Quick: Claim Your Listing Before Midnight Saturday & Help the Food Bank

Meet Friday, the 6-year-old mascot of . 

She is just one of the many local mugs we're featuring in our North Hills business directory—showing the people and personalities behind each of our treasured small local shops in Ross and West View. 

As editor of the North Hills Patch, I've been out and about the past two weeks taking those photos to add to our directory—but if you're a business owner in town, I could use your help. 

Chances are, we've already got your business listed—but some of the listings were created awhile ago, and I want to make sure they are still accurate and a resource for the many customers who use our site. 

Take a look for yours, by clicking through to our Patch Places. And, if you've got a nice photo of you or you and your employees—or your favorite customer—upload it to the listing by hitting the "claim it" button.

Claiming the business is free. By doing so, you get control of the listing. You can add photos, update business hours and interact directly with users who post reviews. 

Claiming these listings also increases your visibility online—another place for your business to attract the attention of potential customers.

And as an added bonus this month, every time a local business claims its listing in March, Patch will donate $5 in advertising credits to the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank, which collects and distributes food throughout 11 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania.

The food bank can use the advertising credit it accrues as a result of those donations for advertising space on Patch. 

So take a look at our claim-your-listing video, take ownership of your Patch listing this month and help your neighbors—all at once.