{"id":18806,"date":"2020-10-05T20:17:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T00:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=18806"},"modified":"2020-10-05T20:17:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T00:17:17","slug":"united-way-week-of-caring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2020\/10\/05\/united-way-week-of-caring\/","title":{"rendered":"United Way Week of Caring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\u2019s regionwide Week of Caring continues through Oct. 10 with volunteers working in 75 activities &#8212; including virtual projects \u2014 throughout Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties organized to help neighbors in need and local assist nonprofit agencies. Anyone interested in volunteering for upcoming activities <a href=\"https:\/\/volunteer.uwswpa.org\/special-event\/a3U2I000004xtvx?fbclid=IwAR0YpUDBN1DrtK8rHlMkm76FEqAGscbUVhCcr_3MfXm6_bPpgff_NzGieps\">can visit the United Way\u2019s website<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18807\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2020\/10\/05\/united-way-week-of-caring\/20201005ppweekofcaringloc\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring1LOC.jpg?fit=2000%2C1331&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1331\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Volunteers paint fence posts at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme. The volunteer event is one of 75 activities - including virtual projects - throughout Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties organized help neighbors in need and assist nonprofit agencies. The riding center\\u0092s mission is to improve the lives of children and adults with special challenges through a therapeutic partnership with horses and work with individuals with physical, developmental and learning disabilities and at-risk youth. The Week of Caring continues through Thursday, October 10. (Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1601912974&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;195&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20201005ppWeekofCaringLOC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20201005ppWeekofCaringLOC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Volunteers paint fence posts at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme. The volunteer event is one of 75 activities &#8211; including virtual projects &#8211; throughout Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties organized help neighbors in need and assist nonprofit agencies. The riding center\u0092s mission is to improve the lives of children and adults with special challenges through a therapeutic partnership with horses and work with individuals with physical, developmental and learning disabilities and at-risk youth. The Week of Caring continues through Thursday, October 10. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring1LOC.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring1LOC.jpg?fit=848%2C564&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18807\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring1LOC.jpg?resize=848%2C564&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring1LOC.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring1LOC.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring1LOC.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring1LOC.jpg?resize=383%2C255&amp;ssl=1 383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring1LOC.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring1LOC.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers paint fence posts at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18808\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18808\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2020\/10\/05\/united-way-week-of-caring\/20201005ppweekofcaringloc-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring2LOC.jpg?fit=2000%2C1314&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1314\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Paul Volpe from Derry with the Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation paints one of many fence posts at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme. The volunteer event is one of 75 activities - including virtual projects - throughout Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties organized to help neighbors in need and assist nonprofit agencies. The riding center\\u0092s mission is to improve the lives of children and adults with special challenges through a therapeutic partnership with horses and work with individuals with physical, mental developmental and learning disabilities and at-risk youth. The Week of Caring continues through Thursday, October 10. (Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1601912609&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;98&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20201005ppWeekofCaringLOC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20201005ppWeekofCaringLOC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Paul Volpe from Derry with the Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation paints one of many fence posts at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme. The volunteer event is one of 75 activities &#8211; including virtual projects &#8211; throughout Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties organized to help neighbors in need and assist nonprofit agencies. The riding center\u0092s mission is to improve the lives of children and adults with special challenges through a therapeutic partnership with horses and work with individuals with physical, mental developmental and learning disabilities and at-risk youth. The Week of Caring continues through Thursday, October 10. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring2LOC.jpg?fit=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring2LOC.jpg?fit=848%2C557&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18808\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring2LOC.jpg?resize=848%2C557&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring2LOC.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring2LOC.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring2LOC.jpg?resize=1024%2C673&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring2LOC.jpg?resize=388%2C255&amp;ssl=1 388w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring2LOC.jpg?resize=1536%2C1009&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring2LOC.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Volpe from Derry with the Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation paints one of many fence posts at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18809\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18809\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2020\/10\/05\/united-way-week-of-caring\/20201005ppweekofcaringloc-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring3LOC.jpg?fit=2000%2C1331&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1331\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Volunteers from Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, at center, William Richards from North Huntingdon and Evan Murphy from Jeannette work on painting fence posts at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme. The volunteer event is one of 75 activities - including virtual projects - throughout Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties organized to help neighbors in need and assist nonprofit agencies. The riding center\\u0092s mission is to improve the lives of children and adults with special challenges through a therapeutic partnership with horses and work with individuals with physical, mental developmental and learning disabilities and at-risk youth. The Week of Caring continues through Thursday, October 10. (Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1601913298&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20201005ppWeekofCaringLOC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20201005ppWeekofCaringLOC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Volunteers from Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, at center, William Richards from North Huntingdon and Evan Murphy from Jeannette work on painting fence posts at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme. The volunteer event is one of 75 activities &#8211; including virtual projects &#8211; throughout Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties organized to help neighbors in need and assist nonprofit agencies. The riding center\u0092s mission is to improve the lives of children and adults with special challenges through a therapeutic partnership with horses and work with individuals with physical, mental developmental and learning disabilities and at-risk youth. The Week of Caring continues through Thursday, October 10. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring3LOC.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring3LOC.jpg?fit=848%2C564&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18809\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring3LOC.jpg?resize=848%2C564&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring3LOC.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring3LOC.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring3LOC.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring3LOC.jpg?resize=383%2C255&amp;ssl=1 383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring3LOC.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring3LOC.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers from Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, at center, William Richards from North Huntingdon and Evan Murphy from Jeannette work on painting fence posts at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18810\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18810\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2020\/10\/05\/united-way-week-of-caring\/20201005ppweekofcaringloc-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring4LOC.jpg?fit=2000%2C1642&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1642\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Tammy Sofranko from Mt. Pleasant puts the finishing touches on a fence post at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme. The volunteer event is one of 75 activities - including virtual projects - throughout Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties organized to help neighbors in need and assist nonprofit agencies. The riding center\\u0092s mission is to improve the lives of children and adults with special challenges through a therapeutic partnership with horses and work with individuals with physical, mental developmental and learning disabilities and at-risk youth. The Week of Caring continues through Thursday, October 10. (Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1601913090&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;140&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20201005ppWeekofCaringLOC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20201005ppWeekofCaringLOC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Tammy Sofranko from Mt. Pleasant puts the finishing touches on a fence post at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme. The volunteer event is one of 75 activities &#8211; including virtual projects &#8211; throughout Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties organized to help neighbors in need and assist nonprofit agencies. The riding center\u0092s mission is to improve the lives of children and adults with special challenges through a therapeutic partnership with horses and work with individuals with physical, mental developmental and learning disabilities and at-risk youth. The Week of Caring continues through Thursday, October 10. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring4LOC.jpg?fit=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring4LOC.jpg?fit=848%2C696&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18810\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring4LOC.jpg?resize=848%2C696&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring4LOC.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring4LOC.jpg?resize=300%2C246&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring4LOC.jpg?resize=1024%2C841&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring4LOC.jpg?resize=311%2C255&amp;ssl=1 311w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring4LOC.jpg?resize=1536%2C1261&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring4LOC.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tammy Sofranko from Mt. Pleasant puts the finishing touches on a fence post at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18811\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18811\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2020\/10\/05\/united-way-week-of-caring\/20201005ppweekofcaringloc-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring5LOC.jpg?fit=2000%2C1331&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1331\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Terri Ross from Greensburg works on painting fence posts at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme. The volunteer event is one of 75 activities - including virtual projects - throughout Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties organized to help neighbors in need and assist nonprofit agencies. The riding center\\u0092s mission is to improve the lives of children and adults with special challenges through a therapeutic partnership with horses and work with individuals with physical, mental developmental and learning disabilities and at-risk youth. The Week of Caring continues through Thursday, October 10. (Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1601914772&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;180&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20201005ppWeekofCaringLOC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20201005ppWeekofCaringLOC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Terri Ross from Greensburg works on painting fence posts at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme. The volunteer event is one of 75 activities &#8211; including virtual projects &#8211; throughout Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties organized to help neighbors in need and assist nonprofit agencies. The riding center\u0092s mission is to improve the lives of children and adults with special challenges through a therapeutic partnership with horses and work with individuals with physical, mental developmental and learning disabilities and at-risk youth. The Week of Caring continues through Thursday, October 10. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring5LOC.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring5LOC.jpg?fit=848%2C564&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18811\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring5LOC.jpg?resize=848%2C564&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring5LOC.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring5LOC.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring5LOC.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring5LOC.jpg?resize=383%2C255&amp;ssl=1 383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring5LOC.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring5LOC.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Terri Ross from Greensburg works on painting fence posts at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18812\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18812\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2020\/10\/05\/united-way-week-of-caring\/20201005ppweekofcaringloc-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring6LOC.jpg?fit=2000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Amy Ranker from Hempfield, a volunteer from Equitrans Midstream brushes cobwebs &amp; dust from the stalls at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme. The volunteer event is one of 75 activities - including virtual projects - throughout Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties organized to help neighbors in need and assist nonprofit agencies. The riding center\\u0092s mission is to improve the lives of children and adults with special challenges through a therapeutic partnership with horses and work with individuals with physical, mental developmental and learning disabilities and at-risk youth. The Week of Caring continues through Thursday, October 10. (Pam Panchak\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1601917863&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;20201005ppWeekofCaringLOC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20201005ppWeekofCaringLOC\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Amy Ranker from Hempfield, a volunteer from Equitrans Midstream brushes cobwebs &amp;amp; dust from the stalls at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme. The volunteer event is one of 75 activities &#8211; including virtual projects &#8211; throughout Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties organized to help neighbors in need and assist nonprofit agencies. The riding center\u0092s mission is to improve the lives of children and adults with special challenges through a therapeutic partnership with horses and work with individuals with physical, mental developmental and learning disabilities and at-risk youth. The Week of Caring continues through Thursday, October 10. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring6LOC.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring6LOC.jpg?fit=848%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18812\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring6LOC.jpg?resize=848%2C565&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring6LOC.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring6LOC.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring6LOC.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring6LOC.jpg?resize=383%2C255&amp;ssl=1 383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring6LOC.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring6LOC.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amy Ranker from Hempfield, a volunteer from Equitrans Midstream brushes cobwebs &amp; dust from the stalls at the Stoneybrook Foundation Therapeutic Riding Center as part of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\u0092s first-ever regional Week of Caring Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 in Acme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania\u2019s regionwide Week of Caring continues through Oct. 10 with volunteers working in 75 activities &#8212; including virtual projects \u2014 throughout Allegheny, Butler, Westmoreland, Fayette and Armstrong counties organized to help neighbors in need and local assist nonprofit agencies. Anyone interested in volunteering for upcoming activities can visit the United Way\u2019s&hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2020\/10\/05\/united-way-week-of-caring\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":18811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9,4,15,132],"tags":[],"coauthors":[63],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/10\/20201005ppDayOfCaring5LOC.jpg?fit=2000%2C1331&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18806"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18806"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18813,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18806\/revisions\/18813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18806"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=18806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}