Sunday Funday Members became jugglers for this Sunday Funday! O’Ryan the Amazing taught everyone how to balance feathers and juggle scarves. Members loved passing around a spinning plate and using teamwork to make it happen! We also enjoyed some small Minute to Win It relay games: passing around beach balls using frisbees, completing word scrambles, balancing eggs on a spoon,… Read More
Teen Trip Teen Trip at the Carnegie Science Center on Sunday was a blast! We visited all four floors, which included an exhibit about Mars, a miniature railroad train and village, and the H2Oh! exhibit about Pittsburgh’s water systems. Thanks to our teens for making it a great day! Moms’ Night On Wednesday, our FC Moms got together for Moms’… Read More
Training Tracks: Teens Weigh In Jason Smierciak of Self-Advocacy Voices, University of Pittsburgh Visiting Lecturer Alonna Carter-Donaldson, and FOTT member Brandon Carter joined a group of FC teens on Monday for a discussion about disability history and advocacy. Members of FC’s Teen Leadership Board wrote questions beforehand and participants broke out into small groups to help facilitate the conversation. Jason… Read More
FOTT Late Night Friends on the Town enjoyed a night out at Dave and Busters at the Waterfront this Sunday to close out our Winter Late Nights! Most friends said their favorite game to play was basketball or basketball Connect 4. Emily and Matthew tried their hand at the axe throwing game while Ben and Uri tried to knock down… Read More
Sports League On Wednesday, members had a great time learning the rules of basketball at the JCC. After our tutorial, we played a half-court basketball tournament and Ekow showed us some great defensive skills! Thanks to all our participants for making basketball a great time for everyone! South Hills Bowling Club We celebrated our final South Hills Bowling Club session… Read More
Look through our 2022 and 2023 Friendship Circle memories and see what we have been up to!
Friendship Circle Tribute Book 2023October 16, 2024
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT FROM RABBI MORDY In what can arguably be described as the quickest, most emotionally pinballing four days on the Jewish calendar (I’ve spoken about the five days between Tisha B’av and Tu B’av – the saddest and then a most joyful day during the summer, but that fifth day gives us an extra day of transition),… Read More
October 16, 2024
I-Volunteer Friends on the Town (FOTT) members gathered on October 10 for an evening of volunteering with Weinberg Terrace’s residents. FOTT members and Weinberg Terrace residents enjoyed many rounds of bingo together. FOTT members also created fall-themed suncatchers to be hung on Weinberg Terrace’s sukkah. It was a great evening of community connection in preparation for the upcoming Sukkot holiday. FOTT… Read More
October 11, 2024
A WEEKLY TORAH THOUGHT FROM RABBI MORDY Well, we have something this year that we haven’t experienced in some time. This year, Yom Kippur falls out on Shabbat. In fact, strangely, while it is by no means a typical Shabbat; no meal, not much rest, and missing almost all of the usual items that come along with Shabbat, it is… Read More
