March 2022

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We are extremely grateful to everyone who made our 10th Annual Lending Hearts Gala a beautiful and memorable event! Thank you to our amazing honoree, Mr. Neil Walker, and his wonderful family. To the Oliva Family, we appreciate you for sharing your journey and allowing us to celebrate Gianna's birthday. Thank you to our Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Bob Pompeani, and his lovely wife, Lisa. Thank you to our sponsors: UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Genentech, GBU Life, Pittsburgh Pirates Charities, Highmark, Allegheny Health Network, Mario Lemieux Foundation, AbbVie, 84 Lumber Company, Bristol Myers Squibb, Exelixis, Inc., BeiGene USA, Inc., PNC, Eli Lilly and Company Oncology, Seagen, Desmone, Infinity Custom Homes, Franjo Construction, Schneider Downs & Simone's. Thank you to our Honorary Gala Chairman, Dr. Stanley Marks, MD, our Gala Chairwoman, Mary Jo Capozzoli, and Gala Committee of Alexa Xenakis Becherer, Meghan Bailey Clark, Danielle Kruczek and Carley Taslov. A great thank you to all of our volunteers, families, guests, donors and supporters! This event would not have been possible without all of these tremendous individuals! To view the beautiful photos taken by photographer Dena Galie, click here. You can also listen and watch back all speeches from the event on our blog here. We are ready to take the excitement and enthusiasm from this year's gala through the rest of 2022!

The Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community is coming up! We welcome you to join us in making a difference one step at a time. If you haven't already, register as an individual, join a team, or make a donation here to support Lending Hearts. Learn More & Sign Up!

Join us for Lending Hearts Night at the 4/26 Pittsburgh Penguins game! $10 from each ticket purchased through this special offer will be donated back to our organization to help cancer patients and their families. Get your tickets here!

We can’t wait for our April in-person family gathering! We will be having a pizza making party at Caliente Pizza in Mt. Lebanon. In 2019, Caliente was awarded the title of “Best Pizza in America.” We can't wait to taste test and see if one of our families can compare!

This #RegisteredDietitianNutritionistDay is a perfect time to reflect on our nutrition and how it can affect our bodies, inside and out. We are lucky to have Laura Zervos, MBA, RDN, LDN, meet with our Lending Hearts Friends monthly, and we were honored to highlight her on our blog last week! Check it out!

REMEMBER! All our programs and upcoming events are on our website. Be sure to check it out, share with anyone who may benefit, and RSVP to participate!