The Pittsburgh Awards Ceremony

An event honoring over 150 of Pittsburgh’s best and brightest, the 6th annual ceremony was packed to capacity, the largest ceremony in the history of the Pittsburgh Carson Scholars organization! Sally Wiggin of WTAE-TV channel 4 emceed the program for the 4th time.

Dr. Al Costa, founder and president of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Carson Scholars Fund, addressed the audience with thoughts on the reasons why the fund is important.  He claimed he was involved for selfish reasons, for the joy and sense of accomplishment that is derived from being involved with encouraging and uplifting these inspiring young people.  He compared his joy with the joy that his wife Mary receives from annually organizing the collection, wrapping, and distribution of toys from wish list’s of hundreds of underprivileged children in Pittsburgh communities.  Dr. Costa unveiled a new award, the Good Heart Award to be presented to a person who has unselfishly dedicated themselves to ensuring the success of the program.  The inaugural recipient of the award is Sarah Piccione.

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