uplifting athletes

KSN Podcast: Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award

January 27, 2015
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Scott Shirley and Andy Shay talk about the history of the Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award, discuss the past winners, and run through the 6 finalists for 2015: Sammie Coates (Auburn), Quinterrius Eatmon (USF), Greg Evans (Eastern Illinois), Levi Norwood (Baylor), Dan O’Brien (Minnesota), and Marcus Rios (UCLA). Follow @UpliftingAth on Twitter and visit upliftingathletes.org for more coverage of the nonprofit organization that aligns college football with rare diseases.

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KSN Podcast: Uplifting Athletes: Holiday & Bowl Season Update

December 24, 2014
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Scott Shirley and Andy Shay preview the holiday and bowl season for the Uplifting Athletes chapter network, the year in review for our nonprofit organization, the college football awards, and a few personal stories from the past. Visit upliftingathletes.org for more coverage of the nonprofit organization that aligns college football with rare diseases.

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KSN Podcast: Uplifting Athletes Chapter Highlights – Week 14

December 2, 2014
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Scott Shirley and Andy Shay Discuss the end of the college football regular season, the upcoming College Football Playoff, the rivalry Touchdown Pledge Drive between Clemson and South Carolina in their Palmetto Bowl matchup, and the fundraising done throughout the season by the Uplifting Athletes chapter network. Visit upliftingathletes.org for more coverage of the nonprofit organization that aligns college football with rare diseases.

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KSN Podcast: Uplifting Athletes Chapter Highlights – Week 13

November 25, 2014
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Scott Shirley and Andy Shay talk about their trip to Philadelphia to see former Brett Brackett, the former leader of the Uplifting Athletes Chapter at Penn State. They also discuss the Stony Brook, Colgate, and Penn State Touchdown Pledge Drives, the upcoming Maryland Touchdown Pledge Drive, the Palmetto Bowl Touchdown Pledge Drive matchup between South Carolina and Clemson, and a roundup of the week in the Uplifting Athletes Chapter network.

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KSN Podcast: Penn State Chapter of Uplifting Athletes holding Touchdown Pledge Drive throughout November

November 5, 2014
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The Penn State State Chapter of Uplifting Athletes is looking to turn touchdowns into rare disease research dollars during the month of November. In order to support the Nittany Lions’ chosen rare disease, kidney cancer, the Penn State Chapter is holding a Touchdown Pledge Drive for five games in November. For the home games at Beaver Stadium against Maryland, Temple and Michigan State, plus road games at Indiana and Illinois….

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