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Stand Back & Take Cover: The Sequel937 viewsI still don’t understand why Dad made me take my clothes off to eat sketti??? Haha!! — Bodie.
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Zoe has big dreams!936 views"Know that Zoe is looking for #7 this year in North Carolina. She is an Old English Sheep Dog. She plans to be a German Shepherd when she grows up and train for a career with an Alleghany County K9 unit." -- Rodney White
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Christmas, 2014934 viewsAshley Bright puts the spotlight on her Big Ben ornament.
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November, 2011 - Show off your Steelers Fan Cave933 viewsMykal Mcculloch, Eastern PA
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Mr. Ben, will you sign my puppy?933 viewsJuly, 2012 - Training Camp: That little guy is JoJo Gratson! His parents said the moment he saw Ben, he ran to him….and right past Security! Before they could turn him around, Ben saw him and walked right over to him. When Jojo handed him the dog Ben asked, "What do you want me to do with this?" Jojo just smiled and handed him the sharpie! Then Ben "started all kinds of conversations with him" while he signed that dog.
Jane Gratson said Ben told JoJo he had a Steelers dog just like that one!
*Thank you to Rob & Jane Gratson, and to Tammy Palmer (who made the Steelers dog!).
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Eve Valenzuela932 views...is Ben's number 1 fan and she has the #1 FAN foam finger to prove it (along with her favorite doll)!!
Photo: Elizabeth Valenzeula
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October 20, 2013: Ravens vs Steelers931 viewsA VERY high five!
Photo: Dr. Ronald Cypher
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Pittsburgh Steelers colors are at home in Tampa931 viewsTerri Drye welcomes visitors to her Florida home with this lovely wreath.
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May 28, 2017 - Bodie's Birthday Scrapbook931 viewsMy big brother Benjamin loves any party that includes cake (and he’s not even waiting for me!)!
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June, 2024 - "Rocky Mountain High...Colorado"930 viewsThe kids enjoying the Wind River Ranch.
Photo: Ben
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Gianna Speziale929 viewsGianna is just chillin' in her pink Steelers jersey waiting for the game to start!
Photo: Becky Speziale
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July 27, 2012 - Jeffrey Metz928 views This is a story about a young man and his courage. Jeffrey Metz was born in San Diego, CA with cerebral palsy. My name is Mickey Metz, Jeffrey's uncle. I'm originally from the north side of Pittsburgh, but have been living in Orlando, FL since 1985. We have family in Mt. Pleasant, PA so I decided to invite Jeffrey to go on a road trip to Steelers training camp with me, my son, and my brother. His parents were reluctant to allow him to fly by himself to Orlando because of his physical disability, but Jeffrey won out and flew from Bakersfield, CA to our home in Orlando to start the road trip to Pennsylvania. He flew 3,000 miles and rode for 1,200 miles.
Friday, July 27, 2012, the first day of camp open for the public was the day that changed Jeffrey's life forever.
We arrived at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA at noon. Upon arriving I sought out several staff members to see if there was any assistance (a wheelchair) for Jeffrey to get to the playing fields and unfortunately they couldn't provide any. We weren't sure how to get Jeffrey down the hillside from the handicap parking lot but Jeffrey knew the only chance he had to meet his favorite player, Ben Roethlisberger, was to climb down all the steps to the playing field. So even with a major fear of steps, he made it to the bottom - one slow step at a time, with crutches, to watch the players on the field.
After practice, Jeffrey climbed down the few remaining steps to the field level in hopes that Ben would notice him wearing his #7 jersey. However, Ben walked the opposite way from us to the other side of the grandstand to sign autographs. Still determined, Jeffrey climbed back up the stairs, walked to the other side and then back down the steps to the side where Ben was. Unfortunately, by this time Ben was already a distance away from where Jeffery was. Other fans noticed Jeffrey and his obvious desire to get Ben's attention, so they started chanting, "Ben, Ben, Ben", but Ben didn't realize what was happening, so he just smiled at the fans and kept moving down the line signing more autographs. Jeffrey was not giving up! He walked along the hillside around another large group of fans to get along the fence in hopes that Ben would still be signing at the end of that row where he now stood.
Ben finally reached Jeffrey and signed his football. He also stopped to take a photo with Jeffrey (above)....
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