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We are very excited to announce that Beaver County Association for the Blind and the Keystone Kids have been accepted to attend the Disney YES (Youth Education Series) Program. So, we will be going to “Disney Again in 2010!!!”
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The folks at the Hero Program would like to take a moment of your time to bring you up-to-date on the progress of this young, worthwhile organization. They are doing such great work and have made amazing strides in a short period of time.
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The Hero Program was established in early 2009 and has made tremendous ground in coming to the aid of terminally-ill children and their families in a short time. In June of 2009 the Hero Program and its parent organization, Frontline Initiative, Inc. (www.frontlineinitiative.org), were awarded Beaver County’s Not-for-Profit Business of the Year award by the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce.
So far, the Hero Program has been able to provide support for six terminally-ill children and their families and currently has a waiting list of over 20 other children. We have provided two vehicles, a hospital bed, mortgage/rent payments and other financial support to the families of the real heroes because of supporters like you and me.
The program has gained the support of athletes such as Troy Polamalu (Pittsburgh Steelers), Paul Posluszny (Buffalo Bills), Hines Ward (Pittsburgh Steelers), Lauryn Williams (Olympian), Adam LaRoche (Atlanta Braves) and Sean Lee (Penn State). Coaches Tom Bradley (Penn State), Joe Maddon (Tampa Bay Rays), and Joe Girardi (New York Yankees) along with entertainers like Illusionist David Copperfield have also provide support to the Hero Program.
Would you like to help? Please contact us to find out how you can make a difference in the life of a terminally-ill child. www.heroprogram.org & www.heroes4heroes.com
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Focus on Renewal was selected as a recipient of Books Across Pittsburgh, sponsored by Pittsburgh Cares, in conjunction with the National Tourism Association (NTA) and Tourism Cares. Boxes of books, book shelves and literacy-themed mural panels were delivered to Butterfly Garden Early Learning Center, Focus On Renewal’s child care center, by attendees of the National Tourism Association convention in Pittsburgh.
During the convention, the attendees sorted and wrapped the books, built and decorated the book cases, and painted the murals.
“We were overwhelmed by the boxes of books collected on our behalf,” said Father Regis J. Ryan, executive director of Focus On Renewal. “As soon as the volunteers brought in the boxes of books, they sat down on the floor and read to the children. It was a great day for literacy in McKees Rocks. ”
For more information, please contact Chris Crytzer, Focus On Renewal’s grant writer, at 412.771.6460, x 305, or email ccrytzer@forstorox.org.
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Focus on Renewal (FOR) is a non-profit human service agency that has served the McKees Rocks community for nearly 40 years and is nationally recognized as a model of comprehensive services to low-income people of all ages. For more information, please call 412.771.6460 or visit www.forstorox.org.
Pittsburgh Cares, a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, was founded in the fall of 1992 by a group of six Pittsburghers who had a vision to create “a new way to volunteer” by offering a more user-friendly, flexible approach to volunteer service.
The National Tour Association is a trade organization of thousands of tourism professionals involved in the growth and development of the packaged travel industry.
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