“We like interacting with all the kids and making new friends,” said Armstead. Her friend Makielya Armstead, 16, of Penn Hills has been attending since it opened. “If I wasn’t here, I would just be home on my phone all the time,” Reynolds said. There are so many activities at A Giving Heart, that is why Damaya Reynolds, 14, from Churchill attends almost every day. Partnering with the casino is great, said Ace Pippens, activities director, because “organizations like ours can use their help.” The money will help us continue the programs we have for the children.” They have lifted a burden because, as a nonprofit, we have to do a lot of the repairs, painting and fixing up ourselves. “What the casino has done for us is more than paint the walls.
“I could have never dreamed that it would turn out to be as amazing and rewarding as it is today - and we credit Rivers Casino Pittsburgh team members for helping us achieve that,” said Cammack, a Homewood native who lives in Monroeville. Volunteers donate more than 2,000 hours annually.Ī Giving Heart also received a $5,000 check.
