Pennsylvania Families and Friends!
There’s an easy and delicious way to support PWSA | USA on May 15 – PWS Awareness Day. On Thursday, May 15th, you can enjoy a great meal and support the Prader-Willi syndrome community!
BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse is generously hosting a PWS Awareness Day fundraiser at the following Pennsylvania locations from 11 AM to 11 PM:
- – Allentown, PA
- – Lancaster, PA
- – Upper St. Clair, PA
Whether you dine in, order takeout, or use curbside pickup, BJ’s will donate 20% of food and soft beverage sales to PWSA | USA – as long as you show their special fundraiser flyer with the barcode at your chosen location
Find the flyers at the buttons below (download the one for the location closest to you).
How It Works:
Dining in?
Show the flyer (paper or phone) to your server anytime during your meal.
Locations:
- – Allentown, PA: 665 N Krocks Rd
- – Lancaster, PA: 925 Plaza Blvd
- – Upper St. Clair, PA: 1819 Washington Rd
Ordering online?
Enter the 6-digit fundraiser code from your flyer at checkout.
BJ’s Brewhouse & Restaurant Website
BJ’s Brewhouse & Restaurant Menu
Takeout?
Show your flyer when you arrive for pickup.
Location Phone Numbers:
- – Allentown Phone Number: 484-268-2340
- – Lancaster Phone Number: 717-320-8840
- – Upper St. Clair Phone Number: 412-347-4790
This is an easy and fun way to raise funds for PWSA | USA’s family support, advocacy, and research programs, just by enjoying a meal with your loved ones.
Let’s make PWS Awareness Day count! Thank you to BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse for supporting our community.
Jennifer Bolander has been serving as a Special Education Specialist for PWSA (USA) since October of 2015. She is a graduate of John Carroll University and lives in Ohio with her husband Brad and daughters Kate (17), and Sophia (13) who was born with PWS.
Perry A. Zirkel has written more than 1,500 publications on various aspects of school law, with an emphasis on legal issues in special education. He writes a regular column for NAESP’s Principal magazine and NASP’s Communiqué newsletter, and he did so previously for Phi Delta Kappan and Teaching Exceptional Children.
Evan has worked with the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) since 2007 primarily as a Crisis Intervention and Family Support Counselor. Evans works with parents and schools to foster strong collaborative relationships and appropriate educational environments for students with PWS.
Dr. Amy McTighe is the PWS Program Manager and Inpatient Teacher at the Center for Prader-Willi Syndrome at the Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh. She graduated from Duquesne University receiving her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Education with a focus on elementary education, special education, and language arts.
Staci Zimmerman works for Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Colorado as an Individualized Education Program (IEP) consultant. Staci collaborates with the PWS multi-disciplinary clinic at the Children’s Hospital in Denver supporting families and school districts around the United States with their child’s Individual Educational Plan.
Founded in 2001, SDLC is a non-profit legal services organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the legal rights of people with disabilities throughout the South. It partners with the Southern Poverty Law Center, Protection and Advocacy (P&A) programs, Legal Services Corporations (LSC) and disability organizations on major, systemic disability rights issues involving the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the federal Medicaid Act. Recently in November 2014, Jim retired.