[184] Blue Raiders, Blue Coast Fight Childhood Cancer Together

FOR IMEMDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 5, 2009
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Edgard Izaguirre, 270-987-2448 or eizag001@gmail.com, or
Chloe Robinson, uptldawn@mtsu.edu

BLUE RAIDERS, BLUE COAST FIGHT CHILDHOOD CANCER TOGETHER
Student Organization, Restaurant to Raise Funds for St. Jude Hospital in Memphis

(MURFREESBORO) – Up ‘til Dawn will host a percentage night from 6-9 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, at Blue Coast Burrito, 1122 Memorial Blvd. in Murfreesboro. A percentage of your purchase will go to the Up ‘til Dawn program at MTSU if you let the staff know you are there on behalf of the program.
Up ‘til Dawn is a nationwide, student-led, student-run program to raise funds for and awareness of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. Though called Up ‘til Dawn, the program usually takes place throughout the academic year and provides opportunities in leadership for college students, allowing them to gain valuable work experience by organizing and participating in fundraising activities.
Out of more than 300 programs across the United States, the MTSU Up ‘til Dawn program won the award for Best Finale Event during the 2009 St. Jude Collegiate Seminar. The MTSU program also won the 2009 Heroes of Humanity Award from the International Association for Human Values and The Art of Living Foundation.
For more information on Up ‘til Dawn, go to www.mtsu.edu/~uptldawn or call 615-898-5812.


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With three Nobel Prize winners among its alumni and former faculty, Middle Tennessee State University confers master’s degrees in 10 areas, the Specialist in Education degree, the Doctor of Arts degree and the Doctor of Philosophy degree. MTSU is ranked among the top 100 public universities in the nation in the Forbes “America’s Best Colleges” 2009 survey.