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2011 Road Race Calendar
2011 Race Schedule.docx
08.20.2011
ESSMC sponsors Footsteps in Faith 5K, supporting cancer research.
Staff members Amber Ripani (L) and Annie Urso (R) with Jody Fowler, the race coordinator
Amber with Michelle Bierbower, a former patient
Staff PT's Amber and Annie, shown here after a STRONG finish!
08.05.2011 David Reynolds speaks at Children's Hospital
David Reynolds MHS, PT, ATC presented a lecture at Childrens Hospital on Aug 5 2011 entitled "Management of Sports Injuries in the High School Setting"
The presentation was a part of a day long seminar for school nurses called Today's Student: A Program for School Nurses.
The seminar included presentations on the diabetic student, cystic fibrosis management in the school setting and school concerns regarding celiac disease in children with diabetes.
Mr. Reynolds talk presented information on the Certified Athletic Trainer in the secondary school setting including education, qualifications, responsibilities and the differences between Certified Athletic Trainers and personal trainers.
The second portion of the talk focused on recognition and management of sports related injuries including concussion management.
The audience consisted of 50-60 school nurses from districts in the tri-state area.
David is pictured with Marilyn Clougherty RN, MSN, CDE Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Diabetes Program Coordinator
07.26.2011
Best of luck to Darren Miller in his quest to swim the Catalina Channel in California next week.
Darren is sponsored by ESSMC as he strives to complete the Oceans Seven challenge, which involves swimming the seven most difficult channels in the world.
See the article below from USA Swimming magazine.
http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=1403&itemid=3433&mid=4631
07.19.2011
ESSMC is once again sponsoring two 5K races later this summer.
The Beat the Heat race benefits the FR Soccer Booster club and the Footsteps in Faith benefits a program through Children's Hospital for cancer patients.
Both races are on August 20th. Download race registration forms by clicking on the appropriate link below.
2011 Beat The Heat Registration Form.pdf
Footsteps In Faith Registration 2011.pdf
07.01.2011
Congratulations to Hannah Smith for winning the Kindle as part of our Friends and Family Referral campaign which ran from March through June.
Hannah was thrilled with her new prize, although not too keen on our suggestion to download her school text books onto her Kindle!
Many thanks to all who participated in the campaign. We hope you wear your t-shirts in good health!
Stacey Bonaroti (L) and Sue Vargo (R), represented the practice at the annual Monroeville Chamber of Commerce golf outing last month at Green Oaks CC.
ESSMC has been a member of the Chamber for over 20 years! Congratulations to Stacey for winning the longest drive skill prize!
6.10.2011 Lindblad Award
Congratulations to Joe Bailey of Plum High School for being the 13th 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!
Joe is two sport athlete at Plum, where he played football and baseball and was a captain on both teams. He will be attending Slippery Rock University majoring in Physical Therapy. Joe will be playing football at SRU beginning this fall.
Congratulations, Joe, and best wishes for continued success.
Joe (L) is pictured receiving the award from Ryan Kesterholt, ATC, an employee of ESSMC and the Head Athletic Trainer at Plum HS.
05.18.2011 Pittsburgh Marathon- Congratulations race finishers.
ESSMC congratulates the patients and staff who completed the Pittsburgh Marathon and Half-Marathon on Sunday May 15th, 2011.
We are especially proud of Aaron Swecker of Murrysville, who qualified for the Boston Marathon with a time of 3:13.
Click here for additional photos.
Aaron Swecker pictured with John Bonaroti
05.14.2011 ESSMC Sponsors Kohl's Cup in Monroeville
The Kohls US Youth Soccer American Cup provides recreational youth soccer players an oppurtunity to experience a consistent and high quality statewide tournament in a fun, family-centered atmosphere.
Nationwide, more than 65 Kohls American Cup events are scheduled this year.
The Monroeville Soccer Club hosted the tournament this year on Saturday May 14 where more than 300 youth soccer players participated in a full day of games, activities, food and fun in a festival-like environment.
East Suburban Sports Medicine was represented by David Reynolds PT ATC and provided a tent for first aid services and distributed some prizes to the young players.
Despite a few raindrops, a good time was had by all.
08.28.10 Footsteps in Faith 5K
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.
07.21.2010
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
6.08.2010
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
6.08.2010
Forever Fund at Children's Hospital
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.
Our best wishes go out to Darren as he prepares for the monumentous feat!
Click here to download and read the article.
Visit the Forever Fund online to learn more.
6.08.2010 Lindblad Award
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
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/174336.php
2.09.2010
Champions Board dedicated at Franklin Regional Natatorium
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.
1.18.2010
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.
Click here to read the full story
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.
Click here for more information
10.2.2009
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.
09.28.2009
After years of telling people Chemotherapy is the only way to try ('try', being the key word) to eliminate cancer, Johns Hopkins is finally starting to tell you there is an alternative way.
Click here to read the full story
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On Thursday, October 6th The Post-Gazette published “Pittsburgh’s Top Workplaces 2011” – a list of the best places to work in the Greater Pittsburgh region. We are delighted that ESSMC has been named to the list. You can see us named in a special section of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and online at www.post-gazette.com. 
