On Wednesday, February 25, 2026, Registered Dietician and Licensed Nutritionist, Laura Zervos, led our monthly nutrition and cooking demonstration class with simple Mediterranean recipes that are focused on heart health. Watch the video below to take in all of Laura's class...

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!

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 December 4, 2025, Lending Hearts presented special guest speaker, Aimee Lamendola, during LECOM (Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine) Grand Rounds, a methodology of medical education and inpatient care, that presents medical problems and treatments to medical students. Through this ongoing partnership, Lending Hearts will support LECOM’s Graduate Medical Education Office in the development of residents and faculty in order to help them achieve success throughout thei

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 .

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

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

On Wednesday, September 24, 2025, Laura Zervos, MBA, RDN, LDN Dietitian & Food Consultant created twists on many of our favorites...

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Laura is sharing four recipes that go well with the Summer heat wave for light, refreshing and healthy meals! Today's menu includes a...

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Laura is sharing recipes and tips for foods that travel well or great for picnics and potlucks! Today's menu includes a classic tabouleh,...

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

Laura is sharing several burgers today including a twist on a salmon burger, chicken burger, bison burger and a plant based burger of...

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...

Laura is sharing four recipes that are Mediterranean inspired for bright and balanced meals. Today's recipes include: shrimp with orzo,...

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