A group of neighbors from Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington neighborhood is volunteering as ambassadors during the NFL draft weekend, answering Mayor Corey O’Connor’s call to showcase the city.Look for the volunteers wearing a button that says, “Ask me about Mount Washington.””Give a little history of the neighborhood, some of the things to see up here, the businesses up here, and make them really feel welcome so that they leave Pittsburgh with a great impression,” said Tom Tighe, a board member of Neighbors on the Mount.Tighe and Michael Carlin, executive director of the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation, recalled O’Connor’s recent call to action.”We want Pittsburghers to be the ambassadors for the draft, not just national TV telling the Pittsburgh story,” O’Connor said.Within days, 30 Mount Washington residents signed up to help. “Anybody who’s ever watched a Steeler game has seen these inclines. They always give you a shot of the incline at every game. I’m sure a lot of people said, ‘I wonder what that’s all about,’ so they’re going to come up here and we want to make a good impression,” Carlin said. From Thursday through Saturday, volunteers will be stationed at both the Monongahela and Duquesne Inclines, offering visitors a bird’s-eye view of the city and the NFL draft experience. “We’re very proud of Mount Washington. We’re very proud to have the best view in America, as far as the urban view is concerned, and we like to have tourists come here and enjoy themselves, so we want to be welcoming to them,” Tighe said. Tighe added that volunteers are still needed and encouraged anyone interested to reach out to him directly at 412-638-0382.

PITTSBURGH —

A group of neighbors from Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington neighborhood is volunteering as ambassadors during the NFL draft weekend, answering Mayor Corey O’Connor’s call to showcase the city.

Look for the volunteers wearing a button that says, “Ask me about Mount Washington.”

“Give a little history of the neighborhood, some of the things to see up here, the businesses up here, and make them really feel welcome so that they leave Pittsburgh with a great impression,” said Tom Tighe, a board member of Neighbors on the Mount.

Tighe and Michael Carlin, executive director of the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation, recalled O’Connor’s recent call to action.

“We want Pittsburghers to be the ambassadors for the draft, not just national TV telling the Pittsburgh story,” O’Connor said.

Within days, 30 Mount Washington residents signed up to help.

“Anybody who’s ever watched a Steeler game has seen these inclines. They always give you a shot of the incline at every game. I’m sure a lot of people said, ‘I wonder what that’s all about,’ so they’re going to come up here and we want to make a good impression,” Carlin said.

From Thursday through Saturday, volunteers will be stationed at both the Monongahela and Duquesne Inclines, offering visitors a bird’s-eye view of the city and the NFL draft experience.

“We’re very proud of Mount Washington. We’re very proud to have the best view in America, as far as the urban view is concerned, and we like to have tourists come here and enjoy themselves, so we want to be welcoming to them,” Tighe said.

Tighe added that volunteers are still needed and encouraged anyone interested to reach out to him directly at 412-638-0382.