Third Annual Lift For Life Event Set for June 26
June 17, 2015
The South Carolina Chapter of Uplifting Athletes will hold its annual Lift For Life event on Friday, June 26. The event will take place at the new football outdoor practice fields beginning at 4 p.m., and the event is open to the public.
The Gamecocks Chapter will continue its mission of raising awareness and research dollars for Pelizaeus Merzbacher, the chosen rare disease of the South Carolina.
“Being able to take on the leadership role for the Uplifting Athletes Chapter here at USC has been a blessing. Going into our third year, this Lift For Life is shaping up to be even better than before,” South Carolina Chapter President Devin Washington said. “Each year we look to grow, and with the help of Gamecock Nation fans there’s not a doubt in my mind that this years event will be our biggest yet.
“When you have the best fan base in the country you can’t help but expect the best support when it comes to a great cause such at Uplifting Athletes. I look forward to our 2015 Lift For Life and can’t wait to see Gamecock Nation supporting full force.”
Lift For Life is the signature fundraising event for the Uplifting Athletes nationwide network of 25 college football student-athlete led chapters.
The South Carolina Lift for Life fundraising page features 10 unique teams that are comprised of 10 or 11 players from the 2015 football team.
To support the South Carolina Chapter and help the Gamecocks reach their $5,000 goal, visit the Chapter fundraising site at give.upliftingathletes.org/southcarolinalift2015.
Uplifting Athletes is a full service national nonprofit organization aligning college football with rare diseases and raising them as a national priority through research, outreach, education and advocacy. What makes Uplifting Athletes unique is that our university chapters are run by current football student-athletes, providing them with an opportunity to gain management and leadership skills while learning how to leverage their assets and abilities to make a positive and lasting impact. Each chapter adopts one out of approximately 7,000 rare diseases (such as Aplastic Anemia, cystic fibrosis, pediatric brain cancer, kidney cancer, Leukemia, Neimann Pick Type-C, Neuroblastoma,, Fanconi anemia, etc.). For more information about Uplifting Athletes, visit www.upliftingathletes.org.
