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New East End Partnership promotes Pittsburgh neighborhood :: Pittsburgh Business Times [March 7, 2008]

Blight’s Out :: Pittsburgh City Paper [March 6, 2008]

Bloomfield-Garfield group still banks on partnership :: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review [November 17, 2007]

City accelerated learning academies open Monday :: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [August 18, 2007]

For architects, Pittsburgh poses unique challenges :: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [August 14, 2007]

Lights stayed on for after-school event at Peabody and nationwide :: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [October 19, 2007]

Artists bring flourish to Penn Avenue :: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [June 13, 2007]

Laying the Legal Groundwork :: Pittsburgh City Paper [April 26, 2007]

Congressman Doyle Presents $100,000 Check for New Housing Construction in Garfield :: www.house.gov [April 11, 2006]

Horoscope Lounge, Garfield’s problem bar, is padlocked :: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [March 4, 2006]

Cleaning up the neighborhood :: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review [June 13, 2005]

Artistic address: Painter-ceramist leaves her mark on Garfield row house :: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [May 14, 2005]

Corridor’s comeback: The revival of Pittsburgh's East End :: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [December 12, 2004]

Garfield’s Aggie Brose sees the payoff of more than 25 years of activism :: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [July 29, 2001]

Foundations, nonprofits increase emphasis on social capital :: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [December 31, 2000]

Editorial: Garfield gets going :: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [May 9, 2000]

Editorial: Penn’s restoration :: Post-Gazette [December 28, 1998]

Mellon Bank to provide $2.5 million grant to Bloomfield-Garfield Corp. :: Pittsburgh Business Times [December 16, 1998]

Artistic gamble on Penn Avenue :: Post-Gazette [December 14, 1998]

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At the November 16, 2007, BGC luncheon at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, board member PJ Maloney presented a "thank you" plaque to The Bank of New York Mellon for 10 years of partnering with the BGC to improve economic, social, and physical conditions in our neighborhoods. Accepting the plaque was Rose Gabbianelli, Executive Vice President and Global Director, Public Affairs, The Bank of New York Mellon.

Join the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation for a luncheon to honor two community catalysts whose work has helped to improve economic, physical, and social conditions in our neighborhoods:

Brian A. Hudson Sr., Executive Director and Chief
Executive Officer of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
James V. Cunningham, School of Social Work, University of
Pittsburgh

Friday, November 7, 2008
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Pittsburgh Athletic Association 4215 Fifth Avenue, Oakland
Tickets: $55 per person (RSVP by October 31)

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

11:30 a.m.
Reception and Cash Bar

12:30 p.m.
Three-Course Lunch Served
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Jason Wilburn, President of the BGC Board of Directors

1:00 p.m.
Master of Ceremonies: PJ Maloney, KQV Radio
Keynote Speaker: Brian A. Hudson Sr.
Special Honoree: James V. Cunningham

Note: There will be an 11:00 a.m. private reception with Brian A. Hudson Sr. for sponsors of this event. Call 412-441-6950 x15 for sponsorship opportunities.

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