Flashback Friday: Izzy
By: Teresa Dietrich Izzy Tetino has been an important member of the Connecting Champions team since her sophomore year of college when she and her
By: Teresa Dietrich Izzy Tetino has been an important member of the Connecting Champions team since her sophomore year of college when she and her
By: Teresa Dietrich Hannah’s personality can be described as “big and funny.” She’s outgoing and friendly, with a wide range of interests that made finding
By: Teresa Dietrich ​ Steven is a small and excitable child, his gap-toothed smile frequently lighting up the room. His cheerful attitude appears to perfectly
By: Teresa Dietrich Sawyer perched on his dinosaur themed bed, tyrannosaurus rex mask hung above him, his early enthusiasm for meeting paleontologist Matt much more
When I was in my sophomore year, I was taken out of high school for five months to undergo chemotherapy treatments for Burkitt’s lymphoma. At
 By: Teresa Dietrich ​ Why do we read with our kids? There are obvious benefits to reading aloud to kids: exposure to syntax helps with
On Saturday, June 12, Connecting Champions Executive Director Sidney Kushner and I had the pleasure of presenting and leading a discussion at Stupid Cancer’s annual
As a huge fan of Mexican food, Kyle was ecstatic when Chef Sam had a cooking lesson prepared for him with all his favorite foods.
Who doesn’t love a trip to the science center!? When our friends at the Carnegie Science Center found out we have a young science enthusiast,
Kyle is a man with a plan and a passion for food. We first met Kyle during one of his appointments at UPMC Children’s Hospital
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