UPMC’s Lending Hearts Gala
When and where: Last Thursday night at the Fairmont Pittsburgh hotel, Downtown.
#OpenHearts: It was a wonderful night for 330 guests who came out to support Lending Hearts, an organization with a mission to provide emotional and social support to children and young adults living with cancer and their families. “The Lending Hearts Gala is reflective of the loving and giving nature of the City of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Our focus is on the community and the difference we can make together. It is about lending our hearts to make the day and life of someone living with cancer better and reaching our vision — a place where no child or young adult living with cancer feels alone,” Vasso Paliouras said.
KDKA-TV’s Bob Pompeani received the 2020 Lending Hearts Friend Award and Christina Dickerson of Dickerson Creative Communications was given the Ambassador Award, celebrating their commitment to community.
“Our honorees, Bob and Christina, truly exemplify our community and what it means to lend your heart to others. We were so grateful to recognize these two very special individuals and thank them for being part of our Lending Hearts family,” Ms. Paliouras said. The event raised $125,000 with a little help from auction items like a 12-day stay in a private home on the island of Rhodes, Greece, and a mixology class at the Fairmont Pittsburgh hotel. Cheers to that!
#SEEN: Honoree Bob Pompeani with wife Lisa and daughter Celina, honoree Christina Dickerson, Dr. Stanley Marks, Birgit Dickerson and Kurt Schnieders, Stan Geier, Kate Hancock, Dr. Andy Urbach, Nancy Angus, Patty Salerno, Stephanie Dutton, Scott Lammie and Chronis Manolis.