The football team of my Alma Mater, the Penn State Nittany Lions, is lifting for life today in Happy Valley. This is a great philanthropic event that has gained momentum in recent years. PSU started the tradition 6 years ago by trying to raise money for cancer research at the university. Since then, PSU helped found an organization called Uplifting Athletes, which several other universities across the country have joined, including Boston College and Ohio State University. Uplifting Athletes works with college football programs to raise money for rare diseases.
Last year, Penn State's lift for life raised $70,000.
Here are a couple links to check out.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090710/ap_on_sp_co_ne/fbc_lifting_for_charity
http://www.upliftingathletes.org/
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