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THON 2022 to Benefit From Second Annual “Sack For a Cure” Program With Penn State Athletics and Planet Fitness

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Penn State Athletics and its multimedia rightsholder, Penn State Sports Properties, announces today the return of Planet Fitnesss initiative Sack for a Cure to benefit THON.

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  • STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Penn State Athletics and its multimedia rightsholder, Penn State Sports Properties, announces today the return of Planet Fitnesss initiative Sack for a Cure to benefit THON.
  • A leading Planet Fitness franchisee, National Fitness Partners in Camp Hill, is a Penn State corporate partner.
  • Penn State THON is incredibly excited to partner with Planet Fitness through the Sack for a Cure Campaign, said Katie Soloman, Executive Director.
  • Penn State football and THON are leaders within the Penn State Community, and we know our partnership with Planet Fitness will help to continue to spread THONs mission throughout the country.

Lions Legacy Club Becomes First NIL Collective Dedicated to Penn State Football

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Former Penn State football and retired NFL players have partnered with Blueprint Sports to unveil the Lions Legacy Club - the first name, image, and likeness (NIL) collective to specifically support student-athletes in the Penn State Football program.

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  • STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Former Penn State football and retired NFL players have partnered with Blueprint Sports to unveil the Lions Legacy Club - the first name, image, and likeness (NIL) collective to specifically support student-athletes in the Penn State Football program.
  • While other NIL collectives have been formed surrounding Penn State athletics, the Lions Legacy Club is the first one dedicated exclusively to football.
  • The Lions Legacy Club is spearheaded by former Lions quarterback, Chris Ganter, who will serve as general manager alongside former Penn State football and retired NFL players including Ki-Jana Carter and Michael Mauti.
  • Chris Ganter's roots in Penn State football go back decades, as his father also coached at Penn State for nearly 30 years.

STRIVE Now Available for the Individual Elite Athletes and Trainers

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

STRIVE , the only platform proven to optimize muscle performance for elite athletes and teams, announced the launch of their individual-focused performance system STRIVE Elite.

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  • STRIVE , the only platform proven to optimize muscle performance for elite athletes and teams, announced the launch of their individual-focused performance system STRIVE Elite.
  • STRIVE Elite will cater to individual high-performance athletes and trainers, with dashboards and insights favorable to single-athlete monitoring rather than the multiple athlete and team viewing capabilities found in STRIVE Pro.
  • In tandem with the STRIVE Elite release, STRIVE welcomed professional football player Mark Andrews to their Athlete Advisory Board and he will be joining STRIVE as an equity partner.
  • With the release of STRIVE Elite, STRIVE looks to provide individual elite athletes similar insights to maximize their training through muscle analysis and injury mitigation.

Success With Honor, a non-profit organization, has been formed to help more than 850 student-athletes at Penn State University navigate and maximize their Name, Image and Likeness

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Success With Honor, a non-profit organization, has been formed to help more than 850 student-athletes at Penn State University navigate and maximize their Name,Image and Likeness.

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  • STATE COLLEGE, Pa., March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Success With Honor, a non-profit organization, has been formed to help more than 850 student-athletes at Penn State University navigate and maximize their Name,Image and Likeness.
  • Success With Honor aims to set the national standard of NIL excellence: "NIL The Penn State Way."
  • Contrary to public perception, the vast majority of Penn State student-athletes receive partial or no scholarship money while competing for the Nittany Lions.
  • The Advisory Board consists of Penn Staters:
    Other outstanding Penn State alumni athletesare expected to join the Advisory Board in the future.

Pivotal Moments Media Announces New Platform for Mental Fitness

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Pivotal Moments Media (PMM), a national entertainment and education company, announces new platform for Mental Health and Fitness content, including podcasts, documentaries, feature films, music, and access to speakers.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Pivotal Moments Media (PMM), a national entertainment and education company, announces new platform for Mental Health and Fitness content, including podcasts, documentaries, feature films, music, and access to speakers.
  • This includes new music releases through Pivotal Moments Music, and access to qualified speakers through its newly launched Pivotal Voices Speakers Collective.
  • Pivotal Moments Media recognizes that many people do not get the information and education they need to identify and cope with mental health issues early enough.
  • The PMM platform will curate and produce education and entertainment through its website, film, music and other avenues with resources to encourage mental fitness.

Get ready to ROAR. Nittany Nation's Ultimate Energy Challenge

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Monday, August 30, 2021

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --This football season, we're putting Nittany Nation's notoriously electric stadium energy to the test with the Roar Tracker powered by KCF Technologies.

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  • STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --This football season, we're putting Nittany Nation's notoriously electric stadium energy to the test with the Roar Tracker powered by KCF Technologies.
  • By installing cutting-edge technology used in manufacturing facilities across the globe, we'll get a peek into how much of an intimidating impact Nittany Lion fans make when they get on their feet.
  • Penn State fans are known for being some of the loudest fans in The Big Ten and the entire nation.
  • Penn State Football returns to a Beaver Stadium equipped with KCF Technologies' rugged magnetic sensors, called "V3s," deployed throughout fan sections.

Uplifting Athletes Presents $140,000 in Rare Disease Research Grants at 2021 Young Investigator Draft

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Since its inception in 2018, the Young Investigator Draft has awarded more than $440,000 in grant funding to 25 rare disease researchers across North America.

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  • Since its inception in 2018, the Young Investigator Draft has awarded more than $440,000 in grant funding to 25 rare disease researchers across North America.
  • Uplifting Athletes aspires to lead the change in representation in medicine and medical research, and help all rare disease patients feel represented and inspired by the Young Investigator Draft honorees.
  • Uplifting Athletes is proud to help fund critically needed research for the 30 million Americans living with a rare disease.
  • Programs include Rare Disease Awareness, Rare Disease Research, Uplifting Leaders and Uplifting Experiences, with several signature initiatives falling under these banners.

Penn Virginia Operational Update

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

HOUSTON, Oct. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Penn Virginia Corporation (Penn Virginia or the Company) (NASDAQ:PVAC) today announced an operational update and timing of its third quarter 2020 earnings release and conference call.

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  • HOUSTON, Oct. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Penn Virginia Corporation (Penn Virginia or the Company) (NASDAQ:PVAC) today announced an operational update and timing of its third quarter 2020 earnings release and conference call.
  • Darrin Henke, President and Chief Executive Officer of Penn Virginia commented, "We are incredibly proud of our operational and financial results for the quarter.
  • This accomplishment marks the fourth consecutive quarter, which encompasses both higher and lower commodity price environments, that Penn Virginia has generated free cash flow.
  • Penn Virginia will release its third quarter 2020 results after the market closes on Thursday, November 5, 2020.

Uplifting Athletes Non-Profit to Host Third Annual Young Investigator Draft Presented by CSL Behring on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

The football theme of the Young Investigator Draft is inspired by the NFL Draft.

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  • The football theme of the Young Investigator Draft is inspired by the NFL Draft.
  • "The Young Investigator Draft serves as a powerful celebration of research within the field of rare diseases, providing a platform to distribute research funding to up-and-coming young researchers and honoring our 'Rare Disease Champion Team'," says Rob Long, Executive Director of Uplifting Athletes.
  • "The Young Investigator Draft reinforces our promise to patients by empowering researchers to focus on the rare disease community."
  • Since its inception, Uplifting Athletes has raised more than $5 million to support the mission of Uplifting Athletes and its charitable programs: Rare Disease Awareness, Rare Disease Research, Uplifting Experiences and Uplifting Leaders.

Uplifting Athletes Announces Horizon Therapeutics plc as Exclusive Sponsor to Help Tackle Rare Disease at the National Football League (NFL) Scouting Combine

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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

As a rare disease patient and an athlete, sports have played an integral role in raising awareness for rare diseases, said Rob Long, executive director, Uplifting Athletes.

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  • As a rare disease patient and an athlete, sports have played an integral role in raising awareness for rare diseases, said Rob Long, executive director, Uplifting Athletes.
  • Uplifting Athletes Reps for Rare Disease raised more than $45,000 in 2019, with 56 participants from 21 Division I football programs.
  • To learn more about the Reps for Rare Disease program and the participating athletes, visit the Uplifting Athletes website, www.UpliftingAthletes.org .
  • Since its inception, Uplifting Athletes has raised more than $5 million to support the mission of Uplifting Athletes and its charitable programs: Rare Disease Awareness, Rare Disease Research, Uplifting Experiences and Uplifting Leaders.