PITTSBURGH — Monday will mark seven years since 11 lives were taken inside Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue, and each year since, volunteers step up to help and serve the community as a way of honoring them.
On Sunday, volunteers came together at Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh to pack dental kits and to honor Dr. Richard Gottfried, a dentist who was one of 11 killed in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting on Oct. 27, 2018.
His wife, Dr. Peg Durachko, was there with family and friends Sunday as part of the effort organized by the 10/27 Healing Partnership. There, volunteers, some as young as 4 years old, came together to assemble the kits, which will go to help community members in need.
