At CYA, March Madness means preparing for the Art Rooney Award Dinner and Auction.

The event is just a few weeks away--April 15th at the Westin Convention Center Hotel.The invitations have been printed and will arriving in mailboxes soon. In the meantime, the staff has been busy organizing all the gifts and prizes that have been donated for the auction. There's still time to give, you know!

2010 will be the 37th year for the dinner. It never ceases to be special and exciting thanks to all the volunteers who are involved (more about this later). If you haven't visited the website that we've created just for the dinner--www.ArtRooneyAward.com--I urge you to do so. It lists this year's award recipients as well as all the previous winners. The list of honorees is truly impressive.

This year, we are very pleased to be honoring Mr. Sy Holzer, President of PNC. Mr. Holzer has championed the development of jobs and business in the Pittsburgh area, and he has also provided guidance to many of our most important institutions. In addition to Mr. Holzer, this year's dinner will recognize the work of Tony Renda, President of Renda Broadcasting; Benedictine Sisters Susan Fazzini and Audrey Quinn who have long served the needs of children in western Pennsylvania; and Mr. Ron Everhart, Head Coach of the Duquesne University Men's Basketball Team.

If you didn't get an invitation in the mail, but would like to attend the Art Rooney Award Dinner and Auction, you are most welcome. Just call us. The ticket cost is $125, and proceeds benefit the work of CYA. It promises to be a great evening!

Mary Ann Heneroty
CEO