AMBUCS Altoona Chapter

Team AMBUCS Altoona for the Miracle League of Blair County softball tournament!

We had a blast raising money for the Miracle League!

“Here batter batter”

AMBUCS Altoona member, Jack McDougal, catches in Miracle League of Blair County Charity softball tournament!

AMBUCS club president, Rick Centar, hits an almost-home-run in the Miracle League of Blair County charity softball tournament!

Calling all first responders!! Come and get your free hot dogs, drinks and cookies with AMBUCS Altoona!

At DiAndrea Media 25th Street and 6th Avenue

Today's the day! First Responders, come on by to get a hot dog and drink from AMUBCS Altoona!

AMBUCS Altoona proudly supports the Arts for Kids programs at ArtsAltoona, fostering imagination and creativity in our youth! ArtsAltoona.

Thank you for all the great opportunities for our community provided by ArtsAltoona!

Wishing you a star-spangled Fourth of July filled with pride, honour, and lots of fun!

Happy Fri-YAY!!

AMBUCS Altoona is happy and honored to give 4 year old Genevieve her Amtryke!

We can’t wait to see all the places she will go!

100 Good Deeds!

AMBUCS Altoona collected items for the Central PA Humane Society and filled the bed of a truck!

We are honored to help such a worthy cause in our community!

If you would like to donate, visit https://www.centralpahumane.org/

Logan Blvd near Garvey Manor and the YMCA got a thorough spring cleaning courtesy of the Altoona AMBUCS road warriors yesterday, and it's looking fresh!

Home of the free because of the brave. Happy Memorial Day.

Have you seen our TV stars around town?

If you haven’t seen the story yet, check out Rachel DiAndrea and Ed Farabaugh with Joe Pufka from UPMC Altoona on Studio 814 talking about the Blood Screening Voucher selling Program.

Hear all about the health benefits of the blood screening, then come see us at the Blair County Convention Centre on Saturday 4/27 9am-3pm to get your voucher!

AMBUCS Altoona gearing up for their Community Blood Screening ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — AMBUCS Altoona is a non-profit organization that focuses on creating independence and mobility for people with disabilities through providing AMTRYKES, Building Ramps and oth…

Check out Rachel and ED from AMBUCS and Joe from UPMC talking about the blood screening program!

Get your voucher today!

Thanks for having us Studio 814!

AMBUCS Altoona gearing up for their Community Blood Screening ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — AMBUCS Altoona is a non-profit organization that focuses on creating independence and mobility for people with disabilities through providing AMTRYKES, Building Ramps and oth…

Behind the scenes with our very own Ed Farabaugh and UPMC Altoona’s Joe Pufko on Studio 814 today talking about the AMBUCS Altoona and UPMC Blood Screening Voucher Program!

Check out our event page for more information and to get your voucher!
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AMBUCS Altoona’s very own Jim and Phil ran in this year’s Patterno Family Beaver Stasium Run to benefit the Special Olympics of PA!

We’re happy to report both finished with flying colors!

It’s Tryke giveaway time!

Stay tuned!

Look what 4 year old Graham got in the mail!

AMBUCS Altoona is so excited we were able to take his name off the national Amtryke wishlist and send him a custom tryke in Ohio! Just in time for warmer weather! His smile says it all!

ICYMI!
We were honored to have Sue Patterno and Paul Fenary as guests at our lunch meeting yesterday!

Sue and Paul spoke a little about the Beaver Stadium Run to support the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania. And they sold tickets for a chance to win 4 tickets to a Penn State football game in the Paterno family box! Proceeds benefit the run.

They made it a deal we couldn’t refuse! Sue brought her famous chocolate chip cookies for anyone who bought a ticket from her and Paul took Sue’s picture with anyone who bought a ticket from him! We’re not sure who won that competition!

For more information on the Braver Stadium Run, see the event page here https://facebook.com/events/s/2024-beaver-stadium-run/304972242258079/

We are so excited to upgrade Quincy to a new Tryke after he grew out of his first one!

What a great opportunity to our local kids with special needs! They get to be the stars in The Penguin Project! Thank you to the Altoona Community Theatre for bringing this wonderful program to our community!

Interested in becoming involved in The Penguin Project at Altoona Community Theatre? Join us TONIGHT to learn more!

Monday, March 11 or Sunday March 17, both at 6 pm
1213 12th Street, Downtown Altoona

❓ What is The Penguin Project?
Once a year, a magical and touching celebration of the human spirit unfolds at numerous theatres across the country. A group of children in a program called The Penguin Project take to the stage to perform a modified version of a well-known Broadway musical. This production is unique, however, because all of the roles are filled by children with disabilities.

🐧 Participants - Young Artists with Disabilities
The Penguin Project is open to any individual age 8 to 21 with developmental disabilities including Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, visual and hearing and other neurological disorders.

💜 Peer Mentors
The Penguin Project utilizes a “peer mentor” system, linking each young artist with children the same age without disabilities who have volunteered to work side-by-side with them through rehearsals and through the final performance.

More information at altoonacommunitytheatre.com/penguinproject

For the month of February, AMBUCS Altoona collected cans of soup and boxes of cereal for the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Food Pantry.

As part of our 100 Good Deeds, we set a goal to collect 100 of each. We are excited that we surpassed that goal! We donated 160 boxes of cereal and 165 cans of soup!

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church is still in need food for their food pantry! Please consider donating to them!

AMBUCS is using a new platform called Kaleidoscope to streamline the 2024 Scholarship Season application and sponsorship process. Learn more about how it works: https://ambucs.org/scholarships-for-therapists-2024/