At the Veterans Breakfast Club,
Stories Unite Us.
Check out our upcoming in-person veterans storytelling event schedule below. All are welcome to join us!
The Veterans Breakfast Club will hold a special FREE program on Women and the Military at the Heinz History Center on Sunday, October 27 at 2-4pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
This event featuring the stories of women who have served in the military and as members of military families builds on the Heinz History Center’s latest exhibit, A Woman’s Place: How Women Shaped Pittsburgh.
There will be light refreshments and a storytelling program. Please let us know you’ll attend by making a reservation at betty@veteransbreakfastclub.org or 412-623-9029.
From pioneering investigative journalism to leading their country to Olympic gold, Western Pennsylvania women have made an immeasurable impact in America, but too often, their stories have been overlooked.
Beginning this spring, the History Center will flip the script and take an unprecedented deep dive into the lives of these fierce and unflappable women who helped change the world inside a major new exhibition, A Woman’s Place: How Women Shaped Pittsburgh.
Take an interactive, thematic journey through women’s history from the early 1800s to modern day that will showcase the stories of entrepreneurs and activists, artists and athletes, scientists and inventors, and changemakers and barrier breakers. Through more than 250 artifacts, immersive experiences, and striking archival images, A Woman’s Place will reveal how women have made Pittsburgh and the world a better place.
Explore rare artifacts like the small handbag carried around the world in 1889 by legendary journalist Nellie Bly, who traveled the globe in just 72 days, more than a week faster than Jules Verne’s fictional character Phileas Fogg in “Around the World in 80 Days.”
Discover the stories of “real life” Rosie the Riveters, from the Western Pennsylvanians who worked the mills during World War II and helped inspire the iconic Rosie poster, to the modern day “Girls of Steel” – the all-girls robotics team at Carnegie Mellon University.
Exhibit highlights include:
- Clothing and textiles from the 1830s through today, including the inauguration dress worn by Sophie Masloff – the first and only female mayor of Pittsburgh – and a costume from the National Negro Opera Company
- Original sketches from Peggy Owens Skillen, who helped to create the modern version of the iconic PBS show “Sesame Street”
- Protest posters, buttons, and other objects that tell the story of women’s suffrage and how Pittsburghers like Lucy Kennedy Miller and Winifred Meek Morris fought for the right to vote
- A special section on athletes featuring the Olympic jersey of basketball legend and McKeesport native Swin Cash and Suzie McConnell Serio’s WNBA jersey
- A game-worn uniform and a leather baseball glove used by Betsy Jochum of the South Bend (Ind.) Blue Sox of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, on loan from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
RSVP by calling 412-623-9029 or emailing betty@veteransbreakfastclub.org.
Thank you to our event sponsors Executor Services and Forge Health!
Come to our live, in-person breakfast in Sewickley, PA.
We meet at Christ Church Grove Farm (249 Duff Rd, Sewickley, PA 15143). You’ll walk in, pick up your name badge, pay $15 if you plan to eat (no cost for those who don’t), and meet others who are there to hear and share the stories. Breakfast is served at 8:30am. At 9:00am, we start the program. For the next 90 minutes, we circulate the room with the microphone and have veterans share a slice of their service experience. You never know what you’re going to hear, and there’s always new people with new memories to offer.
RSVP by calling 412-623-9029 or emailing betty@veteransbreakfastclub.org. Please make sure to RSVP for events at least two days in advance. We understand that your schedule can change quickly, but advance notice of attendance always helps us and our venues prepare the program. Thank you!
Thank you to our sponsors, Sharek Law Office and Dignity Memorial!
Join us for another Veterans Breakfast Club storytelling event on Saturday, November 9 at 8:30am!
A buffet breakfast will be served at 8:30am followed by veterans sharing stories with Todd DePastino emceeing.
There’s no charge for the event, but you must RSVP to: betty@veteransbreakfastclub.org or by calling 412-623-9029.
The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg welcomes the Veterans Breakfast Club (VBC) to the Hempfield Township campus on Saturday, November 9. Doors open at 8:00am at the Hempfield Room (Chambers Hall, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, 150 Finoli Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601), and breakfast will be served at 8:30am. Thanks to the support of sponsors, the event is free, and breakfast is included. Please register by emailing betty@veteransbreakfastclub.org or calling 412-623-9029.
You do not need to be a military member or a veteran to attend. All are welcome.
The VBC believes that every veteran has a story, no who they are—or when or how they served. There is power in storytelling. Stories connect, heal, educate, and inspire. Stories bridge the divides that separate us and benefit both the tellers and the listeners. The Veterans Breakfast Club harnesses the power of storytelling to build a nation that understands and values the experiences of our military veterans
RSVP by calling 412-623-9029 or emailing betty@veteransbreakfastclub.org.
Thank you to our event sponsors, Forge Health and Mountain View Senior Living!
