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Category Archives: Charities
Penn State’s Lift for Life event set
The 11th annual Penn State Football Uplifting Athletes “Lift For Life” is slated for Friday, July 12, beginning at 5 p.m. at the outdoor lacrosse field next to the Ashenfelter Multisport Facility on the University Park campus in State College. … Continue reading
Posted in Awards/honors, Charities, Fans, Football, Penn State
Tagged Eric Shrive, Lift for life, Nittany Lions, Penn State, Uplifting Athletes
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Penn State well-represented at Maxwell Awards
Penn State coach Bill O’Brien and his senior players took center stage at Friday’s 2013 Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City. Before a crowd of 1,100, O’Brien accepted his Maxwell Club Collegiate Coach of the … Continue reading
Penn State football freshmen show off their dance moves
As a part of THON tradition, Penn State teams square off in a dance competition during a pep rally. And here are the representatives of the Nittany Lions football team strutting their stuff. There’s even a “Dirty Dancing” moment near … Continue reading
Posted in Awards/honors, Charities, Football, Odds and ends, Penn State
Tagged men's swimming, Nittany Lions, Penn State, THON
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Penn State’s Eric Shrive earns national “Rare Disease Champion Award”
Nittany Lion lineman Eric Shrive was named a national award winner in the fight against rare diseases. He has raised nearly $70,000 to fight kidney cancer in the past four years.
Posted in Awards/honors, Charities, Football, Penn State
Tagged Eric Shrive, kidney cancer, Nittany Lions, Penn State, Uplifting Athletes
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Eric Shrive making his Penn State mark off the field
Penn State’s Eric Shrive has become one of the nation’s top college football fundraisers in the fight against rare diseases.
Posted in Awards/honors, Charities, Football, Penn State
Tagged Eric Shrive, Kidney Cancer Association, Lift for life, Penn State
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Former Penn State star Steve Smith: His desire to live only grows stronger
Former Penn State fullback Steven Smith continues to amaze with his drive to live despite a death sentence for the past decade.
Posted in Adam Breneman, Charities, Football, Penn State
Tagged Adam Breneman, ALS, Nittany Lions, Penn State, Steve Smith
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How Adam Breneman, Penn State’s newest hero, is giving and receiving
Adam Breneman became a household name for Penn State fans last March when he said he’d join the Nittany Lions. Then he undertook something even bigger. Something that continues to change him.
Posted in Adam Breneman, Bill O'Brien, Charities, Football, Penn State
Tagged Adam Breneman, ALS, Bill O'Brien, Nittany Lions, Penn State, Tom Kirchhoff
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Penn State fans asked to bring canned goods to the Indiana game
Penn State fans attending the Indiana game in Beaver Stadium are being encouraged to bring along canned good donations to help feed the needy during the holidays.
Posted in Beaver Stadium, Charities, Football, Penn State
Tagged Beaver Stadium, Indiana Hoosiers, Nittany Lions, Penn State
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Penn State Lift for Life changed one family’s life
Six years ago, the Willie family knew nothing of Penn State. Today, they have a home decor that includes pillows, flags, posters and even wall-to-wall logo carpeting. All because the football team and its kidney cancer benefit touched their lives … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Fans, Football, Penn State
Tagged kidney cancer, Lift for life, Nittany Lions, Penn State
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