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John Heinz Child Development Center
Soup Kitchens
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Jubilee Soup Kitchen offers a hot meal daily.
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All of Allegheny County, 18 years of age and up; based on the size of the family or poverty level. Intake over the phone and in person.
Population Served
Adult, Senior, Active Duty/Veteran, Assisted Living, Homeless, Immigrant/Refugee, Unemployed
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No Referral Required (Self Referral)
Jubilee Social Services
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Provides bathrooms, showers, personal hygiene items, clothing room with seasonally appropriate clothing and footwear, a job center, transportation assistance, other support services and referrals to other agencies.
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All of Allegheny County, 18 years of age and up.
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Adult, Senior, Homeless
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No Referral Required (Self Referral)
Rent Payment Assistance
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Financial Assistance: provide services around rent and utility, budgeting, employment, dollar energy fund, and travelers aid. Provides a one-time financial rent or utility payment to qualifying applicants who fulfilled specific criteria needed for long-term sustainability.
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All of Allegheny County, 18 years of age and up; based on the size of the family or poverty level. Intake over the phone and in person.
Population Served
Adult, Senior, Active Duty/Veteran, Disabilities, Homeless, Parent, Unemployed
Referral Type
No Referral Required (Self Referral)
Jubilee Social Services
About this Resource
Provides bathrooms, showers, personal hygiene items, clothing room with seasonally appropriate clothing and footwear, a job center, transportation assistance, other support services and referrals to other agencies.
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All of Allegheny County, 18 years of age and up; based on the size of the family or poverty level. Intake over the phone and in person.
Population Served
Adult, Senior, Active Duty/Veteran, Disabilities, Homeless, Immigrant/Refugee, Unemployed
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No Referral Required (Self Referral)
Personal/Grooming Supplies
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Jubilee Soup Kitchen offers a shower station, personal grooming supplies, and a temporary mailing address for the homeless.
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All of Allegheny County, 18 years of age and up. Intake over the phone and in person.
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Adult, Senior, Active Duty/Veteran, Disabilities, Homeless, Unemployed
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No Referral Required (Self Referral)
Utility Bill Payment Plan Negotiation Assistance
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Financial Assistance: provide services around rent and utility, budgeting, employment, dollar energy fund, and travelers aid.
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All of Allegheny County, 18 years of age and up; based on the size of the family or poverty level. Intake over the phone and in person.
Population Served
Adult, Senior, Disabilities, Parent, Unemployed
Referral Type
No Referral Required (Self Referral)
Electric Service Payment Assistance
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Financial Assistance: provide services around rent and utility, budgeting, employment, dollar energy fund, and travelers aid.
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18 years of age and up; based on the size of the family or poverty level. All of Allegheny County.; Intake over the phone and in person. Provide all required documents.
Population Served
Adult, Senior, Disabilities, Unemployed
Referral Type
No Referral Required (Self Referral)
Gas Service Payment Assistance
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Financial Assistance: provide services around rent and utility, budgeting, employment, dollar energy fund, and travelers aid.
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All of Allegheny County, 18 years of age and up; based on the size of the family or poverty level. Intake over the phone and in person.
Population Served
Adult, Senior, Active Duty/Veteran, Disabilities, Homeless, Immigrant/Refugee, Unemployed
Referral Type
No Referral Required (Self Referral)
Water Service Payment Assistance
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Financial Assistance: provide services around rent and utility, budgeting, employment, dollar energy fund, and travelers aid.
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All of Allegheny County, 18 years of age and up; based on the size of the family or poverty level. Intake over the phone and in person.
Population Served
Adult, Senior, Disabilities, Parent, Unemployed
Referral Type
No Referral Required (Self Referral)
General Benefits Assistance
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Financial Assistance: provide services around rent and utility, budgeting, employment, dollar energy fund, and travelers aid.
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All of Allegheny County, 18 years of age and up; based on the size of the family or poverty level. Intake over the phone and in person.
Population Served
Adult, Senior, Active Duty/Veteran, Disabilities, Homeless, Immigrant/Refugee, Unemployed
Referral Type
No Referral Required (Self Referral)
Job Finding Assistance
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Offers money management counseling, training for effectively seeking a better job (skills in resume writing, interview skills, etc.
), job leads, and referrals to other agencies for meeting needs beyond what Jubilee can offer.
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All of Allegheny County, 18 years of age and up. Intake over the phone and in person.
Population Served
Adult, Re-entry
Referral Type
No Referral Required (Self Referral)
Benefits Screening
About this Resource
Provides financial support and counseling to qualifying households facing homelessness due to eviction or shut-off notices. Gives the working poor and disabled hope in a time of crisis. Offers money management counseling, training for effectively seeking a better job (skills in resume writing, interview skills, etc.), job leads, and referrals to other agencies for meeting needs beyond what Jubilee can offer.
Additional Information
All of Allegheny County, 18 years of age and up; based on the size of the family or poverty level. Intake over the phone and in person.
Population Served
Adult, Senior, Disabilities, Homeless, Unemployed
Referral Type
No Referral Required (Self Referral)
John Heinz Child Development Center
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A 4-Star Center located in the Hill District, provides high quality and affordable childcare to low-income families, and empowers children (ages 1-5) to succeed in school.
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Children 1 to 5 years of age.
Population Served
Adult, Child, Infant, Parent, Pregnant
Referral Type
No Referral Required (Self Referral)
General Clothing Donation Programs
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Programs that accept new or secondhand clothing, repair the items if necessary, and keep the clothing for use in their own programs, donate it to shelters and other community-based organizations for distribution to the people they serve, or sell it to raise money for agency programs. These programs accept donations of all types of clothing including children’s clothes, work clothes, maternity clothes and shoes rather than specialize in a particular type of clothing.
Population Served
Adult, Senior
Referral Type
No Referral Required (Self Referral)
Community Meals
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Offers a special lunch to ring in the New Year.
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All are welcome.
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Unknown
Christmas Meals
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Provides a Christmas Day lunch for dine in or takeout.
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All are welcome.
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Unknown
New Year’s Events
About this Resource
Offers a special lunch to ring in the New Year.
Additional Information
All are welcome.
Referral Type
Unknown
Important Information
Amenities: Accessible Fully
Parking Instruction: Street Parking
John Heinz: A Western Pennsylvania Legacy
H. J. and Sarah Heinz
Howard and Elizabeth Rust Heinz
H. J. “Jack” Heinz II and Joan Diehl
Clifford and Vira Heinz
H. J. Heinz was born in 1844 in the Birmingham section of Pittsburgh, the son of Anna
Margaretha and John Henry Heinz. His father ran a brickyard in Sharpsburg; part of
that property was used as a household garden by his mother.
At the age of 14, Henry was already tending his own section of the garden and was developing
a list of customers. He attended Duff’s Mercantile College and thoroughly familiarized
himself with good, sound business practices. Soon, he began peddling prepared horseradish.
By 1869, Heinz was ready to formalize his business and did so by entering a partnership
with L. Clarence Noble and forming Heinz & Noble. Their first product was, of course,
horseradish, sold in clear bottles to prove that, unlike some foods, it was totally unadulterated.
In the same year, he married Sarah Sloan Young, known as Sallie, who was a first-generation
American, her family hailing from County Down, Ireland, where they owned a mill. Together they
had four children: Irene, Howard, Clarence and Clifford.
Disaster struck in 1875. Tight money, a national financial panic and the purchase of
huge stocks of cucumbers and cabbage led to the bankruptcy of the young company.
Despite
seemingly impossible odds, Henry regrouped and forged ahead with the emotional and modest
financial support of Sarah. He vowed to repay every debt, which he considered moral
obligations, and did just that. By February 1876, he joined his brother John and cousin
Frederick and launched the F. & J. Heinz Company.
By 1888, Heinz bought out his partners, established a relationship with retailers
in England and embarked on construction of a factory on the Allegheny River that would
embody the best of his business acumen and his Christian principles. His benevolent management
style made the H. J. Heinz company a pioneer in labor relations. Workers were well
treated and afforded comforts and conveniences including free manicures and rooftop gardens
for both men and women.
In 1894, the greatest tragedy of Henry’s life occurred—the death of his dearly beloved
wife, Sallie. She died from double pneumonia, leaving a broken husband and bereaved children behind.
Despite his profound loss, Heinz worked tirelessly against a large segment of the processed
food industry to gain passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. It inaugurated the modern
food industry and guaranteed purity to all consumers.
Years of hard work and innovation had made Henry John Heinz and his products internationally
known and respected. In 1919, in the year of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Heinz &
Noble, H. J. Heinz died of pneumonia at his home, Greenlawn, in Pittsburgh. He had instilled a sense
of duty and obligation in his children that would bear fruit for generations to come.
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Howard Covode Heinz was born in 1877 to H. J. Heinz and his wife, Sallie. Raised with
an ethic of hard work and community obligation, he worked in the company’s factories
and salting stations around the country as a youth. Howard graduated from Yale in 1900 and
began his executive career.
In 1906, Howard married Elizabeth Granger Rust from Saginaw, Michigan.
Elizabeth’s
family, the Rusts, were involved in the lumber business in Michigan. As a young woman,
she attended the fashionable Ogontz School for Young Ladies near Philadelphia, and she was an avid bridge
player. In 1908, their son H. J. “Jack” Heinz II was born, followed in 1913 by another son
named Rust.
During Howard’s tenure as president of the Heinz Company, World War I broke out and he
would come to have a role in the aftermath of the hostilities. Beginning in 1917, Howard
served as United States Food Administrator for Pennsylvania. At the end of the war, in
December 1918, Herbert Hoover, director of food relief, cabled Howard and asked him to serve
as Director-General of American Relief Administration for Southeast Europe and Asia Minor.
Howard willingly accepted and departed for Constantinople, where he would remain until his
father’s death in May of 1919 called him home. During his time away, Elizabeth, or “Betty,” as
Howard called her, wrote frequently and was very supportive.
The decades of the 1920s and 1930s saw Howard at the top of his game. The ’20s saw expansions
to thousands of acres, 69 branch offices and nearly 1400 salesmen. Howard controlled the
finances and traveled extensively to oversee this vast international empire.
With the onset of the Great Depression, Howard’s exceptional business skills, exercised during
the ’20s, paid off. The company had no debt and was actually able to expand its markets and
its workforce at a time when other companies were closing their doors. In fact, it was during
this time that son Jack was off to Australia to set up a new factory.
Also during the 1930s, Jack and Rust were completing their educations and beginning their
own careers. Jack would apprentice himself at the company, and Rust began designing automobiles
in Pasadena, California. He designed the Comet, a delivery vehicle for the Heinz Company, and
the Phantom Corsair, a futuristic vehicle with the ultimate in safety features.
The car was
even featured in the movie The Young in Heart with Paulette Goddard and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Ironically, there was only ever one Corsair made, as Rust lost his life in an automobile
accident in July of 1939.
As the 1940s approached, war loomed on the horizon for Europe and tragedy again befell
the Heinz family. This time, it would have to be H. J. Heinz II who would see the company through.
Howard died in early 1941 after suffering a stroke following a medical procedure in Philadelphia.
With his will, the Howard Heinz Endowment was established.
Elizabeth Heinz continued to live in their Morewood Heights home in Pittsburgh until her
death in 1952.
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Born in 1908, Jack Heinz would live to see two world wars, the Great Depression, the vast
international expansion of the Heinz Company and a renaissance in the city of Pittsburgh.
He was educated at Choate, Yale and Cambridge, but, like his father before him, he worked
summers in the pickling and salting stations for the company.
He then joined the sales force
in England and grew to have a happy and profitable association with the UK.
In 1935, Jack married Joan Diehl, a pioneering aviatrix, and the mother of their only child,
H. J. Heinz III. They established their home at Rosemont Farm in the Fox Chapel suburb of
Pittsburgh. While Jack was active in the business world, Joan was an industrial designer and a
fine artist. They divorced in 1942, shortly after Jack became president of the company following
the death of his father.
His task to lead the company at a time of war was a daunting one. He made five trips to England
during the war once when the company’s Harlesden plant was bombed and on several occasions at the
request of the British government. He was tapped to assist England with its food shortages and
also toured the Netherlands to assist that nation with food aid. Like his father after World War I,
Jack was instrumental in assuaging the dire food situation in war-ravaged Europe.
The company under his leadership actively participated in the war effort. The main plant
in Pittsburgh was retooled for a time to manufacture glider planes for the Department of the
Army and, overseas, the Harlesden plant developed innovative strategies to utilize what food was
available in England to its best advantage.
As a civic leader, Jack served as chairman of the United War Fund and routinely gave speeches
with the themes of food conservation, rationing and food allocations. After the war, he served
as chairman of the Community Chest, which later became the United Way, criscrossing the country,
encouraging people to give and give generously.
But Jack Heinz was not just the president of an ever-growing company. He was an avid skier and
an art collector, he traveled extensively all over the world and he was a thoughtful and dedicated
philanthropist. In 1953, he married Drue Maher, who shared these interests and also had her own areas
in which she worked, often acting as a theatrical angel.
The arts in general, and literature and
writers in particular, received great attention. She founded Ecco Press in 1971 and the Drue
Heinz Literature Prize in Short Fiction, which is awarded annually by the University of Pittsburgh
Press. It was as a philanthropist that Jack Heinz would make significant contributions to the city
of Pittsburgh. Following the war, he teamed up with Richard King Mellon and Mayor David Lawrence
for Renaissance I—a plan to revitalize Pittsburgh and its image from old 19th-century ways to
modernity. Smoke-control ordinances went into effect, ending years of pitch blackness at noon
caused by soot and smoke from the steel mills.
Through his chairmanship of the Howard Heinz Endowment, Jack Heinz undertook the rebirth of the
Lowe’s Penn Theater, originally a movie theater. He worked to convert it to a home for the
Pittsburgh Symphony. The building, known now as Heinz Hall, has served as a model for urban
redevelopment.
Despite advancing years and encroaching illness, Jack continued his dynamic leadership at the
H. J. Heinz Company. Among the more notable achievements was the development of a baby food
factory in mainland China. He was personally on hand for the opening, where the Chinese, who have
a respect for lineage, were pleased to see that there was actually a Heinz behind the Heinz Company name.
In 1987, Jack Heinz succumbed to cancer, passing the reins of the company outside the family
for the first time and the leadership of the family’s philanthropy to his son, H. John Heinz III.
Drue Heinz continues her philanthropy in the United States and Europe. Recently, she underwrote
part of a major renovation of the National Portrait Gallery in London and was instrumental in
the establishment of the Drue Heinz Study Center at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Center.
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The youngest of H. J. Heinz’s sons was born in 1883 and grew up in the shadow of three older
siblings.
In 1905, he entered Lafayette and eventually moved to a career with the H. J. Heinz Company’s
Pittsburgh works. He married Vira Ingham of Pittsburgh in 1932 and died a scant three years later
in Palm Springs.
Vira would never remarry, but she would embark on a career of philanthropy that would go on for
more than four decades. She worked in the homefront war effort during World War II and went on
to participate in the founding of the Civic Light Opera, serve on the boards of the Pittsburgh Opera
and Symphony Society and become the first woman trustee of Carnegie Mellon University.
Her devotion to Pittsburgh and the region she called home continued even after her death in 1983.
As part of her will, she established the Vira I. Heinz Endowment, which continues her generous work
in giving back to Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania.
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History of Heinz – KraftHeinz FoodService
1844
Company Founder
The history of Heinz began with one person.
Henry John Heinz – the future founder of the company and the inventor of the legendary ketchup recipe – was born in the fall of 1844 near Pittsburgh. From early childhood, the boy began to help his mother by working in the family garden. From the age of 15, he was already cultivating his own small plot, and from the grown vegetables, Henry’s mother taught him how to make pickles and marinades according to traditional family recipes.
Henry Heinz’s favorite motto is “Do ordinary things extraordinarily well, and this is the key to success.” And, judging by the recognition that both he and his world-famous ketchup received, Henry Heinz turned out to be absolutely right.
“Do ordinary things extraordinarily well, and this is the key to success”
1869
Transparent jar as a sign of trust
In 1869, Henry John Heinz, together with his friend Clarence Nobel, created a company for the production of vegetable preparations. Their first product was grated horseradish according to Henry’s mother’s recipe.
But not only the recipe of the product won the hearts of consumers. The partners took an innovative step for their time – Heinz & Noble vegetable preparations were packed in transparent glass bottles, which made it possible for customers to see the product they were purchasing. The vegetable preparations of young entrepreneurs were liked by people, and the company quickly gained momentum. “You should only offer customers what you would buy yourself,” said Henry John. “Personally, that’s what I do.”
“You should only offer customers what you would buy yourself,” said Henry John. “Personally, I do that”
1876
The same “Heinz” ketchup
1876 is considered the year of creation of the legendary Heinz ketchup. It cannot be said that Henry Heinz had the idea of inventing the original tomato sauce. But it was this person who achieved an excellent combination of taste and aroma of the ingredients included in ketchup, and then was able to competently serve it to consumers.
The secret of the taste of Heinz ketchup is in ripe tomatoes and natural ingredients. The company still follows this tradition, making ketchup without the addition of any artificial colors, preservatives and GMOs. Henry Heinz was very proud of his ketchup, which he lovingly grew from selected tomatoes. We continue his work, and years later, the branded glass bottle “Heinz” remains the invariable mark of quality for the whole world.
The secret of Heinz ketchup taste is in ripe tomatoes and natural ingredients.
1886
“Our market is the whole world”
In 1886, Henry Heinz, taking samples of products with him, went to London to meet the purchasing manager of the Fortnum Mason department store, a supplier to the British royal court. Henry was very pleased with the results of the meeting. England became the first foreign market for Henry Heinz products. Ten years later, sales there had grown so much that Heinz opened an office in London near the Tower, and in 1905 built a factory in the British city of Peckham.
Thus began the victorious march of Heinz ketchup around the world.
England became the first foreign market for Henry Heinz products.
1906
Food Control Act
One of the main beliefs of Henry Heinz concerned the main principle of the production of his products: “the best preservative is purity.” That is why his enterprises continued to operate successfully after 19In 06, Roosevelt passed a new law on the control of food production, and many unscrupulous factories were closed.
Moreover, the widely publicized campaign “for the cleanliness of the rows” led to the fact that only the word “Heinz” was henceforth associated in the minds of housewives with naturalness, quality and safety.
“Cleanliness is the best preservative” is the guiding principle behind the production of Heinz products.
1936
“Grown, not just produced”
Heinz ketchup is made from 100% natural ingredients of the highest quality. However, the main ingredient that determines the unique and recognizable taste of Heinz ketchup is a special variety of tomatoes, thanks to which the ketchup is so thick and tasty.
Since 1936, a special division of Heinz Seed has been breeding tomato seeds. Traditional breeding helps to naturally concentrate in tomatoes the characteristics necessary for ketchup: the pulp of the fruit is very fleshy with a low moisture content, which provides Heinz ketchup with the necessary thickness without the addition of starch and other thickeners. In fact, today the production of Heinz ketchup begins with seeds. Thus, the motto “Grown, not just produced” is not a metaphor, but the very reality.
“Grown, not just produced” is not a metaphor, but the very reality.
2013
Biggest deal in history
In 2013, the Brazilian investment fund 3G Capital, together with the Berkshire Hahaway fund, owned by the famous billionaire Warren Buffett, announced their intention to acquire Heinz. The Heinz Board of Directors unanimously approved the proposed terms, and the deal, valued at $28 billion, became one of the largest in the history of the food industry.
“Heinz has strong growth potential given the company’s high product quality standards, continued innovation, excellent management and the great taste of its products,” said Buffett, 82, who heads Berkshire Hathaway.
“Heinz has strong growth potential!” – Considers the 82-year-old Buffett, who heads Berkshire Hahaway.
2014
145 years of success
In 2014, Heinz celebrated its 145th anniversary. Over the years, the famous “Heinz” ketchup has won the hearts of millions of people, for whom the name “Heinz” has become synonymous with the word “ketchup”. In more than 50 countries around the world, our ketchup occupies a leading position in the ketchup market.
In addition to the legendary ketchup, today Heinz offers a wide range of high quality food products, among which the main ones are: sauces, mayonnaises, canned vegetables, ready meals and baby food.
In more than 50 countries around the world, our ketchup is a leader in the ketchup market.
2015
Global merger
2015 was the year of the birth of the new KraftHeinz Company, created as a result of the merger of two of the most famous companies in the food industry: Kraft Foods and Heinz.
As a result, a powerful international group has been created that combines the best talents and brands of the two companies. With beloved brands such as Kraft, Heinz, Oscar Mayer, Ore-Ida and Philadelphia, KraftHeinz is now the fifth largest food company in the world.
In Russia, the first acquisition of the new company was the Ivanovo Baby Food Plant (Ivanovo), which specializes in the production of baby food products under the Umnitsa and Sami s Usami trademarks.
2015 marked the birth of the new Kraft Heinz Company
Formation of moral and ethical guidelines by means of additional education of artistic orientation
Currently, in the era of geostrategic upheavals, social, technological, cultural and ethical changes, the system of values is being modified.
The loss of values is becoming a global problem. The very existence of world civilization depends on the humanitarian culture of the individual as a backbone element of society. An important role in the formation of a new image of a person who is able to reproduce and increase the content of humanitarian culture belongs to the education system. In the concept of the development of additional education, the personalization of additional education is defined as the leading trend in the development of education in the 21st century. At the present stage of development of additional education, the process of formation of moral and ethical qualities in students is of particular relevance. The mechanism for transferring the rules of etiquette from generation to generation is a custom, rite, ritual. The moral and ethical culture of our people is rich and has specific features and characteristics. It is no coincidence that 2022 in the Russian Federation has been declared the Year of the Cultural Heritage of the Peoples of Russia.
High spirituality permeated the traditions of both Russian and other peoples, introducing students to the system of images, language, forms of festive life, one of which was the celebration of name days.
The birthday remained unnoticed, many even forgot about it, but the day of the Angel, or name day, was celebrated by everyone who could afford it.
Birthdays in Russia began to be celebrated in the 19th century only by nobles and wealthy merchants. And only since the 20th century, the tradition has spread among the people. In the modern world, the name day and the day of the angel gradually began to lose their common features. Birthday today is a celebration that unites children and adults. Surprises, sweet and creative gifts, fun games are expected from the holiday. In order for the holiday to be exciting and unforgettable, adults show creativity and ingenuity.
Who, if not teachers of additional education, is characterized by creativity and ingenuity, curiosity and emotionality, so we continued our acquaintance with the values of traditional culture and turned to the favorite genre of children and adults – a fairy tale, or rather, a Dagestan fairy tale.
Dagestan fairy tales are works of high culture of folk thinking, the richest source of folk wisdom and talent. In folk culture, national rituals, songs, dances, intertwined into one “rainbow”, retain their originality, originality and originality, and at the same time become even brighter.
The question arose before children and adults: what can two different creative associations have in common? how to make simple performances become a link in the concert program; so that parents and children feel and realize the significance of their activities; and absolutely “aerobatics” – they were proud of what they do! So, we turned to a fairy tale, or rather, we watched the 1959 Soviet cartoon “Birthday”, directed by Valentina and Zinaida Brumberg. In one Dagestan village, watching his grandfather write down a lamb born in the house book, the little boy Murat was surprised not to find himself in this book. It turns out that it has been customary since ancient times that a person’s birthday is not considered the day when he is born powerless, like a lamb, but the day when he deserves his birth.
The connecting link that united the anniversaries of two creative associations – the Workshop of the master of ceremonies and the artistic word “Applause” and the association of folk singing “Romashka” was found. Students of the associations “proved” to the audience that they deserved their birth, told about signs and how birthdays are celebrated in different countries. One of the signs is that congratulations sound on this holiday, which attract good luck for the whole year!
The novelty of such an integrated approach is manifested in the unification of the capabilities of two creative groups – folk singing and an association for the study of entertainer through the celebration of the birthday of the groups. An important fact is that our experience served as a stimulus for uniting – a community of teachers, children and parents, of various orientations.
Even 100 years ago, folk traditions and customs were passed down from generation to generation. Today, they are partially lost, and, accordingly, many spiritual landmarks have been lost.
Without a careful attitude to traditions, the younger generation will not be able to preserve and, moreover, pass on the experience of the past to future generations. Therefore, the organization of such events loved by children as birthdays is relevant, especially for the formation of moral and ethical guidelines and cultural traditions. Children emotionally and with lively interest get acquainted with the traditions and signs of different peoples.
Concert activity is a powerful stimulus for the development and improvement of the child’s skills, which allows self-determination, self-assertion in the world of hobbies. This is the main pedagogical meaning – one can develop only in a creative atmosphere and environment, and a holiday is a platform for the emergence of an emotional upsurge, enthusiasm for knowledge, a sense of inspiration and the formation of general cultural value orientations. Children with great pleasure reveal their abilities and talents, especially to their parents and close relatives.
The pedagogical expediency of holding such events is in the transfer of knowledge and skills of traditional culture to children. On the basis of tradition, not only is the entire experience of practical activity consolidated, but also the norms of social relations (family, community, labor, gender and age), the entire way of life are regulated. Therefore, the priority task is to carefully preserve and develop the traditions of both the Russian and other peoples. The holiday united children and adults, motivated all participants in the educational process to make creativity a necessity. After all, now, more than ever, Russia needs active, creative people!
One of the main goals of the events is to help teachers, educators in creating conditions for the spiritual and moral education of children by means of traditional culture. The organization and holding of events of such a plan is based on the principles:
– collective creativity and living continuity;
– equal opportunities – the law of equality of all participants;
– moral priorities – the subordination of all activities to the values of traditional culture;
– the relationship of various types of art.
The success of any event depends on how accurately it is thought out and planned. Preliminary work is very important – at the invitation of parents, teachers, class teachers, social partners; creation of posters, logos; selection of works for the exhibition of arts and crafts. Attracting fellow artists to decorate the stage, parents can be the initiators of creating gifts for the children.
To conduct the event, it is necessary to pay attention to the following methodological recommendations:
– organize the work of the creative team to prepare the holiday;
– to distribute responsibilities for the preparation and holding of the holiday: creating a poster, advertising campaign, preparing numbers, working with social partners (invitation), making gifts (birthday cakes), working with the media, issuing letters of thanks, selecting musical accompaniment;
– the holiday will be a great success if the program is compiled according to the principle of growth: closer to the finale, put on more dynamic, bright numbers, as the audience loves variety and entertainment;
– an end to the work done can be put only after the analysis of the activity has been carried out;
– it is obligatory to place an article about the event on the website of the institution, in the media.
The results of the activity show that purposeful work on raising children through familiarization with traditional folk culture contributes to the creation of a favorable “internal environment” of the individual, making the child’s personality more responsive to pedagogical influence (the emergence of emotional uplift, joy, moral and aesthetic response). The degree of development of the moral and ethical principles of a person characterizes his humane culture. The personal development of students depends on the degree of formation of humanistic culture.
The event is over, and the memory of it motivates both children and adults to do everything to deserve their birth! The duty of the modern teacher is to teach to honor traditions; help children learn the history of their country, broaden their horizons and erudition.
Russia has always surprised and continues to surprise the world with its spirituality, its culture, which has developed a powerful root system over the centuries – folk art! You will say, and what is the novelty of the form of organization of the educational process? What is the inculcation of a high cultural and artistic taste? And where does the improvement of principles? And we want to say in the words of Henry John Heinz: “Doing ordinary things extraordinarily well is the shortest path to success.