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Free Toys for Kids, a Small Business Fair, and How To Advocate for Pedestrians

Posted on August 10, 2023   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Francesca Dabecco

Francesca Dabecco

A neighborway street sign in Lawrenceville. (Francesca Dabecco / City Cast Pittsburgh)

A neighborway street sign in Lawrenceville. (Francesca Dabecco / City Cast Pittsburgh)


Welcome to your Hey Pittsburgh bulletin board — a virtual space to place volunteer opportunities, fundraisers, workshops, and more things that help your neighbors.

🧸 Free Toys for Kids

Join Polish Hill Civic Association this Sunday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at West Penn Park Playground for a Rugrats Rummage and pizza party. Bring a blanket and used, clean, kids clothes and toys to trade with others.

💼 Small Biz Fair

New and established small business owners can look for opportunities to grow and succeed at a resource fair at the Union Project on Tuesday, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

📣 Advocate for Safer Walking & Biking

Join BikePGH on Saturday, Aug. 19 to learn how to create a plan of action in your community with lessons from the PA Walking College program.

🌈 Call for Artists

Are you a queer or witchy artist? Apply to be a vendor at Maude’s Mystickal Market at Harold’s Haunt on Saturday, Aug, 26.

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