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22Nd Annual Rainbow Gala Raises a Whopping $1.8 Million Western Pennsylvania Chapter SPRING–SUMMER 2014 22nd Annual Rainbow Gala raises a whopping $1.8 Million t was a spectacular night on Saturday, commemorate the day and a Pittsburgh by Maria Metro and Cindy Paul who, April 12th, when more than 700 guests Pirates luxury suite for 15 people with the along with co-chairs Susan Phillips Igathered at the Westin Convention opportunity to watch Neil Walker during and Cheryl Talerico and a very active Center Pittsburgh Hotel for the 22nd batting practice. Several of our youth committee, worked for months to Annual JDRF Rainbow Gala. The 2014 ambassadors created a glass mosaic of the create this spectacular evening. Nancy Gala Honoree, Arthur J. Rooney, II, Pittsburgh skyline from within Heinz Glynn served as the procurement chair President of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Field. This item was the highlight of the and assembled over 300 silent auction joined forces with Corporate Chairmen, live auction raising $22,000! packages. Dave Sharick headed up the Leo W. Gerard, International President, The evening concluded with a development committee, who worked United Steelworkers and David J. Malone, passionate Fund A Cure presentation given tirelessly to secure corporate partners who President & CEO, Gateway Financial to by JDRF volunteers each sharing their filled the ballroom with friends help raise $1.8 million for JDRF. own reason why they support JDRF. It and supporters. Guests had the opportunity to bid was an emotional appeal that raised a total A good time was had by all. Guests on one-of-a-kind live auction items, of $717,000 to fund T1D research. All are eager to honor Morgan O’Brien, including a Goodyear Blimp ride, a photo Fund A Cure donations are 100 percent CEO and President of Peoples Natural of the Pittsburgh skyline from World tax-deductible and go directly to support Gas Company, LLC on Saturday, April Diabetes Day when many buildings diabetes research. 18, 2015 at the Westin Convention were transformed to “JDRF Blue” to The 2014 Rainbow Gala was chaired Center Pittsburgh Hotel. Corporate Chair Leo Gerard with Gala Honoree Art Rooney Janet and Eric Rader Ed Beachler and Board President Nan DeTurk and with wife Greta Lois Wholey Honoree Art Rooney Gala Co-chairs Cheryl Talerico and Susan Phillips, Gala chairs Maria Metro Development committee chair and Cindy Paul Former Steeler Kendall Simmons with Youth Ambassadors Dave Sharick with wife Kathy 2014 Gala Sponsors Thank you to the 2014 Rainbow Gala Corporate Partners and Underwriters. This support resulted in more than $700,000 toward the fundraising total. Platinum Presenting Partners Presenting Partners Gold Partners Allegheny Health Network Corry Capital Advisors, LLC Sagewell Partners Astorino Dick’s Sporting Goods Sherrard, German & Kelly, P.C. BrabenderCox Mullen UPS Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, P.C. Robindale Energy Services, Inc. Vesuvius Silver Partners BNY Mellon Ernst & Young LLP Novo Nordisk Bridgestone Americas, Inc. First National Bank OC Reilly Caroselli Beachler McTiernan & Fort Pitt Capital Group Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation Conboy LLC Foodbuy PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Celerity Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc. Reed Smith LLP Clarus Linen Systems HealthScape Advisors Schneider Downs & Co., Inc. Computer Aid, Inc. ISS Facility Services, Inc. SDLC Partners D.B. Root & Company Koppers Tech Systems Inc. Deloitte McCutcheon Enterprises, Inc. TSG Eat ‘n Park Hospitality Group McKamish, Inc. University of Pittsburgh Athletics Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC Matrix North America Elizur MedExpress Urgent Care Event Underwriters A B Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. – Centerpiece Underwriter Cooper Tires & Rubber Company – Coffee Station Underwriter Diamond Hill Capital Management – Technology Underwriter Milliman – Dessert Underwriter SunCoke Energy – VIP Reception Underwriter C D A Gala guests dancing to the sounds of Cityscape B Youth Ambasador Jordan Mastele C Max Wolper & Kathryn Talerico presenting Corporate Chairs David Malone and Leo Gerard with gifts D Live auction bidding 2 The JDRF Western PA Chapter office is moving up the Allegheny River and over to the North Shore. We are very excited to be moving to a more accessible space with better parking for staff, volunteers and committee members. We will be moving to our new home during the week of May 19th. Our new address is: 501 Martindale Street, Suite 670 • Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Please update our address in your records and note that all of our phone, fax and email contact information will remain the same. If you are out and about on the North Shore, please stop in to say hello and check out our new space. Kicking off the Walk to Cure Diabetes! www.walk.jdrf.org Save the date for the 2014 JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes. a benefit concert or a car wash can be successful if you keep The Walks this year will take place on Saturday, September 20 the expenses low and have great support. at Schenley Park in Pittsburgh and Saturday, September 27 at the 7. Sell JDRF paper sneakers to benefit your team. Paper University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. sneakers can be sold in stores or restaurants to support JDRF. Online Walk registration is open and now is a great time to The customer signs his/her name on the sneaker and then register your Walk team. Go to www.walk.jdrf.org. You can the sneakers are displayed throughout the store. The program re-create your team from last year or sign up a new team. usually runs four weeks. JDRF supplies the sneakers and the Every year we hear teams say that they wish they would have money raised benefits your team. started earlier. This year is your chance to do just that! Below 8. Use JDRF Resources. To keep current on Walk are some key steps to get you moving now to ensure a fantastic information and all JDRF events, visit our chapter website fundraising year. at www.jdrf.org/westernpa; like us on Facebook— 1. Register your team online, save the date to your calendar www.facebook.com/jdrfwesternpa; and follow us on Twitter— and encourage your team to sign up and begin fundraising www.twitter.com/JDRF_WPA. We post on Facebook and now. Twitter often so you will always know what is going on. Be sure 2. Join a committee. We could always use extra hands on the to encourage your team members to check these resources too. Logistics and Family Team Committees. If you or someone on We know we are going to have a fantastic year again this year your team would like to join a committee, please contact Lara and again exceed our goal of $1.2 million! As always, we are at [email protected] or 412-471-1414 x5. happy to answer any questions you may have and look forward 3. Start writing your appeal letter. This is your biggest to working with you and your team on the 2014 JDRF Walk to fundraising tool! A well-written story with a request to make Cure Diabetes! a donation and join your team is the best way to grow your fundraising. This message can be mailed, emailed and used for Lara Daly Jennifer Zgurich your online fundraising team page. It is your story about how Logistics & Family Teams Sponsorships & Corporate Teams type 1 diabetes affects your family—make the letter creative 412-471-1414 x5 412-471-1414 x4 and compelling. For example, if mom usually writes the letter, [email protected] [email protected] let dad, a sibling or even the family pet “write” the letter this year. 4. Begin recruiting your team members. The network of Join us for a JDRF Walk Rally people in our lives is constantly changing. Recruit new co- Friday, May 30, 2014 at 6:00 pm workers, neighbors and friends and make your contact list now. Meadows Racetrack Use this list to send a team recruitment email blitz now. 5. Start asking early! All of our highly successful fundraising 210 RaceTrack Road • Washington, PA 15301 teams will tell you that you can’t raise large sums of money Come for food, fun and fundraising for JDRF! The evening overnight. By starting early, you have plenty of time to ask and will begin with an informational session on the JDRF Walk to then remind folks. The number one reason that people don’t donate Cure Diabetes and end with exciting races to benefit JDRF. is because they are not asked! For more information, visit our chapter website at www. 6. Host a team fundraiser. Many of our teams start now jdrf.org/westernpa, Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ and host fundraisers as a way to jump-start their Walk team jdrfwesternpa or Twitter @JDRF_WPA. fundraising. Anything from a pancake breakfast, a basket raffle, 3 Team JDRF JDRF participation in the Pittsburgh Marathon supported by: RESEARCH Corner The Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon took place on Sunday, May Research progress— 4 with more than 60 Team JDRF runners who not only ran for an endurance challenge but for their own personal reasons in an effort to help JDRF turn Type Your donations One… into Type None. Together, the runners raised more than $50,000 for JDRF! make a difference Gretchen Bennett, running her first half marathon, shared an inspirational story that helped push her to finish the 13.1 miles. She said, “About two miles into my run, (Excerpted from the 2013 JDRF Annual Report) a woman tapped me on the shoulder, gave me a hug and thanked me for running for JDRF has played a central role in JDRF. She began to cry and told me that her daughter was recently diagnosed with shaping the T1D research landscape. In type 1 diabetes. Then I began to cry, but she was my inspiration the entire way!” fiscal year 2013 alone, we saw numerous Team JDRF runners ran in support of their child with type 1 diabetes, a sibling, a advances, including: parent, a nephew or friends who live with the disease.
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