Finding a cure now...so our daughters won't have to.

Altoona was a HIT! One down, Ten to go!

Posted By on July 9th, 2009 at 2:07 pm | 0 comments.


Wow! I experienced my first Home Run Derby in Altoona on Tuesday and it was awesome! We had a lot of supporters come out to Blair County Ballpark and take a swing against breast cancer!

In all, we had 11 teams step up to the plate! That’s awesome!! The top team was Community State Bank of Orbisonia Team 2 with team members Brandon Sunderland, Scott Everhart, Scott Knepper, and Todd Cornelius! They had an unbeatable score of 1,455 points!

Here are all of the scores from Tuesday’s Contest:
Community State Bank of Orbisonia Team 2 – 1,455 points
C&G Savings Bank Team 1 – 1,175 points
Reliance Bank – 1,115 points
PA Association of Community Bankers – 995 points
C&G Savings Bank Team 2 – 805 points
Community State Bank of Orbisonia Team 1 – 765 points
Investment Savings Bank – 665 points
Altoona Mirror – 655 points
Altoona First Savings Bank – 610 points
Forever Broadcasting – 445 points
WBXQ Radio – 385 points

Scott Knepper from Community State Bank of Orbisonia Team 2 hit one out of the park and got the first Home Run Baseball of the 2009 season! Way to go Scott!

We also had another person hit a few baseballs over the outfield fence! Garry Wurm from C&G Savings Bank hit 5 home runs! Here he is pictured with the PA Association of Community Bankers team, who helped Garry hold his pink baseballs.

FROGGY 98 and ROCKY 104 came out to show their support as well! Earlier in the day, PBCC Director of Communications Sarah Lightman and Troy Campbell from Altoona First Savings Bank went into the Forever Broadcasting studios and sat down with a few morning shows to talk about the Derby. They certainly represented PBCC well!

Check out all of the pictures on Facebook!

Things start back up again tomorrow in Williamsport! PBCC and PACB along with many other teams will be at the Williamsport Crosscutters Friday, July 10th from 10 AM to 1 PM. Stop by and see former New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina take a swing against breast cancer!

Are YOU Ready to Take A Swing Against Breast Cancer?

Posted By on June 23rd, 2009 at 7:37 pm | 0 comments.

Today, the PA Breast Cancer Coalition and the PA Association of Community Bankers held a press conference in the Main Rotunda at the PA State Capitol to kick off the 2009 PA Home Run Derby!

Speakers included PBCC President & Founder Pat Halpin-Murphy, PACB President & CEO Frank Pinto, All-Star Statewide Sponsors Ted Williams of Ameriprise Financial and PA State Rep. Rick Taylor, Dauphin County Commissioner Nick DiFrancesco, and PA State Rep. Garth Everett.
After a few stories of personal run-ins with breast cancer, every speaker asked for Pennsylvania’s support of the 2009 Home Run Derby. Rep. Garth Everett presented the House Resolution which will declare July the Home Run Derby Month in Pennsylvania.

Battle of the Cities; Representatives Call for YOUR Support

Posted By on June 15th, 2009 at 5:18 pm | 0 comments.

On Friday, June 12th, State Representatives Scott Boyd, of Lancaster County, and Eugene DePasquale, of York County called on their respective cities to step up and “take a swing against breast cancer!”

Playing off of their friendly rivalry, Boyd and DePasquale presented PA Breast Cancer Coalition Executive Director Heather Hibshman with a bouquet of pink roses to show the uniting force Lancaster and York can have against breast cancer.

Boyd and DePasquale poked fun at their differences in Harrisburg and how legislators and all PA residents can unite for this deserving cause.

We were really excited about our coverage by WGAL Channel 8 and Fox 43! Hopefully I can get the videos posted soon!

This event was the first test of the Kevin the Intern website and live posting! Hopefully I can post the link soon so you can follow easily! In the mean time, check out the Twitter and Facebook pages!

Gearing Up

Posted By on June 10th, 2009 at 8:52 pm | 0 comments.

The planning for the 2009 Home Run Derby is well underway! Just this week we have registered 6 teams! That’s sooo awesome!

It’s not too late to sign up and take a swing against breast cancer! Check out http://www.PAHomeRunDerby.org for more details about teams!!
We are also looking for volunteers at all 11 stadiums! Check out the Volunteer page at http://www.PAHomeRunDerby.org!

More updates coming soon!