Uplifting Athletes

What's New

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Together We Are Stronger

Uplifting Athletes^SM works with college football players to raise rare diseases as a national priority.

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Six "Lift For Life" Events Coming Soon

Support Colgate, Boston College, Princeton, Maryland , Northwestern and Penn State

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UA Chapters

Chapter: Ohio St. Univ.

Rare Disease: CMT

Chapter: Kent St. Univ.

Rare Disease: TBD

Chapter: Fordham Univ.

Rare Disease: Extrarenal Rhabdoid Tumor

Chapter: Northwestern U

Rare Disease: Niemann-Pick Type C

Chapter: Univ. of Maryland

Rare Disease: Cystic Fibrosis

Chapter: Saint Francis U

Rare Disease: Apraxia

Chapter: Penn St. Univ.

Rare Disease: Kidney Cancer

Chapter: Univ. of Illinois

Rare Disease: Acoustic Neuroma

Chapter: Princeton Univ.

Rare Disease: Aplastic Anemia

Chapter: Boston College

Rare Disease: Ewing's Sarcoma

Chapter: Colgate Univ.

Rare Disease: Ependymoma

Chapter: N. Carolina St. U

Rare Disease: Leukemia

Who We Are

Uplifting Athletes is a national nonprofit organization aligning college football with rare diseases and raising them as a national priority through outreach, research, education and advocacy. What makes Uplifting Athletes unique is that our chapter network is run by current football student-athletes, providing them with an opportunity to gain practical job skills while learning how to leverage their assets and abilities to make a positive and lasting impact.

In the Spotlight

Highmark Walk

The 2012 Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community Harrisburg will be held Saturday, May 19, 2012, at our new walk location, HACC.

The Highmark 5k Walk/one-mile Fun Walk is an annual event where the community is encouraged to walk for Uplifting Athletes as one of the supported organizations. Each donation to Uplifting Athletes goes directly to our organization to aid in our mission to align college football with the rare disease cause.

Click here for more information and to join our walk team!