Community Liver Alliance Announces Intern Competition

PITTSBURGH, PA, June 29, 2023 (PittsburghNewsWire.com) — The Community Liver Alliance (CLA) is actively promoting its second annual awareness campaign, DeLIVERing Hope. This campaign provides an opportunity for the public to receive a fresh, vibrant bouquet of sunflowers for a $20 donation. All donations will support the mission of the CLA to brighten the future of the liver community through disease awareness, education, advocacy, and research.

 

“We want to have fun with our summer interns, while giving them the best opportunity to learn about our organization and the importance of what nonprofits do,” said Suzanna Masartis, CLA Founder and CEO. “Since they’re attending rival colleges, we thought a University of Pittsburgh vs. Penn State University competition would be fun.”

 

Participating in the competition is simple. There is an option to choose which intern and university you would like your purchase to be credited to – Emily at Pitt or Anthony at Penn State. There is no additional cost to give credit to one of the interns.

 

The added twist? The interns want to partner with local media personalities to support their efforts.

“We did research and found that a lot of our local television personalities attended either Pitt or Penn State,” said Kelli Komondor, DeLIVERing Hope Campaign Manager. “It would be a great experience for Emily and Anthony to join forces with these leaders in media and promote this important campaign, and it would be a lot of fun for everyone involved.”

 

The CLA is encouraging television personalities from KDKA, WPXI, and WTAE, and those working in radio and newspaper, who are Pitt or Penn State alumni, become Media Ambassadors and give the CLA’s interns experience working with the local media. To receive information on becoming a Media Ambassador and helping with the competition contact Kelli Komondor at kelli@k2creativellc.com.

 

Sunflower sales run through Friday, July 28 on the CLA’s website. The organization has over a dozen locations for pick up and same-day purchases across the region, and stretching to Westmoreland County, Butler, and Ligonier. A newly added benefit is a delivery option to 38 zip codes in the Pittsburgh region. For a complete listing of delivery availability and locations for preorder pick up and same-day purchases, visit the CLA’s website at https://communityliveralliance.org/event/delivering-hope-2023/

 

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, the Community Liver Alliance has grown to have a national presence while still holding true to a mission to invest in local communities and give voice to patients and providers. The CLA is dedicated to supporting the community through liver disease awareness, prevention, education, advocacy, and research. Supported by a network of patients, caregivers, health care professionals and community leaders, CLA develops and runs educational workshops, coordinates support groups, facilities linkage to medical care and provides education to health care professionals, patients, and caregivers.