Charity Ride Nets $150,000 for Children’s Hospitals

Mother Nature delivered a picture-perfect early fall weekend for the 100-mile bike ride from Gettysburg to Annville.  What’s now called the “Scarnati/Cawley 100” began four years ago when Senator Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) was serving as both the President Pro Tem of the Senate and Lt. Governor.  He now co-hosts the charity ride with current Lt. Governor Jim Cawley. 

This year’s event brought in $150,000 dollars in donations.  To date, the annual events have raised over a half-million dollars for the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. 

Joe Scarnati

Joe Scarnati

“I’m the father of three children and my oldest daughter says spent considerable time at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh,” says Scarnati says on an institution he holds dear.  “There is really very special care that it takes for a sick kid.” 

The ride is open to everybody.  About 60-riders participated over the weekend, including Scarnati and Pennsylvania’s Second Lady Suzanne Cawley.   “I’m a little bit sore today, but my 50-year-old body is recovering well,” Scarnati told Radio PA as he summed up a rewarding weekend.