Shivalie Saxena, 2019 Teen Ambassador My name is Shivali.  I am 15 years old and I attend Sewickley Academy this fall. By participating in Luminari’s “I Want to be an Ambassador” camp this summer, I was able to explore …

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Operations Intern sees education play out in real life

by Camille Traczek Luminari is an organization with the goal of broadening minds, inspiring innovation and promoting community engagement. Although that may be the goal for students at the camps, I found that Luminari broadened my mind and inspired me …

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The Marble Masters of Pittsburgh

by Beth Dolinar, Contributing Writer, Luminari Growing up in a little town south of Pittsburgh, my days were filled with neighborhood kids and outside games. There were always enough of us to put together a decent game of kickball or …

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I Want to be an Ambassador! 2019 Video

Few things illuminate the passing of time for me as vividly as looking at photos. Occasionally, an old photo will appear on social media and I’ll find myself saying, “Was it that long ago? It feels like yesterday.” This marks …

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