East Suburban Sports Medicine

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Congratulations to former North Huntingdon patient Sandy Onofray who won theHamstretcher raffle at the Footsteps in Faith 5K. This was the inaugural race/walk which was created to support the Genre's Kids with Cancer Fund and ESSMC proudly sponsored the race. You can learn more about what they do at www.genreskidswithcancerfund.com. Pictured are (L-R) John Bonaroti, Amber Ripani and Sandy Onofray.
08.21.2010 Beat the Heat 5K

Congratulations to former Murrysville patient Dave Deming who won the Hamstretcher raffle at the Beat the Heat 5K. ESSMC sponsored the race for the 8th consecutive year, and all proceeds go to the Franklin Regional Soccer Boosters.
07.25.2010 Stampede in the Park

Congratulations once again to Joe Ionta and the Running Mustings for another fabulous race in Boyce Park. ESSMC has been a featured sponsor since the race inception and all proceeds benefit leukemia research at the University of Pittsburgh. Pictured are (L-R) Joe Ionta, legendary track coach at Plum HS, Linda Ionta and John Bonaroti.

Congratulations to patient, Darren Miller, who suceeded in becoming the 817th person to swim the English Channel. Read the story below for more details. Way to go Darren!
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_691291.html

ESSMC sponsors swimming fundraiser at Murrysville Swim Club (MSC)
Support Darren and Children's Hospital by attending the big event on June 25th at 6:00 PM. Click on the following link for more information on how you can contribute!
http://murrysvilleswimclub.com/default.aspx

ESSMC has sponsored athlete Darren E. Miller, 26, Murrysville, who plans to swim across the English Channel on July 18, 2010 to achieve both a personal goal, and to raise money for the Forever Fund at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh in taking on the endeavor. The Forever Fund was established by Cathy Lee Cartieri-Mehl and Darren E. Miller, in efforts to raise funds to help families pay the costs associated with infant cardiothoracic surgery. The links below will direct you to the article that appeared recently in the Penn-Franklin as well as the web address for the Forever Fund.

Congratulations to Robert Theiss of Plum High School for being the 12th recipient of the John H. Lindblad Memorial Award. We established this award in 1998 in memory of Dr. Lindblad, who unselfishly dedicated himself to the student-athletes at Plum and who was instrumental in developing the team physician - athletic trainer model for sports medicine care that is still working today!
Robert is #1 in his classwith a 4.59 GPA. Robert excelled in volleyball and was a pivotal part of the 2009-2010 Plum Mustang basketball team that won the section title. He will be attending Allegheny College in the fall for a bachelor degree in Biology and he will pursue medical school.
Congratulations, Robert, and best wishes for continued success.
Robert is pictured receiving the award from Ryan Kesterholt, ATC, an employee of ESSMC and the Head Athletic Trainer at Plum HS.
6.08.2010 NSAIDS and Their Effect on Athletes

At a special ceremony during the FR vs. Peters swim meet, the Champions Board was dedicated. Shown below are (l-r) Herb Yingling, Athletic Director, Gay Stock and Jodi Horvath who were instrumental in researching the archives of the swim program for the last 40 years, and our own John Bonaroti. The board, prominently displayed in the Natatorium next to the scoreboard, honors current and past All-Americans and State Champions. Congratulations to all those associated with the success of the FR Swimming Program. ESSMC provided the funds for the Champions Board.

Haiti: Colleague doing wonderful relief work in Haiti
Denise English, PT , a colleague and part-time therapist in our practice has spent countless weeks in Haiti over that past 10 years training physical therapy technicians and developing a training curriculum at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital. She is currently in Haiti rendering much needed care to the victims of the earthquake. We acknowledge her great work and we pray that she has a safe return. See the link below for the Post Gazette story in today's paper.
http://post-gazette.com/pg/10018/1029108-455.stm
10.26.09 ESSMC Sponsors Miles for Smiles for Sunny
Pictured below is John Bonaroti with Caitlin McClain, winner of the kids race and the ESSMC raffle for a Hamstretcher, as well as Chris Cooley, Race Director. The race is promoted by Running 4A Reason (www.running4areason.org) which is raising money for cancer research. 150 runners participated in the race and KDKA's Andy Sheehan was the guest MC. A great time was had by all despite the 35 degree weather at race time!

10.26.09 Congratulations to Joe Ionta and the Plum HS Cross Country Team
Long-time supporter, friend and patient of ESSMC, Joe Ionta, has led the Plum HS boys team to its first section title. For the complete story, click on the link below.

10.26.09 Jefferson Award Winner!
Congratulations to our own John Bonaroti, who was recently acknowledged as a Jefferson Award winner for the Pittsburgh region. The award, also known as the Nobel Prize for Volunteerism, is named after Thomas Jefferson and is awarded both locally and nationally. See the link below for more information on the Jefferson Awards.

Our employees supported two worthy causes on October 2 of this year. This is the 8th year we have participated in Lee Denim Day. Any employee who donated $5.00 to this cause received a pink ribbon pin and could wear jeans to work on Lee Denim Day. The employees provided pink treats for our patients to raise awareness for this cause and the money collected will go to Lee Denim Day. Our Penn Hills office employees donated items to make up a gift basket and sold raffle tickets. The funds raised from the basket are being donated to the Susan G. Komen Passionately Pink for the Cure cause. Almost everyone knows someone, whether it be friend, coworker, or family member who has been affected by breast cancer. Our employees are Passionate about helping to find a cure for this disease.

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