One Big Week raises over $126,000 to fight student hunger at Penn State
One Big Week, a Big Ten-wide fundraising campaign to reduce student hunger, announced it raised $126,414, according to a release.
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One Big Week, a Big Ten-wide fundraising campaign to reduce student hunger, announced it raised $126,414, according to a release.
For the second year, One Big Week challenged Big Ten university communities to raise support for their students — and for the second year, Penn Staters answered the call. Alumni, friends and fans from around the world topped the conference, making more than 2,100 gifts and giving $126,414 to help tackle student hunger.
Tonight’s kickoff against Purdue marks not only the beginning of a new football season, but also the return of ‘One Big Week’, a week-long challenge among Big Ten institutions to
Penn State will go head-to-head with Purdue to see which school can raise the most money in the fundraiser's first 48 hours.
Penn State will once again join its Big Ten institutional partners for One Big Week, an event that challenges university communities to channel school pride into student support. From midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 31, through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, Penn State alumni and friends can participate by making a gift to the Tackle Student Hunger Fund, a resource that provides support to food pantries at every Penn State campus.