TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology football assistant coaches Nick Davis
and Brian White recently joined more than 110
other college coaches for the third annual Lauren´s First and Goal
Football Camp on Sunday, June 17 at Otterbein University.
Nearly 500 high school student-athletes attended the camp, which
raised more than $16,000 for pediatric brain tumor research.
(NOTE: Photo features coaches from Rose-Hulman, Defiance and Bluffton who participated in the camp)
The camp is the primary fundraiser for Lauren´s First and Goal Foundation, with all proceeds going directly to its mission of providing financial support for brain tumor research and cancer services, offering financial and emotional support to families living with pediatric cancer, and increasing awareness of the disease. Locally, donations help support pediatric oncology patients at Nationwide Children´s Hospital.
White also participated in a similar camp at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania on June 3.
During the one-day camp, players received instruction in a variety of offensive and defensive skills from college coaches from around the country. More than 110 college coaches representing colleges and universities from Ohio and neighboring states volunteered at the event. Ohio State University head football coach Urban Meyer served as the guest speaker, implementing a theme of "weathering the storm" to the crowd.
Lauren´s First and Goal has raised a total amount of $132,212 so far this year. The ninth annual camp attracted 2,105 participants at Lafayette earlier this month. LFG was created in 2004 by John and Marianne Loose in honor of their 15-year-old daughter Lauren, a pediatric brain tumor survivor.
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