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POWER Celebrates National Recovery Month Sept. 14

The event takes place on the South Side.

To celebrate National Recovery Month in September, PerLora on the South Side will host Sunflower POWER – a party benefiting POWER (Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery) and highlighting the agency’s 20th anniversary. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14.

The event will feature sunflower models styled by Pittsburgh Jeans Company and the widely-recognized Izzazu International Salon; entertainment by DJ Kelli Burns; and light fare and beverages from Bistro 19, Ibiza Spanish Tapas & Wine Bar, PurBlu Give Water, and sponsor . For the second year, Sunflower POWER will also include a live auction showcasing multi-media work by local artists.

The event, chaired by Mary Prezioso, is one of many special activities coordinated by drug and alcohol treatment agencies across the U.S. to recognize National Recovery Month. 

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In honor of POWER’s 20th anniversary, guests are encouraged to bring a friend for the suggested donation price of “two for $20”. In addition to shopping from POWER’s innovative cause-marketing partnership, The Collection, guests will have the opportunity to participate in the “build-a-room” project, with donations purchasing items to furnish the Commons Area at POWER House, POWER’s residential treatment site in Swissvale.  

PerLora is located at 2220 East Carson St.

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