Allyson DeVito, senior lecturer in the School of Information Science in UK’s College of Communication and Information, tasked more than 50 students in her CIS 300: Strategic Business Communication classes with finding a solution to a local nonprofit’s problem.
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For the third year, Steelers players are leading the Steelers Social Justice Grant program. Players are making donations to local organizations that are having an impact on the community, and the Steelers are matching the donations. The Steelers kicked off the 2020 Steelers Social Justice Grant program last week, and it continues today with Maurkice Pouncey making donations to multiple organizations in an effort to make a difference in the community.
In a year when many charitable organizations had to reinvent the way they do business due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Urban Impact Foundation was not immune to having to switch things up in 2020.
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The National Football League has been honoring a Man of the Year since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970. Awarded to a player who exemplifies excellence both on and off the field through volunteering in their community, the award was renamed in 1999 in honor of the late Bears running back Walter Payton.
This prestigious award is given to one player in the NFL each season. All 32 NFL teams nominate one player before the league narrows it down to three finalists and announces the award at the NFL awards ceremony the night before the Super Bowl.
For the Pittsburgh Steelers, their 2020 Walter Payton Man of the Year award nominee is tight end Vance McDonald.
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Maybe it was fate that brought Vance McDonald to the Steelers via a trade in 2017 from the San Francisco 49ers.
Because McDonald landed at a place where his values aligned perfectly with those of the organization.
Faith. Family. Football.
Those are three things the Rooney family holds as strong values, and those fall right in line with what McDonald stands for.
And it s those values that have him put him in a position to be the Steelers nominee for the 2020 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. When I was approached and told the news that I was the nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year I was absolutely floored, said McDonald. I remember the first thing I said was, Are you serious? I guess for a couple reasons, mainly because we don t really do all the things we do off the field for glory or for recognition. Secondly, I know there is an amazing group of guys on
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