Global Links
NEWS For Immediate Release Contact: Stacy Bodow, Community Engagement Manager, 412.361.3424, x205 Laura Ellis, Ellis Communications, 412.952.7844
Global Links Free Lunch + Learn Lecture Series Offers Opportunities to Explore Topics of Health, Environment, Sustainability
WHAT: Pittsburgh-based international medical recovery and relief organization Global Links will host Lunch + Learn, a free monthly event featuring speakers on topics such as health, sustainability and humanitarian issues. Lunch + Learn offers guests an informative lunch hour of education and engaging discussion. Bring a lunch and join the conversation. For more information, visit www.globallinks.org or call 412.361.3424.
WHERE: Global Links Headquarters, Green Tree 700 Trumbull Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Parking is free.
WHEN: Noon - 1:00 pm
Wednesday, July 16: Charity Grimes Bauman, Community Outreach Coordinator Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is the region’s historic glass greenhouse and advocate for advanced green-building practices, sustainable gardening and a new environmental awareness. Charity Grimes Bauman will present tips and ideas for successful mid-summer gardening and harvests.
Wednesday, August 13: Rachel Filippini, Executive Director, GASP (Group Against Smog and Pollution) GASP is a non-profit citizens’ group in Southwestern Pennsylvania working for a healthy, sustainable environment. Executive Director, Rachel Filippini will talk about the organization’s mission and some of the issues currently affecting the region’s air quality.
Wednesday, September 10: Bill Fuller, Corporate Chef, Big Burrito Restaurant Group Big Burrito Restaurant Group is the parent company of local restaurants such as
Kaya, Casbah and Mad Mex. Corporate Chef Bill Fuller will demonstrate creative ways to use up the end-of-summer garden harvest.
About Global Links Global Links is a medical relief and development organization dedicated to improving health in resource-poor communities, primarily in the Western Hemisphere. Every year, Global Links collaborates with U.S. health care institutions and the community to recover hundreds of tons of high-quality surplus medical materials that would otherwise be sent to landfills. These materials are shared with public health institutions that are providing care for their country’s most vulnerable people.
In Western PA, Global Links offers numerous volunteer opportunities, donates materials to other non-profit organizations, and supports international medical service trips. For more information, visit www.globallinks.org.
