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Mission:
Harness the power of sport to build a community that invests in the lives of people impacted by rare diseases.

Vision:
No person impacted by a rare disease feels alone and everyone is inspired with hope for the future.

Georgia Tech

Chapter Established in 2016.

Life Time Total $13,573.65

Uplifting Athletes Mission

Harness the power of sport to build a community that invests in the lives of people impacted by rare diseases.

Georgia Tech

Chapter Leadership

Current Chapter Leaders

Ryan Spiers

President

Ryan Spiers
President

Ryan Spiers became a chapter leader at Georgia Tech in 2021. He served as the Chapter Vice President and has now ascended to the role of Georgia Tech Chapter President. He assisted in landing NFL prospects to be part of Reps For Rare Diseases 2021 and helped oversee the Yellow Jackets Lift For Life last summer. Ryan attended the Leadership Development Conference in 2021 and is making sure the Georgia Tech football program is using their platform as college football student athletes to serve and inspire hope in the Rare Disease Community.

The sophomore from Mississippi was a two-time All-State selection in high school and is gunning to work his way up the depth chart along the offensive line and make his college debut

Will Scissum

Vice President

Uplifting Athletes Programs

Rare Disease Research

Leverage public interest to cultivate resources that accelerate scientific advancements for rare diseases

Uplifting Leaders

Develops social influencers into leaders that make a positive impact on the rare disease community

Uplifting Leaders

Rare Disease Awareness

Shares the platform of sport with the rare disease cause and raises it as a national priority

Uplifting Experiences

Creates special moments that enrich the lives of rare disease patients and their loved ones

Uplifting Experiences

Fundraising Initiatives

Georgia Tech Touchdown Pledge Drive 2017

$275.00 Amount Raised

Campaigns

News & Past Events

#WeTackleRare

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 17:37

@king_pizano, @colby_sorsdal, @tyranjhunt, @Nicktarburton40, @ChrisStol18, @Dstirg30, @__bb52, @zackkuntz_717,…

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 17:37

Good luck to #RFRD23 athletes who are making a difference on their Pro Days: https://t.co/5MLIdO5e6E @KyleNunez55,…

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 10:43

Thank you for committing your Pro Day performance to support our Reps for #RareDiseases campaign, @D_Jack412!…

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 10:42

Thank you for committing your Pro Day performance to support our Reps for #RareDiseases campaign, @THoo32! #RFRD23

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 10:42

Thank you for committing your Pro Day performance to support our Reps for #RareDiseases campaign, @bennettw04!…

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 10:41

Thank you for committing your Pro Day performance to support our Reps for #RareDiseases campaign, @BigGucciBrice!…

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 10:41

Thank you for committing your Pro Day performance to support our Reps for #RareDiseases campaign, @hck20_! #RFRD23

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 10:40

Thank you for committing your Pro Day performance to support our Reps for #RareDiseases campaign, @tyranjhunt!…

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 10:39

@licous_lee @RareDiseases @MLB @Braves @Twins Hi @licous_lee! We're expanding our upcoming events list all the time…

Mon, 03/13/2023 - 11:39

Good luck to #RFRD23 athletes @BigGucciBrice, @hck20_, @D_jack412, @dware_nl, @zaire_barnes, @bennettw04,…

Fri, 03/10/2023 - 16:13

@RareDiseases Thank you for sharing our post! #WeTackleRar

Fri, 03/10/2023 - 11:50

Thank you for committing your Pro Day performance to support our Reps for #RareDiseases campaign, @Calebw82!…

Wed, 03/08/2023 - 14:22

Thank you for committing your Pro Day performance to support our Reps for #RareDiseases campaign, @MMarchese24!…

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 18:13

𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨 Good luck to our #RFRD23 athletes @jerrickreed, @MMarchese24, @apihlstrom45, @PalczewskiAlex…

Mon, 03/06/2023 - 14:37

𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙄𝙨 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠 When you partner physical exertion with a cause-driven mission you get high-powered,…

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 16:45

𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨 Good luck to our #RFRD23 athletes @ifoskey7, @_cam4president, @Pskoronski, @zackkuntz_717,…

Tue, 02/28/2023 - 18:07

Uplifting Athletes is committed to creating equitable opportunities in the rare disease community. Young Investiga…

Tue, 02/28/2023 - 15:23

Ky was diagnosed with dyskeratosis congenita at four & was told that living past 12 wasn’t likely. But Ky won't be…

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