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High School Football Teams Across America Unite To Raise Funds For St. Jude With Every Touchdown Scored

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Devin D. Thorpe
Sep 12, 2017
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Pledge It and MaxPreps Kickoff 2nd Annual National Campaign for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®

Press Release – HARRISBURG, PA, September 11, 2017 – Pledge It, the nation’s leading performance-based crowdfunding platform and MaxPreps, the online high school sports leader and a CBS Sports Digital property, are joining forces to launch the 2nd annual Touchdowns Against Cancer program, the first-of-its-kind national high school football initiative aimed to unify teams across the country for a common cause: defeating childhood cancer. Last year, nearly 200 high schools from across the country raised over $100,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

In support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, every touchdown scored by participating high schools between September 14 – 30 will directly benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. High school teams nationw…

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