Make-A-Wish® Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia

2nd Annual 5 Goal Iron Man Roller Hockey Tournament 2012

A group of 30 hockey players crashed the net for wishes at the 2nd Annual 5-Goal Iron Man Adult Roller Hockey Tournament on Sunday, June 3, 2012, at the Southmont Courts in Southmont Borough, Pa. The event raised an amazing $4,600. The event was organized by wish dad Jim Shaffer. Many thanks to event sponsors Coast to Coast Cellular of Johnstown, PA, and Windber Medical Center Helping Hands of Windber, PA. Bob and Mike, owners of Shorty's Italian Smokehouse and a team sponsor of the event, had a car cruise and donated $260 to Make-A-Wish. They are pictured with wish kid Dylan. Wish kid Joey joined in the hockey fun! Joey's wish was to go to Walt Disney World® in 2011. Wish kid Dylan, son of the event organizer, and Joey get ready for the big tournament. Dylan went to Walt Disney World® in 2005. Many thanks to the Tenuta family for attending!
Joey takes a photo with the USMC Marine Wing Support Squadron 471, Detachment Alpha, that attended the hockey tournament. Volunteers Paul and Sandy, as well as Nana Theresa Rager and Fran Sivi, the executive director of Westmont Hilltop Recreation Commission, joined Joey at the tournament. Team Cernics (Schellhammer, Tut, Rice, Sturchak and Miloro) and Joey get ready to shoot and score for Make-A-Wish! Team LQK (Kessler, Seth, Kaufman, Gaghlan and Murray) with Joey at the Southmont Courts. Joey drops the
Team Shorty's (Stahl, Collier, Pavic, Pringle and Gironda) get ready for their game. Team Jesco (Bennese, Evans, Felton, Kuzmiak and Tims) is ready to crash the net! The opening face-off for team captains JJ and Adam! It's a great day for hockey for Team FX Screen Printing (Gaghan, Homan, Adams, Strushesky and Carl) Team Ron's Tire Sales (Gironda, Kolestar, Shaffer, Hunt and Terek) are looking for victory!
Team FX Screen Printing and Team Ron's Tire Sales captains face-off! Wish kid Joey joins State Senator John Wozniak at the tournament. Joey with Senator Wozniak and USMC Marine Squadron. Congrats to the champs -- Team Cernics! Organizer Jim Shaffer and his son, wish kid Dylan, stopped by the Pittsburgh Make-A-Wish office to donate the $4,600 in proceeds. They presented the donation to Make-A-Wish Manager of Special Events Stephanie Pugliese.

Spot Says… Last year, we fulfilled 390 Walt Disney World® Resort or Disney Cruise Line® wishes, 56 dreams to go on a shopping spree, 31 celebrity meetings, 16 wishes for play sets or play houses and 16 swimming pool wishes. Spot the Dog

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