Pressley Ridge Events
> Upcoming Events
"Working and Living with Children Diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder"
Presenter: Nancy Lindahl, Supervisor, Pressley Ridge Family-based Services; Pressley Ridge Treatment Foster Parent.
When: Friday, June 20, 2008 from 8:00am to 10:30am
Where: Pressley Ridge, 2611 Stayton Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
RSVP: Amy Giese, agiese@pressleyridge.org; 412.872.8406
"It's All About the Family: Including Families in Treatment"
Presenters: James Collins and Marcy Vaughn, Pressley Ridge Family-based Services
When: Friday, July 18, 2008
Where: Pressley Ridge, 2611 Stayton Square, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Deadline for registration: July 11, 2008
RSVP: Amy Giese, agiese@pressleyridge.org; 412.872.8406
> Past Events
Pressley Ridge Open House: Allegheny County Probation Officers
What: An open house hosted by the Pressley Ridge Day School
When: Friday, March 14, 2008 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Where: The Pressley Ridge Day School, Marshall Avenue
175th Anniversary Event: “A Glistening Celebration”
What: End of year anniversary celebration
When: November 14, 2007
Where:The Rink at PPG Place and Wintergarden
Pressley Ridge will concluded its year-long celebrations with a 175th Anniversary Gala featuring ice skating demonstrations, exciting guest appearances, moonlight dancing, delectable dining, and many other special surprises.
Click here to view the anniversary invitation.
Celebrating 175 years of services to children and families
What: 175th Anniversary Dinner
When: May 15, 2007
Where: Duquesne Club, Pittsburgh, PA
Pressley Ridge’s Board of Directors hosted a 175th Anniversary Dinner to honor past and present members of the Board of Directors, Foundation Board, Event Boards, and their families. It was an opportunity to recognize the volunteers whose leadership established Pressley Ridge as one of this nation’s most respected providers of compassionate care for troubled youth. Following dinner, anniversary co-chairs Emily Jarrett and Marguerite Jarrett Marks encouraged reminiscences about memorable moments in Pressley Ridge history.
Click here to visit our photo album.
What: 175th Anniversary Celebration and Sculpture Dedication
When: April 17, 2007
Where: Pressley Ridge, 530 Marshall Avenue, North Side, 15214
Pressley Ridge is hosted
a “birthday party” in celebration
of providing 175 years of services to children
and families on Tuesday, April 17 at its Marshall
Avenue Campus located on Pittsburgh’s
North Side. Children, families, and employees
will played traditional party games and enjoyed
cake and ice cream. (Click
hereto view
a short video clip of the Marshall Avenue celebration)
In addition, a dedication was held at 10 a.m.
where Pressley Ridge unveiled a 600 pound bronze
sculpture honoring past, present and future employees. The
sculpture is full size and depicts a teacher sitting
on a bench, gently holding and reading a book to
a child.
More than 3,500 people celebrated Pressley Ridge’s anniversary on April 17. Activities and celebrations were held at all Pressley Ridge sites in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Texas, Washington, D.C., Hungary and Portugal.
Click here to visit our photo album.