Thank You!
I want to thank everyone who attended the 13th annual FontanaFest on Saturday at Highmark Stadium, home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and especially everyone who participated in the 1st FontanaFest Fun Run/Walk. We had a terrific turnout and were able to raise funds to help defeat childhood cancer and support families.
A special thanks to Highmark and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC who sponsored the Fun Run/Walk!
Following the race attendees enjoyed the many fun family-friendly activities, games and information that was provided by all our participating organizations.
FontanaFest is a 501(c)3 and would not be possible without the support of our terrific sponsors. I want to give special thanks to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds for hosting us at Highmark Stadium and for the staff at Highmark Stadium for all your assistance and efforts in making FontanaFest such a success. Special thanks to Station Square and Forest City for providing free parking to our guests, and the I.B.E.W. Local 5 for their generous support! Without the following organizations, FontanaFest would not be possible:
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Thank you to the students from Pittsburgh Musical Theatre who joined us again this year and entertained the crowd with another fantastic performance! I also want to thank the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Riverhounds for supporting FontanaFest by allowing Steely McBeam, Iceburgh, Pirate Parrot and AMO respectively, to spend some time with our guests.
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Schedule of Events
Saturday, August 19 @ Highmark Stadium
9:30 AM | FUN RUN/WALK REGISTRATION BEGINS @ HIGHMARK STADIUM |
10:30 AM | FUN RUN/WALK BEGINS FOR RUNNERS |
10:45 AM | FUN RUN/WALK BEGINS FOR WALKERS |
11:00 AM | RACE AWARDS/ANNOUNCEMENTS |
11:00 AM | 13TH ANNUAL FONTANAFEST STARTS |
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM | INFLATABLES, OBSTACLE COURSE, CLIMBING WALL, FACE PAINTING, BALLOON TWISTING, TEMPORARY TATTOOS AND PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS The Home Depot; Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh; Carnegie Science Center; Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh; Homeless Children’s Education Fund; Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater; WQED-TV; Calgon Carbon; Gateway Health Plan; Holy Family Institute; Crisis Center North; Pittsburgh Organ Donor Awareness; Allegheny County Health Department; the Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children; Highmark; Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC . |
11:00 AM | VISIT FROM PIRATE PARROT |
11:30 AM | LUNCH IS SERVED (UPSTAIRS) |
NOON | ON-FIELD SOCCER ACTIVITIES |
NOON-2 PM | ROVING PUPPET STAGE W/ PITTSBURGH PUPPETWORKS |
NOON | VISIT FROM STEELY MCBEAM |
NOON | VISIT FROM ICEBURGH |
1:00 PM | PERFORMANCE BY PITTSBURGH MUSICAL THEATER |
2:30 PM | CHARITY RAFFLE DRAWING |