Crafton Forward

Thanksgiving Meal Delivery

Crafton & Ingram PD, Crafton-Ingram Rotary, and other community volunteers will be teaming up with the City of Pittsburgh and their partners in offering the opportunity for any individuals and/or families in need to receive hot meals for Thanksgiving Day.

If you reside in Crafton, Ingram, or Thornburg and are in need of Thanksgiving meals please contact the Crafton Borough Chief of Police at (412) 357-1778. Please leave a detailed message by providing your name, full address, a contact phone number, and the number of meals you would like to request. The deadline to submit your request is Nov. 15, 2025.

Crafton and Ingram Police along with many other community officials and volunteers will be hand delivering those meals to you personally on the morning of Thanksgiving.

Send a message to learn more

𝗜 💯 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼, 𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗲 (𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚-𝙞𝙣) 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹. 𝗜 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹.

Each of them serves without personal agendas and has worked diligently to reach the community and listen to ALL points of view before making decisions. They are respectful of each other and of community members who express their points of view in and out of meetings. They are simply the best council members I’ve witnessed working together over the last 10 years. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲.

𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢:

𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼, as our council president, works harder than anyone who has served on council in the last 10 years. He is fair and balanced in his governance. He makes sure that every commenter is heard without interruption and ensures their questions get answers.

𝗘𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is a quiet listener. She asks great questions when she is seeking clarification on issues, embraces her committee work, and goes out of her way to engage with residents before making decisions.

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 is an out-of-the-box thinker and has a special knack for engaging with people who ordinarily wouldn’t speak up to gauge what the larger community is thinking and what issues are on their minds. He volunteers to help with science projects at school and he’s also the dad of two young children that keep him and mom Judy busy and out in the community.

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗲 (𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲-𝗶𝗻) was appointed to council this year to fill a vacancy. He hit the ground running, quickly coming up to speed, and has been a great addition to council. He’s also an involved dad — coaching girls soccer and is president of Youth Soccer Association. He lives his family-first philosophy by rehabilitating Crafton properties and attracting new home owners to our community.

Thank you to the Pitt College Democrats for your endorsement and support. They knocked over 200 doors in Crafton in support of my campaign as well as the Crafton Forward council slate (John Oliverio for Crafton Council, Erin Bollenbacher for Crafton Borough Council, Justin Marks for Crafton Council, and Matt Choate for Crafton Council).

26 days until the election on November 4th, do you have a plan to vote?

Find your polling place: https://www.pa.gov/services/vote/find-your-local-polling-place

11 days left to get registered if you aren't, or if you just moved into Crafton: https://www.pa.gov/services/vote/register-to-vote

19 days left to request a mail-in or absentee ballot: https://www.pa.gov/services/vote/apply-for-a-mail-in-or-absentee-ballot

And I have signs left, let me know if you'd grace your yard with one for 26 or so days. Much love to the folks who are already supporting us with temporary yard space.

Spent the day canvassing our neighborhoods and met so many nice people. I ❤️ Crafton!

Retain Coletta for Crafton Mayor