UPMC Pinnacle Foundation News

Nov 18, 2021
Community Wellness Initiative aims to enhance UPMC Carlisle walking trail
The walking trail at UPMC Carlisle has always been the place for staff, patients, and community members to escape reality for a short while and enjoy the quiet of nature. UPMC Pinnacle Foundation Major Gifts Officer Michelle Loomis, who serves UPMC Carlisle and their staff, soon came to realize there was a need in her community she could address. The trail, while calm and simple, was in dire need of some sprucing up. As such, Spruce Up Your Stroll, a community wellness initiative aiming to enhance the patient, staff, and overall community experience at UPMC Carlisle was born.

Nov 15, 2021
Local Hanover family starts fund to support cancer care at UPMC Hanover
The Farley family has always had a presence in Hanover, even before patriarch Ernie Farley opened Farley’s Jeweler’s in 1983. Son Erik Farley took over after Ernie retired and he, along with the Farley's staff, continue to do business in the tight-knit Hanover community.

Nov 10, 2021
Former CBS 21 anchor honors the physicians and caregivers that saved his life
June 17, 2020, a date former CBS 21 News Anchor Robb Hanrahan and his family will never forget. He had been on air that day and had been out of breath and in some measure of pain. He awoke that evening from a vivid dream, a dream he had severely blocked arteries leading to his heart, a dream that turned out to be a prediction of the future. The pain led him to an ambulance, then to the UPMC Harrisburg ER where he suffered a massive heart attack that stopped his heart more than once.

Aug 04, 2021
YORK CITY BICYCLE SAFETY EVENT AIMS TO BRING AWARENESS TO TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
The Brain Matters Fund brings awareness to traumatic brain injury in Downtown York, PA.

Aug 04, 2021
PINWHEELS FOR PREVENTION AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR UPMC PINNACLE CHILDREN'S RESOURCE CENTERS IN HARRISBURG, LEBANON.
Local resident runs 60 kilometers to raise awareness about child abuse in her community.

Aug 04, 2021
UPMC PINNACLE FOUNDATION COMMITTED TO A SENSORY-FRIENDLY EXPERIENCE AT CHILDREN’S HARRISBURG
Child Life Fund provides Vecta Sensory Machine to UPMC Children's Harrisburg