The 2010 Do the Write Thing Challenge in Pittsburgh was an enormous success with One Thousand, One Hundred and Three (1103) students submitting writings. This was due to the generosity, time and efforts of the following people:

         The Honorable Dwayne D. Woodruff                               Joy Maxberry Woodruff

Vanessa Browne-Barbour …                             Professor, Duquesne University School of Law

The Honorable Kim Berkeley Clark …                 Judge, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas

Evan Frazier …                                                Sr. Vice President, Highmark Blue Cross

Ken Gormley …                                                Dean, Duquesne U. School of Law

The Honorable Kathleen R. Mulligan …               Judge, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas

The Honorable Dan Onorato …                          County Executive, Allegheny County

The Honorable Doug Shields …                         City Council President, Pittsburgh

Mike Tomlin …                                                 Head Coach, Pittsburgh Steelers

The Honorable Stephen Zappala, Jr. …               District Attorney, Allegheny County

Duquesne University Law Students and University of Pittsburgh students coordinated by:

Matthew Lambach …            Co-President, Student Bar Assoc., Duquesne U. School of Law

Steven Singhaus …               Co-President, Student Bar Assoc., Duquesne U. School of Law

Deborah L. Walker …            Assistant to the Dean, University of Pittsburgh

Ellen M. Burns, Esq.                                                The Honorable Kim Berkeley Clark

The Honorable Kathleen R. Mulligan                          Louis Ransom, Jr.                                   

Lauren KW Williams                                                Jenyce M. Woodruff Smith, Esq.

Special thanks to Superintendent Mark Roosevelt, Pittsburgh Public Schools

             Student             ___                                School                                                      Teacher

Female   Jazmyne Robinson        Woodland Hills Junior High School         Ms. Heidi Walter

Male       Angello Madison                 South Hills Middle School                  Ms. Gina Henderson

Do the Write Thing Dinner Celebration

- The Dinner Celebration was held on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 from 6 – 8 PMat the IBEW Hall, located at 5 Hot Metal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203.

- One Hundred Twenty Nine (129) students were honored as chosen from the 1,103 student participants to be Pittsburgh Ambassadors. During the banquet, the announcement was made of the male and female National Ambassadors who went on to represent Pittsburgh at the DtWT National Recognition Week in Washington, DC in July. Chris Moore of WQED-TV served as the celebrity emcee for the banquet and every student received great prizes and awards presented from those listed below.

2010 PITTSBURGH FUNDERS AND SPONSORS

ALCOA Foundation     *     Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield     *     WQED-TV     *     Pittsburgh Steelers     *     Pittsburgh Pirates     *     Giant Eagle, Inc.     *     Manchester Bidwell Corporation     *     Cooper Media Enterprise

Allegheny Middle School   *   Arlington   *   Arsenal   *   Barack Obama International Studies Academy   *   Brookline   *   Classical Academy   *   Colfax A.L.A.   *   Helen S. Faison Intermediate School   *   Greenfield   *   Murray ALA   *   Lincoln     *   Rogers CAPA   *   Rooney ALA   *   Schaeffer   *   Schiller   *   South Brook   *   South Hills Middle School   *   Sterrett   *   Stevens   *   Sunnyside   *   Westwood   *   Woodland Hills Junior High School

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