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 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.