Tube City Almanac

October 29, 2012

Cash Receives Heroine's Welcome

Category: News || By John Barna

John Barna photo © 2012 Tube City Community Media Inc.


Above, City Administrator Matt Gergely and Mayor Mike Cherepko present two-time Olympic gold medalist Swin Cash with a "Pride in McKeesport" button on Saturday at the Palisades.

Cash, a city native and forward for the Chicago Sky of the WNBA, was a member of the U.S. women's basketball team that won gold medals in 2008 and 2012.

During a Q-and-A session at the Palisades, Cash displayed the medal she received after this summer's games in London, as well as the uniform she wore during competition.

Cash also talked about her charitable work, including Cash for Kids, a youth-development organization working in McKeesport, Chicago and her adopted hometown of Atlanta.

More photos after the jump. (All photos: John Barna for Tube City Almanac.)

John Barna photo © 2012 Tube City Community Media Inc.

Basketball leagues sponsored by Cash for Kids are now running almost year-round in McKeesport. The foundation also supports Pittsburgh-based YouthPlaces, which runs career-building, academic and recreational activities for young people at 17 sites around Allegheny County, including McKeesport's Crawford Village housing development and in Duquesne.


Tia Wanzo, an assistant principal at McKeesport Area High School, introduces Cash to the crowd.

John Barna photo © 2012 Tube City Community Media Inc.


Reggie Smith, associate director of YouthPlaces, talks about the organization and the help it's received from Cash for Kids.

John Barna photo © 2012 Tube City Community Media Inc.


Cherepko, City Councilman Dan Carr, and Allegheny County Councilman Bob Macey, far right, present Cash with proclamations from the city, state and county recognizing her accomplishments.

John Barna photo © 2012 Tube City Community Media Inc.


Cash poses with some of the kids who have participated in local activities supported by Cash for Kids.

John Barna photo © 2012 Tube City Community Media Inc.



John Barna photo © 2012 Tube City Community Media Inc.

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