Jan 03

Giving Away 2 Playoff Tickets – Steelers v Broncos

I am giving away 2 tickets to the January 8th, Steelers v Broncos playoff game. As I have done in the past, there are plenty of very easy ways for you to enter using the tool that you can see below. Increase your entries by doing as many of the tasks you see listed. Some [...]


Dec 28

Troy Among 5 Steelers Selected for the 2012 Pro Bowl

(Via CranberryPatch) Steelers safety Troy Polamalu, center Maurkice Pouncey, wide receiver Mike Wallace, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and kick returner Antonio Brown have been selected to the 2012 AFC Pro Bowl team announced Tuesday by the NFL, according to a release. Polamalu, Pouncey and Wallace were named starters in the NFL’s annual all-star game. The Pro [...]


Dec 18

Win Steelers v Rams Tickets + Signed Jersey

I am giving away 2 more tickets to the Steelers v Rams game. As a bonus, I will also have one of my signed jerseys for the winner as well! There are plenty of very easy ways for you to enter using the tool that you can see below. increase your entries by doing as [...]


Dec 16

Meet Troy Raffle Winner Announcement

I’d like to congratulate Sandra Magliocca on winning the FOCUS North America: Tackle Poverty raffle. Very big thanks to her and every one of you who took part. You’ve helped me raise over $20,000 in donations to Tackle Poverty and your participation will make a huge difference in the lives of the working poor.


Dec 09

Raffle: Attend The Final Regular Season Home Game

As many of you already know, my wife and I have been participating all season with the FOCUS North America: Tackle Poverty fundraising campaign. Many of you have participated already and we thank you for your generosity and support. As part of this ongoing campaign, we wanted to provide a unique opportunity for a couple [...]


Dec 07

Tehachapi Student Recognized By NFL Star Troy Polamalu

By Kimberly Foley (via turnto23.com) TEHACHAPI, Calif. — The city of Tehachapi and the Pittsburgh Steelers may not appear to have a lot in common, but one Tehachapi high school senior has changed that. Last week, Alexis Bartels was announced as Troy Polamalu’s Student of the Month — a new award the player has come [...]


Dec 02

Giveaway: December Student of the Month

For this month’s Student of the Month, I’d like to honor an outstanding middle school student. If you are a teacher you are eligible to nominate a student, but the student must be from one of your classes. Submit a nomination by using the form below within the first seven days of this month. The [...]


Dec 01

November Citizen of the Month Announcement

I’d like to announce and congratulate Sean Watson of Morgantown, W,V. as the November Citizen of the Month. He’s been a coach at Morgantown High School for 15 years and was nominated by Danny Herbert, one of his past players. Sean’s courage and dedication in dealing with the incomprehensible pain of having a spouse diagnosed [...]


Nov 28

November Student of the Month Announcement

I’d like to announce and congratulate Alexis Bartles, a senior at Tehachapi High School, as the November Student of the Month. Thanks to all the teachers who took the time to write in and nominate their students this month. There were many worthy entries so it wasn’t an easy decision, but Alexis’ tenacity and dedication [...]


Nov 15

November Citizen of the Month

I enjoyed the earlier Student of the Month entires enough that I would like to do something else that opens up this opportunity to more people. I’d like to honor an outstanding person this month based on their great example of citizenship. If you are a human, you are eligible to nominate someone else. Anyone [...]