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2017 Heitz of Heaven Hockey Tournament & 5K Run/Walk

September 8-10, 2017

Our fifth annual Heitz of Heaven event resulted in another magical weekend for our family!  The weekend started on Friday evening with the hockey tournament, which ran through the entire weekend.  On Sunday we all laced up for the 5K run/walk and Ryan was shining his bright light on us again!  Our race included an amazing auction, awesome music, the sweet smell of Bubba's Kettle Corn, pizza, cookies, bananas and drinks.  We were honored to have the very talented Ashley Yankello sing the National Anthem.  Our family is blessed to have so many people come together in memory of our angel.

- 12 Pittsburgh Amateur Hockey Teams
- 300 Registered Runners & Walkers
- Many Corporate & Individual Sponsors and Donors
- Endless Volunteers


Race photos by the talented John Doucette Photography
Hockey photos by the talented BH Photography
2017 Hockey Team Photos

Thanks to all who made this fundraiser possible!

We had many volunteers for the hockey tournament and race.  Since we cannot list everybody’s name we want to say THANK YOU for making this possible and helping us do great things through the Foundation we created in memory of Ryan.  
Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation
United Parcel Service
Pro Knitwear

LightSpeed Race Management
​RMU Island Sports Center
​Michael Facchiano Contracting, Inc.
MedExpress Urgent Care
​Valley Ambulance Authority
​Ohio Township Police
​Olivia's Banquet Facility
Eat 'N Park

American Eagle Outfitters Foundation
​HDR, Inc.
Dick's Sporting Goods
John J. Trant, O.D. & Associates
​Beitler Mckee Optical Company
​Neville Island Volunteer Fire Dept.
​Life of the Party Productions, LLC
Neville Township
​Hanlon's Catering
​Carmody's Grille
Juliano's Restaurant

Heitz 61 Memorial Foundation