{"id":32851,"date":"2023-10-31T20:03:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T00:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=32851"},"modified":"2023-10-31T20:03:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T00:03:20","slug":"superhero-window-washers-visit-upmc-childrens-hospital-on-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2023\/10\/31\/superhero-window-washers-visit-upmc-childrens-hospital-on-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Superhero window washers visit UPMC Children\u2019s Hospital on Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rick Bollinger, dressed as Spider-Man, repelled down from the roof of the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh as he cleaned the exterior windows while Mila Mathe’s smiling face appeared on the other side of the now clean glass. A group of children ran to the windows as the superheroes reached the outpatient clinic. Mr. Bollinger and three co-workers from Allegheny Window Cleaning dressed up as superheroes to help cheer up the kids at Children’s Hospital.<\/p>\n

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Rick Bollinger, dressed as Spiderman, and Mila Mathe look at one another as window cleaners dressed up as superheroes clean Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rick Bollinger lowers himself from Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh before cleaning the windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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From left: Rick Bollinger, Ed Hetrick, and Steve Virag set up their cleaning supplies before washing the Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Luca Morsillo, 2, and his mom, Jessica, look out as window cleaners dressed up as superheroes wash Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh windows as they are cleaned on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jim Zaremba, left, and Rick Bollinger walk out onto the roof of the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh before they wash its windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rick Bollinger sets up his repelling rig before washing the Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steve Virag sets up his repelling apparatus before washing the Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steve Virag sets up his repelling apparatus before washing the Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nurses and Staff in the Outpatient Clinic take a photo with Jim Zaremba as he washes Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Luca Morsillo, 2, looks on as Steve Virag cleans Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jim Zaremba lowers himself from Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh before cleaning the windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People on the street take photos as Window Cleaners dressed up as superheroes clean Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mila Mathe looks up as window cleaners dressed up as superheroes clean Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steve Virag sets up his repelling rig before washing the Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rick Bollinger, dressed as Spiderman, looks through a window as window cleaners dressed up as superheroes clean Children\u2019s Hospital of Pittsburgh windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ed Hetrick, dressed as Superman, looks back as he walks on the roof of the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh before he washes its windows on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Central Lawrenceville. (Benjamin B. Braun\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rick Bollinger, dressed as Spider-Man, repelled down from the roof of the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh as he cleaned the exterior windows while Mila Mathe’s smiling face appeared on the other side of the now clean glass. A group of children ran to the windows as the superheroes reached the outpatient clinic. Mr. Bollinger… <\/p>\n

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