Let the Royal Trumpets sound!!
We have a family birthday message for Princess Baylee:

Happy 5th Birthday! We love you so dearly and have enjoyed watching you grow so much this past year.

Whether you’re having fun at the beach or at school…

playing with your brothers or practicing your ballet, it truly has been such a blessing to watch you grow & enjoy life…

And even more of a blessing to call you OUR daughter, sister, niece & granddaughter!

Most importantly, we want to let you know how loved you are! We sure do love you Bay Bay!! — From your whole family!
Local grants announced
Today, Ben announced the final grants of the 2018-19 season from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund. The Foundation will be distributing eight grants totaling $70,000 to police K-9 programs in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.
“The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation at The Giving Back Fund was able to help us start our first K-9 program back around 2010. Since then, the Foundation has provided additional funding to support the program. Our K-9 ‘Ingo’ has been responsible for over $1.1 million in drug seizures over the past 8 to 9 years. Ingo is now reaching an age where he will retire by the end of March this year. The timing of this funding could not be any better due to Ingo’s retirement, who will live his retired life with his handler Sgt. Cindric. Thanks to The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation, the Center Township Police Department will continue to have the tools we need in taking drugs off the streets of America.” — Chief Barry Kramer, Center Township Police Department.
The K-9 departments receiving funding from Ben’s foundation this year include the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office (above), Beaver County Sheriff’s Office, Center Township Police Department, Conewango Township Police Department, Connellsville Police Department, East Liverpool Police Department, City of McKeesport Police Department and Salineville Police Department. These departments will be utilizing their respective grants in a variety of canine-focused initiatives including the establishment of new K-9 units, replacement of retiring dogs, acquisition and updating of K-9 vehicles, purchasing of safety and training equipment, and training and certification of new and existing K-9s.
“Thanks to this grant, the Connellsville Police Department will be able to develop its first K-9 unit in approximately 40 years. Our K-9 will be available to the City of Connellsville and surrounding jurisdictions, working alongside other agencies in Fayette County, Pennsylvania to increase officer safety, combat the drug epidemic, and help forge relationships between police and the communities we serve. The Connellsville Police Department would like to thank the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation for its incredible support for our organization and others like us throughout the nation. This funding allows us to significantly enhance our law enforcement and public safety services in a timely manner.” — Patrolman James T. Garlick, City of Connellsville Police.
This announcement completes the foundation’s 12th grant […]
Ben’s ProCamps Birthday Contest in 5, 4, 3, 2….

the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Fathers Day, June 16th!*
Bye Bye Beards!


When @_BigBen7 peers down from the balcony to jump in on the live auction.
For the record, he was outbid for the signed @tpolamalu photo, which went for a lofty $4,000!
Proceeds benefit @ChildrensPgh !!
A great time so far at #sheardabeard @jergels @bkeisel99 pic.twitter.com/94HGnLBUUa
— Elena LaQuatra (@Elena_WTAE) February 16, 2019
(Photos: Karl Roser)
It was a Monster Jam kinda Saturday!





