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Illinois Lift For Life 2019- Team Barnes

Proceeds benefit Uplifting Athletes, Inc.

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Based on 200 yards, each worth $5.77

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I'm participating in "Illinois Lift For Life 2019- Team Barnes" benefiting Uplifting Athletes, Inc.. Please support me by pledging per yard during my fundraising campaign. I believe in Uplifting Athletes, Inc.'s mission and I'm excited to earn your support with every yard. Please help me reach the campaign goal of $6,000 by pledging now. I really appreciate your support. Thank you!

We are competing in the 2019 Illinois Lift for Life and need your help!

The 2019 Illinois Chapter Lift for Life is coming up and Team Barnes is proud to dedicate our performance in support of Uplifting Athletes and its mission to inspire the Rare Disease Community with hope through the power of sport.

Members of Team Barnes will push a sled as many yards as possible during the team workout. Fans and supporters can make a pledge for the number of yards the sled is moved. Our team goal is to push the sled 200 yards during our Lift for Life competition.

Lift For Life is the signature fundraising event for the Illinois Chapter. Lift for Life is an event held by our fellow college football student-athlete brothers at other universities across the country who have joined the Uplifting Athletes nationwide network of chapters.

Our Lift for Life is scheduled for July 24th at Memorial Stadium. The event is private this year.

The challenges faced by the Rare Disease Community are bigger than any one individual, team or organization can tackle alone. Here at Illinois we take pride in the opportunity to shine a spotlight on rare diseases and support Uplifting Athletes.

#WeTackleRare


Please join our team by making a pledge today!

How you can help

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.


The Illinois Chapter

The student-athlete led Illinois Chapter serves the Rare Disease Community in honor of Andrew Carter, a former Illini offensive lineman who battled the rare disease acoustic neuroma in 2011. Carter never played football again, but his fight inspired the Illinois football program to help Tackle Rare Diseases.


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.

Uplifting Athletes fulfills its mission through a unique network of college football student-athlete led chapters, Uplifting Ambassadors and Team UA participants. Since its inception, Uplifting Athletes has raised more than $4.5 million in support of the Rare Disease Community with a third of that, $1.5 million, given to fund rare disease research.


Thank You!

Thank you for your support of the Illinois Chapter and the Rare Disease Community. Every little bit helps. Please don’t forget to share this campaign and your support on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.)

#WeTackleRare

Sincerely,

Team Barnes

Schedule

DateNameyardsEarned
7/24Illinois Lift For Life200$1,153
Uplifting Athletes, Inc.

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Uplifting Athletes, Inc.

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Uplifting Athletes is a nonprofit organization that harnesses the power of sport to build a community that invests in the lives of people impacted by rare diseases.

Contributions made to this campaign are tax-deductible.

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