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The Lauri Ann West Community Center builds connections, expands horizons and impacts lives by providing a safe place for all to learn, play and grow.
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Join us in welcoming our newest personal trainer, Stephanie Herlitz. Steph is originally from the St. Louis area. After attending graduate school, she is now based in Pittsburgh. Stephanie discovered strength training and quickly realized she loved feeling strong, confident, and capable, especially once she stopped overthinking it and just started showing up. As a mom of four, she believes fitness should be approachable, realistic, and empowering because movement should work with real life, not compete with it.
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You may recognize Jill from around the center. Every week, she works a couple of days remotely from her job at Evolve Coaching in our cafe seating area. Jill also does personal training with Jody and Theresa, and she and her mom Debbie enjoy attending Sue Golier lectures. Some of you might even know her from when she worked at the welcome desk years ago.
Jill is the Intake Coordinator at Evolve Coaching, an organization located here in Pittsburgh. They support disabled and neurodivergent community members with education, arts, and employment opportunities. Jill is proud to be a part of their mission to help their clients be as successful as they possibly can.
You can learn more about the work Evolve Coaching does here: https://www.evolve-coaching.org/
At Evolve Coaching, Jill works a hybrid schedule, which allows her to work comfortably here at Lauri Ann West. She can get coffee or lunch from Everyday Gourmet Cafe, do her personal training during work breaks, and there are always friendly faces to see. It is important to her that she finds balance by getting out of the house on days she’s not in the office. She even likes to take her work calls out on the deck when the weather is nice!
If working from home starts to get stale, feel free to come here to work like Jill does. We have free Wi-fi, and you might find that you enjoy diversifying your work environment.
Beyond her work, Jill holds two degrees in History and spent seven years in El Paso teaching American history at a functionally bilingual college. She credits that experience with broadening her worldview and encourages everyone to do something that is outside their comfort zone. In her free time, she enjoys gardening and proudly cares for two Venus flytraps.
We are thrilled to spotlight Jill, someone who is so important to our community’s ecosystem. She has loved seeing the building and the community expand and grow. About Lauri Ann West, she says, “I’m appreciative that I can make this part of my day”.
Next time you see Jill around, say hello!
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Join us for ADULT BOARD GAME NIGHT Friday, May 29th, 6:00-8:00 pm!
Bring your friends or find some here while playing classics such as Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, or Scrabble. This is an 18+ adult event.
Lauri Ann West Community Center will offer 20 board games to choose from, or you can bring your favorite from home. Individual tables will be set up for small game play. Feel free to bring your favorite adult beverage and snacks.
Register for FREE on our website!
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Family Group Exercise was a blast this past Sunday! 💪
Thank you to all the families who showed up, and to Cassie Nice and Tabitha Brown for instructing the program.
If you couldn`t make it this month, our next Family Group Ex Class is June 21st.
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For International Day of Families, we want to spotlight our FREE Family Group Exercise Program. A session will be held this Sunday (5/17) at 11:15am in the Dunlap Gymnasium.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED - Sign up on our website.
Sunday`s session will be instructed by Cassie Nice @riderepredhead and Tabitha Brown @tlcbrown
Children should be at least 7 years old to attend. Guardians are responsible for their children during class, and anyone under 13 must have a guardian with them.
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Congratulations are in order for fitness member Opal Bruce, who reached a new Personal Record of 13:50 for the 3200-meter run.
This was her last meet as a middle schooler at the NA Invite.
Opal is one of Cassie Conti`s personal training clients, and we are all very proud of her!
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Mark Your Calendars! Our Wine Wednesdays Summer Music Program kicks off next Wednesday, 5/20! 🍷🎶
Attendees should bring their own chairs and drinks. The event will move inside in the case of inclement weather or extreme heat. Opening acts by @bandtogetherpgh! Aspinwall Everyday Gourmet at the Lauri Ann West Community Center will have snacks available for purchase.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR CAPACITY REASONS - See the website to sign up.
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Happy International Nurses Day! Meet some of the nurses in our community and share your thanks in the comments. ❤
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Message from the Board of Directors . . .
As we celebrate our 10-year anniversary, the Lauri Ann West Community Center is stronger than ever. What started as a hopeful idea has grown into a vibrant community hub and true neighborhood asset – now supporting more than 4,000 active fitness members, a state-certified after-school program in high demand, and a welcoming gathering place with more than 130,000 visitors each year. Thanks to strong community support and careful planning, we are financially stable and able to maintain our facilities that bring people together for activity, learning, and connections.
With our search for a new Executive Director underway, we are excited about the opportunities ahead. Our dedicated and highly skilled team remains fully committed to serving our community and guiding the next decade of growth and community impact. Together, we will continue to build connections, expand horizons, and impact lives by providing a safe place for all to learn, play, and grow.
Memberships include:
- Access to a large, clean fitness center
- Dozens of group exercise classes
- Pickleball
- Indoor Track
- Open gym times
- Free 30-minute personal training session or wellness orientation
- Discounts on programs & rentals
Call us at 412-828-8566 or stop in the facility to learn more.
Memberships include:
- Access to a large, clean fitness center
- Dozens of group exercise classes
- Pickleball
- Indoor Track
- Open gym times
- Free 30-minute personal training session or wellness orientation
- Discounts on programs & rentals
Call us at 412-828-8566 or stop in the facility to learn more.
