Events

August 7, 2010
Look what's going on in Florida! The Summer Ice Show at the Palm Beach SkateZone has been turned into a benefit for PIA. Organized by a breast cancer patient with support from the Florida chapter of Pennies - it looks to be a very exciting show! Check out the Olympic skaters and Olympic hopefuls that are coming out to support us!

July 28, 2010

The fifth Telebridge call is scheduled for July 28, 2010 at 8:30pm. Click here to register
Topics for the call: Breast cancer survivor story, progress in breast cancer treatments, NEW implants after mastectomies, TLC, and Q&A.

June 30, 2010

The fourth Telebridge call is scheduled for June 30, 2010 at 8:30pm. Click here to register

May 26, 2010

Third monthly Telebridge call! May 26, 2010, 8:30 - 9:15pm. Call in and ask questions, or just listen. This month's topics are: Breast cancer survivor story, breast cancer vaccine trial - success rate, and questions and answers about the experience of the new Immune Therapy. Please join us! Click here to register

April 28, 2010 8:30-9:15pm EDT

The 2nd Telebridge call will be on April 28,2010. Click on THIS LINK to sign up for the telebridge. THIS IS A NEW LINK FOR THIS MONTH'S TELEBRIDGE - IF YOU SIGNED UP PRIOR TO 4/26, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION FOR THIS MONTH'S CALL. The link changes each month.

April 23, 2010 7pm, Media, PA
This year's annual event was great fun, and another successful event. We want to thank our VIP guests -
Garo Yepremian, Bobby Shantz, Bill Bergey, Dave Schultz, Jim Watson, Helena Nyman, George Beim,
Randy Garber, Lou Tilley, Dr. Jeffrey Drebin, Dr. Raymond Damadian, Dr. Larry Minkoff, and of course
Dr. Brian Czerniecki - for their participation. Stay tuned for fundraising details!

Save the date for this year's PIA annual evening - 'Showers of Hope'. Keep checking here for updated details. The event will once again include an update from Dr. Brian J. Czerniecki. For more information, please contact us here at contact@penniesinaction.org. UPDATE 3/15/10: confirmed VIP guests: Garo Yepremian, Bobby Shantz, Bill Bergey, Jane Bazinet, Dave Schultz, Jim Watson, Natalya Linichuk & Gennadiy Karponosov, Helena Nyman, George Beim, Randy Garber, and Dr. Jeffrey Drebin. Lou Tilley will be our emcee for the evening.
UPDATE 4/13/10: Randy Garber has been added to the list of VIP guests, and we have some great auction items, including special tickets for an Eagles game and a Penn State game, a painting by internationally reknowned artist Jane Bazinet and more!

April 10, 2009 4pm, IceWorks Skating Complex, Aston, PA
Youth Hockey Tournament to raise funds for Pennies in Action. Two seventh grade hockey players approached their coach about raising money for Pennies in Action. This is what they came up with! Each player has paid an entry fee to take part in the Tournament, with all proceeds going to Pennies. UPDATE: The boys raised $2,675, plus another $161.26 in collection bottles the night of the tournament.

March 31, 2010 8:30-9:15pm EDT

The Hope Bus and Pennies in Action would like to invite you to our 1st FREE Breast Cancer Telebridge!
Topic: Introduction to Immune Therapy
Facilitator: Helena Nyman: Coach, Speaker & Author, Philanthropist, Artemis Award Honoree 2009.
Special Guests: Uschi Keszler: Olympic Figure Skating Coach, Founder of Pennies in Action, 2 x Cancer Survivor, and Shelley Dodt: Director of Pennies in Action Florida Chapter, Breast Cancer Survivor, Trial Patient.

Please join us for our first Breast Cancer Telebridge! Uschi and Shelley will share with you their path of declaring victory over breast cancer and the newest Information about Immune Therapy, a non-invasive treatment for breast cancer.

When you register, you can leave questions for Uschi and Shelley.

March 10, 2010
Saks Makeover fundraiser - 'Vanity for Charity'
10 ladies went to Saks Fifth Avenue to get beautiful for a good cause. They had a great time, and raised $975 for the research.

October 22, 2009
In September, we were invited by the Philadelphia Flyers organization to set up an information table about Pennies at the October 22 game at the Wachovia Center. This turned out to be quite a bit more than just being invited to tell people about Pennies and the research. That night, during the game, the Flyers organization honored Uschi as a Community Teammate. This is a special Flyers program where they recognize individuals or groups such as firefighters, policemen, rescue workers, or just everyday heros like teachers or community leaders who are making positive contributions to the local community. During the second period of the game, there was a presentation on the Arenavision scoreboard complete with photographs, honoring Uschi as a cancer survivor, and for how she has dedicated her energies to supporting finding a cure for cancer. Then she was presented with a personalized official Flyers jersey. The crowd gave her quite a roar - she was very touched and excited!

September 26, 2009 1:00 - 5:00 pm - Aston, Pennsylvania 
CLICK HERE FOR A SCHEDULE and for more info!
Olde Fashioned Family FUNd Day! Come join us at IceWorks for a day of penny games and family fun - sponsored by Pennies in Action in conjunction with the Hope Bus Tour. Enjoy an afternoon of games, music, prizes, and more. Learn more about Pennies in Action, and the Hope Bus Tour (www.thehopebus.org). We look forward to seeing you - find out how much fun can be had for just pennies - all the games are just 1¢ to play!

(as always - donations to help cover the cost of the event, and gifts in kind donataions are gratefully accepted)

June 5, 2009
In the Philadelphia area? Please join us for cocktails and a buffet as we raise funds and awareness for breast cancer vaccine research. The event will include an important update on clinical trial results for breast cancer vaccine research, featuring Dr. Brian J. Czerniecki. For more information, please contact us here at contact@penniesinaction.org. UPDATE: The event was a tremendous success, raising $85,370. Special thanks go to our '100 Mile Committee' for making the event such a huge success!

January - late May or early June 2009
A group of five very enterprising young ladies has been raising money for Pennies in Action since the beginning of the year. They are: Kelsey - grade 8, Jackie - grade 8, Bailey - grade 8, Katie, grade 7, and Becky - grade 7. These are very resourceful young ladies who have raised over $500 dollars since the beginning of January. Read about how and why they started fundraising for us, and how creatively they are doing it! CLICK HERE

November 10 - December 10, 2008
HUP Periop Nursing Staff "Pennies in Action" Campaign   UPDATE:

This image was up on the screens throughout Perioperative Services at the end of the campaign.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF WHO DONATED THEIR SPARE CHANGE
*** and a special thank you to the staff who organized this fundraiser ***

The OR nurses at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania are collecting for Pennies in Action as a Thanksgiving charity project. The staff has very enthusiastically taken on this project to raise funds for Dr. Czerniecki's research. They have 10 containers placed throughout the perioperative suites to collect everyone's pennies & more.

October, 2008
A local 7th grade student is running a school-wide fundraiser for Pennies in Action. She is doing this as a community service project. At the end of the month, the classroom that has raised the most will receive an ice cream party courtesy of her parents. Click HERE to see the letter she wrote to her schoolmates, and for updates on her fundraising.  EVENT UPDATE: In only 3 weeks, Katie raised almost $200 from grades 3 - 8. Congratulations, Katie! As an ongoing project, by the end of 2009, Katie has raised over $700.

September 28, 2008 4:00 PM - Danbury, Connecticut
for more information, visit StarsStripesAndSkates.org

September 22, 2008

Uschi has been invited to speak at a program hosted by Resonant Medical. The program is about sharing the latest treatments for breast and other cancers. It is being attended by Chairmen of the top Acacemic Radiation Oncology Programs in the U.S., European guests, and other 'bright minds' in cancer research.

Uschi has been asked to tell her story and the story of Pennies in Action.