By: Sarah Lehman   On May 26th, 2020, at around 1 PM, I signed on to Zoom to observe a Friendship Circle video chat session, which focused on what was referred to as a ‘Space Program.’ The session began with reviews of the Rules of Respect and of the schedule, followed by asking what everyone was looking forward to doing… Read More

Sonic the Hedgehog So at the start of the film, Sonic the Hedgehog has been living on Earth because he had to leave his home planet. He got to Earth by using golden rings that open up portals. Before that, he was raised by an owl on his planet that he described as being like Obi-Wan Kenobi, if he had… Read More

What Is Fanfiction? By Sarah Lehman   Have you ever written a story about your favorite fictional characters, one that came directly from your own imagination? You are far from the only one to do so. As a matter of fact, such stories—also known as fan fiction or fan fics for short—are very common, especially on the Internet. Wikipedia defines… Read More

The Friendship Circle’s hybrid programming model, developed to address the challenges of the pandemic, includes a variety of virtual activities, as well as safely distanced in-person events and shared experiences: Drive-in events in our parking lot & the park A range of online clubs with to-go activity kits Evening hangouts for moms to unwind online Birthday deliveries to our members… Read More

COVID-19 Update from the Friendship Circle: The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh is focused on taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and keep our staff, participants, and community safe. As a result, we are canceling all in-person programming scheduled through the end of March. We remain committed to facilitating meaningful social interactions, and to do so, we are developing… Read More