UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The annual "Lift for Life," the signature event of the Penn State Uplifting Athletes chapter is set for Thursday, June 30 at the Lasch Practice Fields starting at 5 p.m.
The 19th Annual Penn State Lift for Life will again feature the Nittany Lion offense taking on the defense in a series of competitions to benefit rare diseases through the Penn State Chapter of Uplifting Athletes.
Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. Fans can enter on the University Drive side of Holuba Hall. There is a suggested donation of $10 for adults and $5 for kids to support the Penn State Chapter of Uplifting Athletes. All proceeds from the Penn State Lift for Life will benefit the rare disease community. Aditionally, there will be a dunking tank with a suggested $5 donation.
Fans are asked to park in Jordan East (formerly Lot 44). Fans will be required to pay for parking via the ParkMobile app. Each available parking area has an associated ParkMobile zone number (posted on entrance signage for general areas and at available ADA parking spaces), which is selected within the ParkMobile app to pay for parking for that location. Download the ParkMobile app or visit ParkMobile's Penn State site to learn more.
More than 80 football squad members are expected participate in the Penn State Lift for Life. All proceeds from the Penn State Chapter 19th annual Lift For Life supports Uplifting Athletes and its commitment to life skills development, patient-focused programs and rare disease research.
The Penn State Uplifting Athletes Chapter also announced long snapper Chris Stoll will serve as president for the 2022 season. The 2022 Uplifting Athletes officers are: offensive lineman Landon Tengwall, vice president; offensive lineman Nick Dawkins, treasurer; long snapper Tyler Duzansky, director of operations; wide receiver Liam Clifford, assistant director of operations.
About Uplifting Athletes: A nonprofit organization founded in 2007, Uplifting Athletes inspires the rare disease community with hope through the power of sport. A rare disease is one that affects fewer than 200,000 Americans and typically lacks financial incentive to make and market new treatments. With a network of university chapters run by current college football student-athletes, Uplifting Athletes has established 28 chapters with Division I football programs across the country. Since it was founded, Uplifting Athletes has raised more than $4.5 million in support of the Rare Disease Community, and a third of that, $1.5 million, has been given to fund rare disease research. The mission of Uplifting Athletes is accomplished through four charitable programs: Rare Disease Awareness, Rare Disease Research, Uplifting Experiences and Uplifting Leaders. For more information about Uplifting Athletes, visitwww.upliftingathletes.org.
For more information on joining the Nittany Lion Club and reserving new season tickets for the 2022 Penn State Football season presented by PSECU, as well as club seating in Beaver Stadium, fans can visit www.PSUnrivaled.com, call 1-800-NITTANY weekdays from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
More than 4,300 new season tickets have already been sold for the 2022 campaign.
