See what's in store for you when you attend the March 5, 2012,
13th Annual Champions for Children Benefit.
The Pittsburgh Foundation (affectionately known in-house as TPF) staff social committee selected HCEF as a recipient of its competitive annual holiday toiletries drive. Office teams aimed to outdo each other in the amount of donated and collected items needed to help homeless teens get through the winter months.
Each of the five TPF teams — The Fierce & Formidable (finance), The Punishers (programs), The Destructor Divas (development), The Erudite Executioners (executive /communication), and The Ferocious Funds (Forbes Funds) — was bent on outdoing the others in its collection of these necessities.
The contest ended at 5:00 p.m., December 15, with the collection of 2,100 items filling 21 boxes. HCEF distributed the donations to HCEF partner agencies serving unaccompanied homeless youth: Operation Safety Net, Family Links Downtown Outreach Centers, PERSAD's street outreach program, local school district homeless liaisons, and other agencies homeless youths turn to.
The Rivers Club members donated $1,000 worth of toys for the 39 children residing with their moms at Primary Care Health Services.
Citizen's Bank employees collected and donated 911 pairs of socks: 50 pairs to Bethlehem Haven and 50 pairs Jubilee Kitchen. The remaining 811 pairs were given to HCEF to be distributed as needed among residents living in the county's homeless housing agencies with which we partner.
Other organizations making Christmas donations of coloring books, workbooks, puzzle books, school supplies, backpacks, winter wear, toys, and gift cards were: Retired School Administrators, St. Mary’s of the Assumption, St. Aphanacious Parish, Northeast Medical Solutions, Fox Chapel's Country Day School, Young Presidents Organization - Pittsburgh Chapter, and Allegheny General Hospital.
HCEF's second annual Clubs for Kids Golf Tournament will take place Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 11:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., at the Sewickley Heights Golf Club with twenty-two foursomes available. Details forthcoming.
Warm thanks for your support of events benefiting HCEF
and the children we serve.
(updated 12/29/11)
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