100 YEARS FOR ASBURY HEIGHTS
What began 100 years ago as a sin-
gle home for elderly men and women in
Dravosburg has grown into Mt. Lebanon’s
Asbury Heights. A landmark on Bower
Hill Road, the 27-acre campus provides
housing and health care for 500 older
adults and is Mt. Lebanon’s fourth-largest
employer. On Saturday, September 27, Asbury will
celebrate its centennial with a gala dinner
at St. Clair Country Club. Other special
events will continue throughout 2008.

Administrators purchased the Mt.

Lebanon campus, then farmland, in 1926
when the Dravosburg facility had reached
capacity. Originally called the Francis
Campbell Hamilton Home in honor of its
founder, Asbury has continued to grow in
response to demand.

Operated by United Methodist Services
for the Aging, Asbury’s stated mission is to
“enrich the physical, emotional, social and
spiritual lives of residents. The continu-
ing care community offers independent
and assisted living, personal care, nursing
and rehabilitation and Alzheimer’s care. Its
latest venture is the Embassy on Beverly
Road, a retirement option one mile from
the campus that provides residents with
priority access to Asbury if and when they
want it.

Executive Director and CEO is John
Zanardelli. Visitors to Asbury will find interior and
exterior signage marking the anniversary,
as well as a history wall depicting mile-
stones in the facility’s history. Other chang-
es are in the works, as Asbury enters its
second century, including additional apart-
ments, new lounges and an expanded
fitness suite.

FARMERS MARKET
FIRST FRIDAY
Autumn Food Fair Holy Cross
Church will hold a food fair from 11:30
to 8 p . m ., Tuesday through Thursday,
October 7-9. The event features home-
made Greek favorites including moussaka,
tiropita, spanakopita, pastitso soups pas-
tries and much more. Holy Cross Church,
123 Gilkeson Road (across from The
Galleria). 412-833-3355.

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