On Saturday, January 31, 2026, the low in Pittsburgh was -11 degrees Fahrenheit, but our brave and awesome families came out to join us in the afternoon at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex for ice skating fun. It was a great afternoon being altogether, and an experience we will definitely put on repeat in the future. Thank you to UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex and all our families for a wonderful afternoon! Also joining us were members of Mars Area Youth Football and Cheer. This

On Friday, January 16, 2026, Lending Hearts joined our friends in Erie, Pennsylvania for our first Erie Otters hockey game at Erie Insurance Arena. The Erie Otters are part of the Ontario Hockey League and played this game against the Windsor Spitfires. It was a snowy, cold night which made it all the more perfect for an Erie hockey game! Our families were invited to be part of the team's High Five Tunnel, and then our Executive Director, Vasso Paliouras, was invited to the i

On Thursday, January 8, 2026, Lending Hearts was given the great opportunity to have Pittsburgh Penguins Captain, Sydney Crosby's, Charity Suite. It was a wonderful evening with four of our Lending Hearts families all while watching the Pens take a win over the New Jersey Devils! Thank you, Sydney Crosby, The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, our friends in the oncology unit at UPMC Children's of Pittsburgh and the families who joined us last night! It was a fun and memorable e

On Saturday, December 6, 2025, Lending Hearts went to Sewickley’s Clay Cafe for an afternoon of bowl painting. It is always so much fun to see everyone’s creativity and hear how they plan to use their bowls! Families will turn in the coming weeks to pick up their finished bowls. To see more photos, click HERE .

On Saturday, October 18, 2025, our Lending Hearts families came together for a wonderful day at The Warhol Museum. Our group was split in two. We took turns alternating between creating screen print images in the new art studio and touring the museum with Andy Warhol’s nephew, Donald Warhola. Donald is a great friend to Lending Hearts. He shared the early years of Andy, how he was a very shy child and turned to art and photography during his time of sickness. His mother, Juli

His mom, Karlyn, shares the following... Adam (13 yo) was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin’s on 2:28:25 after undergoing a few short weeks...

On Friday, September 5, 2025, over 120 of our young warrior friends and their families joined us at PNC Park for this year's Pittsburgh...

On Sunday, June 29, 2025, Lending Hearts had the great joy of having its 3rd annual baseball clinic hosted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and...

We Have Lots to be Thankful for this Spring! To read the full newsletter, click HERE!

On Saturday, May 17, 2025, we had a wonderful morning taking our families to the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. This was Lending Hearts'...

On Saturday, April 5, 2025, we had a great afternoon with our families at Dot and Line Art Studio. The project was to make clay animals...

Many, many thanks to the Pens Foundation, Pittsburgh Penguins, Penguins Captain, Sidney Crosby, UPMC Children's Hospital and our newest...

Thank you to the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation for inviting Lending Hearts to spend the morning of Saturday, February 8, 2025 at the...

On Saturday, January 18, 2025 we had great fun with our Lending Hearts Families as we cheered on the Duquesne Dukes men’s basketball team...

On Sunday, December 15, 2024, we had the joy of taking over 50 members of our Lending Hearts Families to Heinz Hall for the pittsburgh...

On Saturday, November 9, 2024, we had so much fun with our Lending Hearts Families at Clay Cafe. As we prepare for the cold and snow to...

On Saturday, October 26, 2024, we had the joy of taking our Lending Hearts families to the Carnegie Science Center for the exhibit, the...

On Saturday, September 7, 2024, the Pittsburgh Pirates hosted the annual cancer support night. Pirates Charities created a spotlight on...

On Saturday, September 7th, the Pittsburgh Pirates hosted their annual cancer support game. The game was originally scheduled for Friday,...

On Friday, July 12, 2024, we had the great pleasure of going to Erie, PA and bringing together 21 of our Lending Hearts Friends at the...