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Lending Hearts at the Duquesne University Women’s Basketball Game
On Saturday, February 21, 2026, Lending Hearts families went to cheer on the Dukes as they took on the women of VCU. It was a great win! Thank you to our friends who were able to be part of the high five tunnel to start the game and all the families who joined us today!
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February 2026 e-Newsletter
Last Chance To Get Your Gala Tickets is 2/12!!! 🎫 Click HERE to read the full newsletter!
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Feb 10


Ice Skating Fun at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex
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
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Jan 31


Nourishing Meals for the New Year - Nutrition & Cooking Demonstration with Laura Zervos - Fuel Your Recovery
It is the start to the new year, and Laura is preparing nourishing meals to kick start 2026! To see the full recipes, click HERE .
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Jan 31


Lending Hearts at the Erie Otters
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
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Jan 17


January 2026 e-Newsletter
Subject The Lending Hearts Gala Is Less Than 6 Weeks Away! Click HERE to read the full newsletter.
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Jan 13


The Crosby Charity Suite with Lending Hearts
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
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Jan 9


December 2025 e-Newsletter
Happy Holidays! 🎄❄️🕎 Click HERE to read the full newsletter.
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Dec 9, 2025


Clay Cafe
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 .
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Dec 6, 2025
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Oct 31, 2025


Gather & Savor: Recipes for Cooler Days - Nutrition & Cooking Demonstration with Laura Zervos - Fuel Your Recovery
As we move further into Fall, Laura is offering three dishes that fit this time of year perfectly. Today's menu includes: warm bean and spinach dip, chicken and mushroom soup and roasted root vegetables. The Lending Hearts monthly digital nutrition lessons are provided by a registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist. Learn how to fuel your recovery. Lending Hearts provides social and emotional services to patients living with cancer, from treatment through remission. All
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Oct 29, 2025


The Warhol Museum
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
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Oct 18, 2025


October 2025 e-Newsletter
Enjoy A Wine & Food Tasting in Support of Lending Hearts! Click HERE to read the full newsletter.
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Oct 14, 2025


2025 Lending Hearts Topgolf Outing presented by UPMC Hillman Cancer Center & Daiichi Sankyo
Thank you to all our sponsors, supporters and guests who attended and supported this year's Lending Hearts Topgolf Outing presented by...
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Sep 19, 2025


Meet This Year's Tropical Prince & Princess
Saturday, September 27, 2025 will be this year's Tropical 5K Classic. Lending Hearts is honored to be part of this wonderful event. In...
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Sep 19, 2025


September 2025 e-Newsletter
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with Lending Hearts 💜 Click HERE to read the full newsletter.
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Sep 16, 2025


Mars Area Youth Football & Cheerleading
During the month of September 2025, Mars Area Youth Football & Cheerleading are raising awareness of childhood cancer by recognizing a...
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Sep 13, 2025


Cantor Fitzgerald Charity Day 2025
On September 11, 2001, Cantor Fitzgerald lost over 650 employees. Since then, every September 11th, Cantor Fitzgerald honors their...
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Sep 13, 2025


Uncork for a Cause
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, Pittsburgh Pirate, Bryan Reynolds, and his wife, Blair, hosted Uncork for a Cause at Hotel Monaco in...
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Sep 12, 2025


Meet Adam
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...
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Sep 12, 2025
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