Your Real Champion

Your Real Champion® – “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” Nothing says summer like baseball season and the Phillies are off to a great start. But what you should know is that the Fightin’ Phils are superstars both ON and OFF the field.  Michele DeVicaris, Director of Community and Charity Events […]

When a child has cancer we focus on treatment of the disease, as well as bringing comfort and hope to the patient and his/her parents. But what about the siblings of the sick child? Their daily lives are also disrupted, because Mom and Dad spend so much time with their […]

Your Real Champion® – “1% Better” The IRONMAN® Triathlon includes 140.6 grueling miles of swimming, biking, and running. Now imagine facing that challenge with weakened muscles. At the age of 18, Chris Nikic set a realistic goal to become more physically fit, improving slowly and becoming “1% Better” each day. Armed with mental toughness and fierce […]

Your Real Champion® – “Savage Sisters” Sarah Laurel is grateful for her second chance. In her early twenties, she had a comfortable lifestyle in corporate America with a nice car and a place of her own. Never did she dream that one day she would suffer from a heroin addiction […]

Your Real Champion® – “Brooke Goodspeed and The GET Café” Brooke Goodspeed is a woman of many talents. As a nurse practitioner, she has spent years working with cancer patients. Then in 2010, her son was born with down syndrome and was later diagnosed with autism. Brooke quickly learned that […]

Your Real Champion® – “The Joy of Sox” Tom Costello admits that he had what he called “homeless-phobia”.  He was afraid to look at people facing homelessness. His wife challenged him to join her and volunteer at a shelter.  When a grateful visitor looked him in the eye and thanked […]

Your Real Champion® – “Hoops for Hope” The Philadelphia 76ers are scoring points on the court and off the court as they work with the “Sixers Youth Foundation,” their non-profit affiliate. Since 2015, the Foundation has used the power of basketball and the influence of its brand to inspire future […]

Your Real Champion® – “Amazing Grace” Like many 10 year-old girls, Mary Grace Sheaffer loves her friends at school, and her favorite classes are Art and Music. And like children of all ages, she wants to be included. She doesn’t want to be defined by what she can’t do, just because she has cerebral palsy. Her positive effect […]

Your Real Champion® – “Take Me Home, Country Roads” A Thursday morning flight from Philadelphia to Charleston, West Virginia is delayed four times and finally canceled in the late afternoon. Charlene Vickers had parked her car at the airport and decided to drive to her destination.  Charlene, her two work colleagues, […]