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Harrisburg:  A huge thanks to everyone that made Saturday's Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community a success for Uplifting Athletes.  In our first year participating in the event, Uplifting Athletes exceeded our goal of raising more than $8,000, with pledges still coming in.  That money will help the more than 30-million Americans affected by a rare disease.  Despite a couple raindrops, more than 124 walkers represented Uplifting Athletes in the 5K and 1-mile walk.  We would like to thank everyone who walked and/or made a contribution to our cause.  The walk route was picturesque, taking participants around City Island and along the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg.  Uplifting Athletes was one of 35-organizations to particpate in the walk.

Also a big thanks to Highmark.  The event was well-organized.  We were thankful for the opportunity to set up a booth where people could learn more about our cause.  As an organization, we feel we educated quite a few people Saturday on our mission.  Together...We Are...Stronger!

05/24/2010

Mobile fundraising has taken off in 2010.  In mid-January, the American Red Cross launched a text message based fundraising campaign that more than doubled the total amount given to all charities the previous year.  They accomplished this in less than 48 hours with the help of new social media tools like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Thanks to Mobile Cause, a leading service provider for mobile giving, you can now encourage your friends to support Uplifting Athletes by texting “UPLIFTING” (space) and your DONATION AMOUNT to 27138.  You can also text "UA" to 85944 and reply "YES" to simply have a $10 donation added to your phone bill that month.  Try it out for yourself…then add it to your email signature to help spread the word!  

We kicked off the campaign on the Big Ten Network with a public service announcement produced by Anshey Bhatia (VPVinteractive.com) that features the voice of Steve Jones (3WZ & WPSU).  You can check it out on our facebook or twitter pages, too.

Last but not least, you can download our iPhone app to get the latest news, photos and videos.  Just search the app store for “UGive,” then scroll down to the Uplifting Athletes logo.  For more information, please visit www.upliftingathletes.org made possible by Media Barn Inc.

05/01/2010

05/01/2010
Chestnut Hill, MA - The Boston College chapter of Uplifting Athletes continued their efforts this weekend to raise funds and awareness to support Ewing’s sarcoma research -- a rare disease that typically affects late-teen or young-adult males.  The chapter’s second annual “Lift For Life” event, organized by Ryan Lindsey and his teammates, involved nine events featuring different members of the offense and defense against one another.  Fans and students came out to show their support.

Individual players set fundraising goals  in honor of their teammate, Mark Herzlich, who was diagnosed with this rare disease less than one year ago.  The highlight of the day came when Mark competed in the bench press.  He has been declared cancer free by his doctors and said he plans to play again this fall.

Over $9,000 has been raised by BC Uplifting Athletes events like "Lift For Life" so far this year.  BC Uplifting Athletes efforts generated $117,528.01 during 2009 -- the highest first year total by any new chapter.  Including the money raised through Uplifting Athletes, the Boston College athletic department's "BC Beat Cancer" campaign has generated over $200,000 for various cancer related charities.  Uplifting Athletes works in partnership with the Sarcoma Foundation of America to fund grants for promising research specific to this rare disease.

05/03/2010