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Resolution Declaring May as Mammography Month
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Westmoreland State Champions in the Chamber: Greensburg Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School Girl’s Basketball Team and the Franklin Regional Men’s Wrestling Team
Westmoreland State Champions in the Chamber: Greensburg Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School Girl’s Basketball Team and the Franklin Regional Men’s Wrestling Team [Read More]
Pennsylvania State Senate Honors America 250 with Ceremonial Gathering in Philadelphia
With the U.S. Semiquincentennial less than two months away, the Pennsylvania State Senate held a ceremonial gathering honoring America’s 250th birthday at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. [Read More]
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It is always a pleasure to welcome students from Hempfield Area High School’s Project 18 to the PA Senate! 👏 This one-of-a-kind civics program has empowered young leaders in Westmoreland County for 50+ years. They even volunteered at my senior expo!
Very cool to have our Founding Fathers and PA Senators all in the same room!😄🇺🇸🙌
What an amazing day celebrating the birthplace of our nation. @america250_pa
Thank you @nationalparkservice and Steven D. Sims, Superintendent of Independence National Historical Park, for your help in yesterday’s 250th celebration in Philadelphia! ❤️🤍💙
Today, my Senate colleagues and I celebrated 250 years of American independence through a ceremonial gathering at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. 🇺🇸🎂
This is only the 4th Senate meeting in the last 100 years that has taken place outside the State Capitol in Harrisburg.
It was wonderful to participate in this great bipartisan event to celebrate the semiquincentennial in Philadelphia, the birthplace of America!❤️🤍💙
📢May is Mammography Month in Pennsylvania! 💕🌸
@pabreastcancer and I are teaming up to remind women: early detection saves lives! 🎗️💕#mammographymonth
The champions are in the chamber! 🥇Proud to recognize the Greensburg Central Catholic Junior-Senior High School Girl’s basketball team & Franklin Regional Men’s wrestling team to the Senate today for their PIAA state titles.🎉
Congrats to these incredible champions & their coaches! 🏆
Turning challenge into triumph…
3 women diagnosed w/ breast cancer during COVID are now 5 years cancer free & they are changing the way breast cancer is managed by paying it forward based on their own experiences.
Kristin Farkosh founder, Pink Ribbon Gala supporting Westmoreland Walks
Cara Sapida author, “Not the Breast Year of my Life”
Kim Ward legislator, passed groundbreaking law ensuring breast screenings at no cost
Early detection saves lives!
Schedule your mammogram. 🎗️💕#mammomay
May is Mammography Month.
Here in Pennsylvania, 38 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every day. Talk to the women in your life. Schedule your breast screening. It could save a life.
Let’s spread the word: mammograms matter. 💕🎀 #mammographymonth
Let’s put the safety, protection, and fairness of our female athletes first. It’s time to pass the Save Women’s Sports Act.
Here we go, PA! It’s time for the NFL Draft! 🎉⭐️Looking forward to seeing how the Steelers use their 12 picks! 💛🖤
1️⃣ day until the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh Begins!
Fun Facts:
$1️⃣20 million to $1️⃣30 million: Expected economic impact from the NFL Draft.
1️⃣,800 reporters and photographers are expected to cover the NFL Draft.
1️⃣936: The first NFL Draft took place in Philadelphia.
2️⃣ days until the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh Begins!
Fun Facts:
2️⃣ back-to-back Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl wins: 1978-1979 & 1974-1975.
2️⃣010: The NFL Draft changed the draft format from 2️⃣ days to 3 days.
2️⃣7 quarterbacks have been drafted by the Steelers since 1970.
3⃣ days until the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh Begins! Fun Facts:
The 3⃣ hypocycloids in the Steelers logo represents the raw materials used in steel making: coal, iron ore, and steel scrap.
3⃣00 staffers at the most will be working in the Point State Park area during the NFl Draft.
There were 3⃣00 picks over 3⃣2 rounds at the 1978 NFL Draft. Today, there are 32 picks over 7 rounds.
4⃣ Days until the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh begins! 🎉 Fun Facts:
4⃣46 bridges were built throughout the city of Pittsburgh.
4⃣ million square feet of Pittsburgh will be used for the fan festival the NFL Draft.
4⃣6 players from the University of Pittsburgh have been drafted by the Steelers.
Let the countdown to the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh Begin!
Fun Facts:
5⃣0 million TV viewers are anticipated to tune in to the 2026 NFL Draft.
5⃣00,000-700,000 fans are expected to make the trip to Pittsburgh.
5⃣7 career interceptions, made by Mel Blount, are the most interceptions made in Steelers history.
Warm weather and a full sports schedule in Western PA, spring is off to a good start! 🎉🌸⭐️
#nfldraft2026 #pittsburghpenguins #pittsburghpirates #paproud
Hello? This is Kim. 📞
Congratulations to the Charlie’s Angels actresses on their 50th anniversary! Just like the angels, I am grateful for all of the courageous women in my life who have the resilience to break barriers to serve others.
What’s better than a ribbon cutting ceremony? A noodle cutting ceremony! 🍝
I had a great time attending the Ribbon (Noodle) Cutting Ceremony for Mangia featuring @delallofoods at @livecasinopittsburgh and meeting @steveschirripaofficial from The Sopranos!
Whoo whoo! Great start! And it started with a fly over. Let’s go Bucs!
