On the weekend of May 18th Elena arranged a special weekend for Miss Pennsylvania "Miss" and "Teen" Contestants and Executive Directors. The weekend began with the group attending a Friday evening baseball game at PNC Park as the Pittsburgh Pirates battled the Arizona Diamondbacks and continued on Saturday as contestants and Executive Directors participated in the "Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Walk for a Healthy Community" to benefit the DePaul School for Hearing and Speech which Elena formerly attended

Elena sits in the stands during the Pirates baseball game

The contestants posed at the Roberto Clemente statue following the baseball game. Shown in the photo in the first row (left to right) are Miss Moraine State Outstanding Teen Caitlyn Trent, Miss Greater Johnstown Outstanding Teen Mackenzie Bart, Miss Greater Pittsburgh Rachel Brooks, Miss MidState Outstanding Teen Jill Wiley, Miss Jewel of the West Kelsey Pitini, Miss Pennsylvania Teen America 2006 Tawni Darby, Miss Butler Outstanding Teen Jenna Smaldino, Miss Steel Valley Erin Uhl and in the second row (left to right) Miss Cambria County Outstanding Teen Calsie Boyd, Miss Greater Juniata Valley Outstanding Teen Catherine Janisko, Miss Butler County Ashley Duespohl, Elena, Miss Golden Triangle Jessica Megliss and Miss Pennsylvania Outstanding Teen America 2005 Annie Rosellini

The Teen Contestants and Miss Pennsylvania Outstanding Teen America Tawni Darby pose after the game

The Miss Contestants pose after the game

Miss Greater Juniata Valley Outstanding Teen Catherine Janisko, Elena, Miss Cambria County Outstanding Teen Calsie Boyd, Miss MidState Outstanding Teen Jill Wiley and Miss Greater Johnstown Outstanding Teen Mackenzie Bart pose at a restaurant following the baseball game

The Miss Pennsylvania Contingent poses before leaving on the "Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Walk for a Healthy Community" to benefit the DePaul School for Hearing and Speech. Shown in the photo in the front row (left to right) are Miss Greater Pittsburgh Rachel Brooks, Miss Jewel of the West Kelsey Pitini, Miss Golden Triangle Jessica Megliss and Miss Brockway Anna Welsh and in the back row (from left to right) Miss County Outstanding Teen Jenna Smaldino, Miss Pennsylvania Outstanding Teen America Tawni Darby, Miss MidState Outstanding Teen Jill Wiley, Elena, Miss Cambria County Outstanding Teen Calsie Boyd, Miss Greater Juniata Valley Outstanding Catherine Janisko, Miss Cambria County/Miss Greater Johnstown Executive Director Ronnie Weaver, Miss Central Pennsylvania/Miss Greater Juniata Valley Director Rosie Metzger, Miss MidState Executive Director Lisa Metzger and Miss Central Pennsylvania/Miss Greater Juniata Valley Executive Director John Metzger. Several of the "Miss Pennsylvania" walkers were missing when this photo was taken.

The Miss Pennsylvania Teen and Miss Contestants pose before the walk. The shirts were provided to the Miss Pennsylvania group by Elena and her family

Elena and one of her classmates from when she attended DePaul School for Hearing and Speech

Elena poses before the walk

Elena and her Mother before the walk

The walk has begun!!!

"We made it!"

"We made it!"

The paticipants including Miss Greater Johnstown Outstanding Teen Mackenzie Bart and Miss Pennsylvania Outstanding Teen America Tawni Darby dance with some of the smaller walk participants following the walk

A final group photo at the end of the walk

Miss Pennsylvania Outstanding Teen America Tawni Darby and Elena at the end of the walk

While waiting for the start of Tawni's surpise 16th Birthday Party, Elena checks out the sunglasses at Station Square in Pittsburgh

Miss Brockway Anna Welch, Elena and Miss Butler County Outstanding Teen Jenna Smaldino and others await Tawni's arrival at the Hard Rock Cafe

HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY, TAWNI

The contestants pose at Station Square following the surprise 16th birthday party for Miss Pennsylvania Outstanding Teen America Tawni Darby