November 5, 2013: An 8-year old Make-A-Wish hero

A South Allegheny Elementary third-grader was recognized by the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Make-A-Wish Foundation for his charitable efforts.

Tony Cook, 8, of Liberty served as the foundationâ€™s special ambassador for a presentation on Friday and watched the Black-and-Gold practice.

Tony has been instrumental in raising about $44,000 for Make-A-Wish, which includes a $30,000 contribution from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation.

He shared his experience with classmates on Monday morning.

â€œIt was really cool,â€ Tony said of his visit with the Steelers. â€œThey made it sound like they were at a real game.â€

He showed the class an autographed football, picture and jersey worn by Roethlisberger during the game against the Oakland Raiders. He also received a Terrible Towel signed by other players, watched practice at the Steelersâ€™ South Side facility and checked out Roethlisbergerâ€™s locker.

â€œItâ€™s like a really big locker room,â€ Tony said. â€œI found he had the left top corner (locker).â€

Roethlisberger on Friday presented a $30,000 check from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation to Make-A-Wish president and CEO Judith Stone.

Tony handed over his savings to Make-A-Wish last year, making a Christmas donation of $185.35. He raised $264.50 this February through a bake sale during parent-teacher conferences at the elementary school, and continues to raise funds through other bake sales and a golf outing organized by his uncle, David Hoffmann, and DB Root & Co.

â€œHeâ€™s a very nice guy,â€ Tony said of Roethlisberger.

Students were impressed with Tonyâ€™s memorabilia and stories.

â€œI think you should let him have a homework pass,â€ classmate Brielle Boyle said to teacher Julie Doughty.

You can read more here:

http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourmckeesport/yourmckeesportmore/4999013-87/tony-wish-roethlisberger#axzz2jtCbDhSG

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