Cooking Up Some Joy
Roasted corn soup, shrimp potstickers, and A.I.-created chocolate chip cookies. That was the menu that 12-year-old Emma helped to prepare with her chef mentor at
Roasted corn soup, shrimp potstickers, and A.I.-created chocolate chip cookies. That was the menu that 12-year-old Emma helped to prepare with her chef mentor at
When 15-year-old Austin was in the hospital to undergo treatments for leukemia, he not only lost the chance to go to school with the rest
Nothing brings Will pure joy quite like sports, especially Pittsburgh Pirates baseball. Whether he’s watching a game at PNC Park or researching the prospects in
My experience with Ellen has had a big impact on me. Not only have we explored the law field together; but Ellen has become a
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
After Sawyer and Matt’s first meeting during one of Sawyer’s treatments at UPMC Children’s Hospital, these two couldn’t wait to get together again! During their
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