SPORTS
Wildcat Football to Hold Second Annual Lift for Life Event on Thursday
George Hatalowich (#14) serves as a leader of the Uplifting Athletes chapter at Davidson. He is also one of six captains of next year’s Davidson football team.
DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Davidson Chapter of Uplifting Athletes will hold its second annual Lift For Life to support the Rare Disease Community on Thursday, April 25th.
Lift For Life is the signature fundraising event for the Davidson Chapter of Uplifting Athletes. Davidson is a part of Uplifting Athletes’ nationwide network of chapters led by college football student-athletes.
Each chapter embraces the mission of Uplifting Athletes by using college football as a platform to inspire the Rare Disease Community with hope through the power of sport.
“In just a year, it’s been incredible to see the development and growth of our Uplifting Athletes chapter at Davidson College,” Davidson Chapter leaders George Hatalowich and Kevin Stipe said. “Our 2018 Lift for Life was a huge success and it was truly a testament to the players, coaches, and athletic department that bought into the organization and chapter’s goals.”
“We are excited to again use our platform in this year’s Lift for Life to raise money and awareness for the Rare Disease Community. I’m extremely proud to be a part of Davidson’s chapter and I can’t thank the Uplifting Athletes organization enough for their continuous support and guidance throughout this entire process.”
The 2019 Davidson Chapter Lift For Life will be a competition on the average number of 225-pound bench press competitions among the six fundraising teams. The event is private this year.
Fans and supporters can select any one of the six teams and make a pledge for the number of bench press repetitions that team averages. So find your favorite 2019 Davidson player on any of the six Wildcats Lift For Life teams and support them by visiting pledgeit.org. You can also make a flat donation to any team.
The proceeds from our 2019 Lift For Life support the mission of Uplifting Athletes and its charitable programs: Rare Disease Awareness, Rare Disease Research, Uplifting Experiences and Uplifting Leaders.
Today, the challenges faced by the Rare Disease Community are bigger than any one individual, team or organization can tackle alone. The Davidson Chapter, along with a nationwide network of teams, is uniquely positioned to educate and engage the local community to shine a spotlight on rare diseases.
Uplifting Athletes was pleased to have Davidson College join the nationwide network of chapters led by college football student-athletes in 2018. The Davidson Chapter showed the character of their football program in its first year supporting the Rare Disease Community and earned the Best Newcomer Award for 2018.