Posted October 23, 2009 // 0 Comments // add yours
By Mary Newman
2009 Genesis Awards Reception Held During National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month to Raise Awareness about the Nation’s Leading Cause of Death
High school hero, Mike Piccione, was honored at the 2009 Genesis Awards Reception hosted by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation, on October 15 at Hyde Park in Pittsburgh. Mike, a physical education teacher and coach at Rhinebeck (NY) High School, was recognized for his role in saving the life of Kaitlin Forbes when she suffered sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) at the age of 15 in 2005. He gave her CPR and used the school’s automated external defibrillator (AED), which restored a normal heart rhythm. (Read more…)
Posted September 10, 2009 // 0 Comments // add yours
By The Pittsburgh Foundation
The Pittsburgh Foundation was proud and honored to have played a role in supporting the Flight 93 Memorial campaign, and we congratulate State Senator Jane Orie (R-Allegheny) for her tireless work to help keep alive the memory of those who gave their lives on United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed in Somerset County, Pa. during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The following news release was issued by the Pennsylvania Senate Republican Communications honoring all those who contributed to the Hearts of Steel Fund, created by Senator Orie.
Following was distributed today by PR Newswire:
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Posted July 9, 2009 // 0 Comments // add yours
By Cori Begg
The ATHENA Award is recognized internationally as the premier honor for excellence in leadership among business, professional and community leaders.
The 19th Annual Greater Pittsburgh ATHENA Award Program will take place on Monday, September 21 from Noon – 1:30 p.m. at the Westin Convention Center hotel. . (Read more…)
Posted July 9, 2009 // 0 Comments // add yours
By Kate Snyder
By Philip Hallen and Mark Bibro
The recent Post Gazette article on East Liberty’s renewal (East Liberty becomes a vibrant community, PG 6/8/09) is a welcome notice to the larger Pittsburgh community about the transformation and continuing innovation of the area. This transformation is a model of public private partnership which has been the hallmark of so much of Pittsburgh’s progress over the last several decades.
The forward-looking collaboration between ELDI and East Liberty Presbyterian Church in developing East Liberty Town Square is another example of how the spirit and culture of a neighborhood, decimated by an ill-conceived sixties renewal effort, can be recaptured, recreated and realized in new forms, based on neighborhood need and sound planning ideas. . (Read more…)
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