UPCOMING EVENTS
June 7 & 8, 2013 - Galloway, NJ & Millville, NJ
Vigneto Rally Cocktail Reception, June 7, 2013 7:00pm
Proceeds from the Vigneto Rally's Cocktail Reception will benefit Pennies in Action. Uschi and Dr. Czerniecki are planning to attend the Reception. Pennies in Action will also have an information table at various functions at the Rally. Tickets for the Cocktail Reception and more information are available from the Vigneto Rally website.
PAST EVENTS
April 26, 2013 - 6pm Media, PA
Our 6th Annual Showers of Hope event is on Friday evening, April 26, 2013. This year's theme is Purple the Globe.
Our 6th Annual Showers of Hope event is on Friday evening, April 26, 2013 in Media, Pennsylvania. This year's theme is Purple the Globe. The evening includes cocktails, a dinner buffet, and a live auction. The event will include an update on clinical trial results for cancer vaccine research featuring Dr. Brian Czerniecki, M.D., Ph.D., Rhoads-Harrington Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Co-Director of the Rena Rowan Breast Center, and Surgical Director of the Immunotherapy Program, Abramson Cancer Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Lou Tilley returns as our Master of Ceremonies for the fourth straight year. Check out this press release to see this year's VIP guests.
February 28, 2013 6:30pm - Glen Mills, PA
Five Course Boutique Wine Dinner Charity Event
Pescatore's Restaurant is holding a Boutique Wine & Gourmet Italian Cuisine Dinner Event to raise money for Pennies in Action and for The Cancer Care Connection. Tickets to the Dinner are $65 each, with the proceeds being donated to both organizations. Call the restaurant at 610-358-5454 for more information. The restaurant is located at 1810 Wilmington Pike, Glen Mills, PA.
Thank you for all your donations in 2012
CLICK HERE TO MAKE YOUR 2013 DONATATION
December 15, 2012 6:00 - 7:30pm - IceWorks Skating Complex, Aston, PA
Wilmington Nighthawks vs. Breast Cancer Skate-A-Thon
The Wilmington Nighthawks Youth Hockey Team is having a Skate-A-Thon to raise money for Pennies in Action and for their club. Registration starts at 5:30pm. Cost is $15 for Adults, $10 for Children under 12. The players are also collecting donations and sponsorships. They are planning for raffles, prizes, and a visit from Santa.
Click HERE for a pdf flyer with more details on the evening, how to donate, and contact info.
December 19, 2012 8:30 - 9:15pm EDT
23rd (Breast and Other) Cancer Telebridge Call
To join the Telebridge: call 218-936-4700, enter PIN: 13000# (Please press # after PIN!), then dial '1'
The agenda for the call includes: Welcome; News about Dr. Czerniecki and the non-invasive cancer treatment: what other cancers - besides breast cancer - have entered this innovative treatment trial; What is 'Purple the Globe'?
How can you be a part of it?;
Discussion about needs, wants, hopes, and sharing resources, followed by Q & A.
November 16 - 18, 2012 Philadelphia, PA
Pennies in Action will be at the 2012 Philadelphia Marathon as an Official Charity Partner of the Marathon. Look for details coming soon on how you can run in the race for PIA, or to sponsor PIA or volunteer. Click HERE for the PIA Marathon page.
October 17, 2012 8:30 - 9:15pm EDT
Click here for the agenda, and for instructions on how to join in on the Call
October 6, 2012 11:00am on - Woodstown NJ
Take Your Shot at Cancer™ Golf Tournament Town and Country Golf Links, 197 East Avenue, Woodstown, NJ 08098
The Ladies League of Town & Country Golf Links is again holding their annual Cancer Event with Pennies in Action as their benefitting charity. The tournament is open to all golfers, but if you don't golf, you can attend the 'Party in the Tent' dinner/dance. Come play with Philadelphia Flyer Reggie Leach. Master of Ceremonies will be Mark Stevens of The Dovells. Dancing will be to 'Almost Fab! - a Beatles Experience'. This will be a scramble shotgun golf event, with prizes (& bragging rights) for Longest Drive, Straightest Drive, and Closest to the Pin. The League is also planning on holding both a Live & a Silent auction. They are also currently selling 'pennies' for $1 - if you are near the links, stop in to the Pro Shop for information on getting your 'Penny'.
cost is $130 per golfer (Tournament & Dinner/Dance), or $55 for Dinner/Dance only.
For more information and a registration form, or for ads and sponsorship opportunites, contact Emily Knox: emilyknox@penniesinaction.org. You can also call Town and Country Golf Links for Prepaid Reservations at 856-769-8333.
June 10, 2012
Hike for Health & Hope is a private event in the California Redwoods focused on raising money for Dr. Czerniecki and the research team at the University of Pennsylvania working on a breast cancer vaccine. Inspired and healed by the magnificent redwoods of Northern California, breast cancer survivor Janice Roberts has invited her friends and family for a 3 mile hike on June 10, followed by a picnic lunch. Proceeds raised from the event will be going toward the new list of Research necessities for the team at Penn.
May 21, 2012 11:30am - 1:30pm Morrisville, PA
For the 2nd year in a row, Ace Cancer is sponsoring a Tennis Round Robin Tournament in Morrisville to benefit Pennies in Action! Tickets are $25 to participate, and $15 to watch, and must be ordered by May 15th. Pennsbury Racquet & Athletic Club is again donating the courts for the tournament. Come and enjoy the tennis, or take part in it! Click here to download the ticket order form. You can contact Donna Young at acecancer@comcast.net for more details, or if you would like to donate to the raffle.
April 20, 2012 - 6:00 PM Media, PA
Our 5th Annual Showers of Hope event is on Friday evening, April 20, 2012. This year's theme is Advancing the Cure.
Please CLICK HERE to visit our Showers of Hope event page for more details, and to purchase tickets or make a donation online.
Come and join VIP guests from the worlds of Sports and Music in support of the fight against cancer. Check out the list of VIPs on the Showers of Hope event page!
To join the Telebridge: call 218-936-4700, enter PIN: 13000# (Please press # after PIN!), then dial '1'
The agenda for the call includes: Welcome; News about Dr. Czerniecki and the non-invasive cancer treatment: what other cancers - besides breast cancer - have entered this innovative treatment trial; Gold Rush to end Cancer: information about the new fundraiser;
Discussion about needs, wants, hopes, and sharing resources, followed by Q & A.
February 11-12, 2012 - Baton Rouge to New Orleans, LA
A six member team will be taking part in the 126.2 mile Rouge-Orleans Ultra Marathon. Calling themselves Cajuns in Action, they are running to raise funds for Pennies in Action. You can sponsor them in their run by making a donation right here on the PIA website. When making a donation to sponsor the run, please make sure you put 'CIA for PIA' on your check, or in the 'My Gift is in Memory/Honor of' drop down box on the donation confirmation page when paying online. That way your donation will be credited in the sponsorship total for CIA's efforts to raise money for Dr. Czerniecki's breast cancer vaccine research. Click here to go to our donations page: DONATE
To make the donations fun, Cajuns in Action have come up with suggested amounts per mile:
1 penny a mile= $1.26, 10 pennies a mile= $12.62, 20 pennies a mile= $25.24, 30 pennies a mile= $37.86, 40 pennies a mile= $50.48, 50 pennies a mile= $63.10, or 100 pennies a mile for $126.20.
January 25, 2012
To join the Telebridge: call 218-936-4700, enter PIN: 13000# (Please press # after PIN!), then dial '1'
The agenda for the call includes: Welcome; News about Dr. Czerniecki and the non-invasive cancer treatment: what other cancers - besides breast cancer - have entered the trial; Gold Rush to end Cancer: information about the new fundraiser;
TLC discussion about needs, wants, hopes, and sharing resources, followed by Q & A.
November 16, 2011 - 6:30 pm ET/PT, 5:30 pm CT/MT - CBS Evening News
CBS is airing an interview with Dr. Czerniecki and one of the trial participants on the CBS Evening News program. This is the National News broadcast - not the local news. Dr. Czerniecki and his research are getting national exposure - be sure to watch, then join in on our Telebridge Call at 8:30 pm, ET!
November 16, 2011 - 8:30 - 9:15 pm EST
19th monthly Telebridge Call
To join the Telebridge: call 218-936-4700, enter PIN: 13000# (Please press # after PIN!), then dial '1'
The agenda for the call includes: Welcome, News about Dr. Czerniecki and the non-invasive cancer treatment,
TLC discussion about needs, wants, hopes, and sharing resources, followed by Q & A.
October 28, 2011 11PM TIL SATURDAY MORNING AT 7AM - IceWorks, Aston, PA
Skating for a Cure - Cancer Research Skate-A-Thon
Ridley Ice Hockey and the Delco Phantoms are holding an overnight Skate-A-Thon to raise money for Pennies in Action and Youth Hockey. Young local hockey players are collecting donations from friends, families, and businesses to Sponsor them in this all-night long skating marathon.
September 28, 2011 8:30 - 9:15 pm EDT
18th monthly Telebridge Call
To join the Telebridge: call 218-936-4700, enter PIN: 13000# (Please press # after PIN!), then dial '1'
The agenda for the call includes: Welcome, News about Dr. Czerniecki and the non-invasive cancer treatment,
TLC discussion about needs, wants, hopes, and sharing resources, followed by Q & A.
October 2, 2011 11:00am on - Woodstown NJ
Take Your Shot at Cancer™ Golf Tournament Town and Country Golf Links, 197 East Avenue, Woodstown, NJ 08098
The Ladies League of Town & Country Golf Links has been holding an annual Cancer Event since its founding eleven years ago in 2000. This year they have chosen Pennies in Action as their benefitting charity. The tournament is open to all golfers, but if you don't golf, you can attend the dinner which will be catered by Creekside Inn. The Dovells (60's recording stars - who were some of our VIP guests at this years' Showers of Hope event) will be performing! This will be a scramble shotgun golf event, with prizes (& bragging rights) for Longest Drive, Straightest Drive, and Closest to the Pin. The League is also planning on holding both a Live & a Silent auction. They are also currently selling 'pennies' for $1 - if you are near the links, stop in to the Pro Shop for information on getting your 'Penny'.
cost is $120 per golfer, or just $50 for dinner and to "Party in the Tent".
For more information and a registration form, contact Emily Knox at Town & Country Golf Links - 856-769-8333
September 4, 2011 10am - 3pm - IceWorks, Aston, PA
Help Wash Cancer Away Fundraiser Car Wash
Sun Valley Ice Hockey Club is holding a car wash to benefit Pennies in Action and the hockey club at IceWorks Skating Complex, 3100 Dutton Mill Road, Aston, PA 19014. They plan on having water ice, pretzels, face painting, and gift baskets to be raffled off.
June 23, 2011
Uschi was honored at the 21st Annual Awards Dinner of the Friends of the Delaware County Women's Commission. She received the 2011 Spirit of Excellence Award, honoring her as an inspiration to other women. The Awards Dinner was attended by several of Delaware County's Directors. The Friends of the Delaware County Women's Commission give financial support to the activities of the Delaware County Women's Commission, and are recognized on the County's official website. The Delco Times wrote an article on Uschi and the recipients of the Employer of the Year Award, which was shared by two companies this year. Click HERE for the article - Uschi is the featured subject!
May 16, 2011 - 10am - 1pm Morrisville, PA
Ace Cancer is sponsoring a Tennis Round Robin Tournament to benefit Pennies in Action! Tickets are $25 to participate, and $15 to watch. Pennsbury Racquet & Athletic Club has donated the courts for the tournament. It looks to be a lot of fun - come out and play or cheer on the players! Go to acecancer.org for more details and to sign up or buy tickets.
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May 6, 2011 - 6pm Media, PA
It's time for our annual Showers of Hope event - this year's theme is 'Nurturing the Cure'. Please click here to visit our Showers of Hope event page for more details.
You can purchase tickets for the event on the event page. If you will not be able to attend, but would like to make a donation, you can also do that on the event page.
Confirmed VIP guests for the evening are: Danny and the Juniors, recording artists of “At The Hop” and “Rock‘ N’ Roll Is Here To Stay”; The Duprees, recording artists of "You Belong to Me" and "My Own True Love"; The Dovells, recording artists of "Bristol Stomp" and "You Can't Sit Down"; and The Rip Chords, recording artists of "Hey Little Cobra". We also have QBC-TV DJ Corky Warren, Success Coach/Motivational Speaker Helena Nyman, Dr. Jeffrey A. Drebin, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Surgery at Penn Medicine and others. Our Emcee for the evening will be sports broadcaster Lou Tilley. And of course, Dr. Brian J. Czerniecki, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Director of the Rena Rowan Breast Center, Surgical Director of the Immunotherapy Program, Abramson Cancer Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, will be giving an update on his clinical trial results for cancer vaccine research.
February 2011
The 6th grade students from the Red, White, and Blue teams from Voorhees Middle School raised $2,021.67 for Pennies in Action - go teams! They spent the month raising money by gathering donations, doing odd jobs and chores, and even raiding their piggybanks and donating their allowances.
All of this without going door to door to solicit donations! There are plans to make this an annual event, and to expand the fundraiser into the 7th and 8th grades.
Congratulations, and thank you, to another great group of kids. Click HERE for more details on all of the creative ways they raised funds.
November 21, 2010 - Philadelphia, PA
Jaime Goulet will be participating in the Philadelphia Marathon. She will be running for a friend who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and she will be running for us! She has turned her participation in the race into a fundraiser for Pennies in Action, with a goal of raising $10,000 for the research. In her first 27 days of fundraising, she raised $1,000! She has a website dedicated to the run, with information on why and who she is running for, and a letter to be copied and sent to potential donors. Anyone sending her a donation for PIA can request her to run in honor of someone near and dear to them - she is planning on wearing pink attire that she will have written all the names of the people she will be running in honor of. Here's the link to her website: Run the Life
Good luck and happy running, Jaime!
August 15, 2010 11am - 3pm Philadelphia, PA
"GET YOUR HAIR CUT ~ KICK CANCER in the BUTT" Benefit - Beautyworx Salon & Day Spa, 7242 Frankford Avenue. Beautyworx is holding a benefit for Pennies in Action to raise funds for the research. 100% of the proceeds from the haircuts is being donated to PIA. To make it an extra-special 'vanity for charity' event, there will be live music and dancers. Come and visit us, and get your hair cut for a good cause - suggested minimum donation for a haircut is $10. UPDATE: over $700 was raised!
August 14, 2010 9am - 3pm Millville, NJ
Come visit us at the 20th Annual Downtown Car Show on High Street in Millville, NJ. WSNJ AM Radio Station's Corky's Time Machine will be featuring Uschi on their live radio broadcast throughout the day. We'll be there for the day. Look for us next to the radio broadcast booth.
August 7, 2010 Lake Worth, FL
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! UPDATE: Guest skaters included were Caydee Denney and Jeremey Barrett, Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig, Haven Denney and Danny O'Shea, MIchael Chau, and Daniel Raad. They all donated their performances to PIA. UPDATE: $6600 raised!
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
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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.
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! UPDATE: This year's event has raised $58,668 so far (there are still a few pledges to come).
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.
