NEWS and EVENTS
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| 11/27/2007 |
CLIMB FOR HOPE: TEAM PITTSBURGH TO BE FEATURED ON WQED'S "ONQ" SHOW
THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 29 at 7:30pm
ONQ SPECIAL EDITION: BREAST CANCER - Usually women are diagnosed with the disease, but men can get breast cancer, too. In this half hour special edition of OnQ, correspondents Tonia Caruso and Chris Moore profile a family of local women and a man from North Versailles in their battle to survive breast cancer. OnQ also introduces a group of mountain climbers who are raising money for a promising new breast cancer vaccine. |
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| 12/16/2007 |
Shared Summits K2 Expedition
NBC TV Special
is airing on your local NBC affiliate on Sunday, December 16th at 2:00 pm EST.
Click on the link below to watch the show online.http://k2.nbcsports.com/index.shtml
For more information about this expedition, please visit: http://www.sharedsummits.com |
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| 11/16/2007 |
WJZ-TV Channel 13 Baltimore
Breast Cancer Vaccine Could Save Lives.
A new vaccine could provide life saving for breast cancer patients. Click here to watch |
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| 11/14/2007 |
HOW Magazine
The Graphic Design Community's Trusted Source for Creative Inspiration.
We've heard of designers donating their creative talents to a worthy cause, but this—wow! A group of Pittsburgh design and marketing folks are teaming up to raise money for breast cancer research not by doing some pro-bono work, but by climbing really tall mountains. The group, working with the Pittsburgh Ad Fed, is part of the national Climb for Hope. Friend of HOW Ted Williams let us know about the project; he and fellow creatives Nick Cobler, Todd Lepley and Laura Willumsen are climbing Ecuador's second highest peak, Cotopaxi, in January; a fifth team member, Karen Kern, is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in June. Dennis Brown of Giant Ideas in PGH is managing campaign.
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| 11/07/2007 |
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Article
By Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A crew of climbers training to scale mountains in support of cancer research ascend Stairwell A in Pitt's Cathedral of Learning. Again and again, they walk up from the first floor to the 36th floor, then go down the elevator, only to return their trek up the stairs. From the top are Laura Willumsen, Kelley Burkett, Karen Kern and Todd Lepley.
Five area residents are going to great heights to raise money for breast cancer research.
On Jan. 3, Laura Willumsen, Nick Cobler, Todd Lepley and Ted Williams plan to climb Ecuador's Mount Cotopaxi, at 19,348 feet the world's highest active volcano. This June Karen Kern plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa.
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| 11/06/2007 |
Climbing Magazine has included CFH on their website!
Check it out |
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| 11/02/2007 |
Pittsburgh Tribune Review Article on CFH. Area mountain climbers hope to raise $50,000
Last week, Laura Willumsen, Karen Kern, Ted Williams, Todd Lepley and Nick Cobler met at the Cathedral of Learning as they do every Sunday, strapped on heavy backpacks and climbed the 36 flights of stairs to the top of the Oakland landmark.
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| 11/14/2007 |
Join Team Pittsburgh at The Harp & Fiddle in the Strip District on November 14th for a Climb For Hope fundraising event.
The night will feature live music by Corned Beef and Curry, guest bartenders, a silent auction featuring a Joe Paterno autographed Penn State jersey and other great items, a 50/50 raffle and more. Invite your friends and come join us from 5:30 until whenever as we raise a glass and work to meet our goals for this life-saving adventure.
2329 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
412-642-6622
Directions to the Harp and Fiddle |
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| 10/19/07-10/21/07 |
Training on the trail.
Over the course of three days, Ted Williams, Nick Cobler and Todd Lepley of Team Pittsburgh took their training on the road and hit the trails of Black Moshannon State Park in The Alleghenies region of Pennsylvania. The team
tackled the Allegheny Front Trail West Loop - a 31.5 mile trek that windsits way around the western border of the Black Moshannon State Forest.
Covering roughly 10+ miles per day, the team pushed themselves to cover
ground quickly and keep a steady pace as they worked to build endurance for
the upcoming Cotopaxi climb. |
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| 10/21/2007 |
The Corning Leader article about Ted climbing.
Ted grew up in the town of Prattsburgh, NY. The Corning Leader, the area's lcal newspaper did a story on Ted and CFH in the Oct. 21st Sunday edition.
Click here to read the article.
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| 10/1/2007 |
Help Climb for Hope Reach the Pinnacle!
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, REI is joining Climb for Hope’s Team Pittsburgh to raise money for innovative breast cancer research. When you come into the store and make a tax-deductible gift to Climb for Hope, a card with your name is added to the Pinnacle. We need your help to cover the Pinnacle and reach the top! |
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