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SCOREBOARD

PEF Scoreboard Published by: Piedmont Educational Foundation 757 Stasavich Place P.O. Box 7280Hickory, NC 28603

UPCOMING PEF/BEARS CLUB EVENTS

26TH ANNUAL HANLEY H. PAINTER BEAR MEMORIALGOLF TOURNAMENTFriday, October 10, 2014 - 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., Tee TimesLake Hickory Country Club - Catawba Springs

13TH ANNUAL PEF/BEARS CLUB HOMECOMING GALAFriday, October 10, 2014 - 7:00 p.m.Lake Hickory Country Club - Viewmont

LENOIR-RHYNE SPORTS HALL OF FAMEINDUCTION CEREMONYSaturday, October 11, 2014 - 11:00 a.m.P.E. Monroe Auditorium - Lenoir-Rhyne University

David Jandrew, PEF Director of Operations (828) 328-7130 david.jandrew@lr.edu

Martha Wrike, PEF Special Events Coordinator (828) 328-7007 martha.wrike@lr.edu

The Piedmont Educational Foundation/Bears Club presented a check to Lenoir-Rhyne University for a record $1,745.804.00 at the annual Board Of Trustees Dinner, which took place on Tuesday, August 5, at Lake Hickory Country Club in Hickory, N.C.

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Congratulations to Cody Shaw (Greenville, N.C.) and Abigail McRea (Hickory, N.C.) for being named the 2013-14 Dr. Rufus L. Moretz Scholar-Athletes Of The Year, given annually to the male and female student-athletes with the highest grade point averages.

Lenoir-Rhyne Football2014 Schedule

September 6 .............POINT ........................................ 7:00 p.m. September 13 ..........at Virginia State ...................... 2:00 p.m. September 20 ..........at Wingate# ............................ 1:30 p.m.September 27 ..........TUSCULUM# ............................. 7:00 p.m. (Family Weekend)October 4 ..................at Brevard# .............................. 4:15 p.m.October 11 ...............NORTH GREENVILLE ............... 2:00 p.m. (Homecoming)October 18 ...............at Newberry# .......................... 4:00 p.m.October 25 ...............MARS HILL# .............................. 2:00 p.m. November 1 ..............at Carson-Newman# .............. 1:00 p.m.November 8 ..............at Alderson Broaddus ..................... NoonNovember 15 ...........CATAWBA# .............................. 2:00 p.m.

# = South Atlantic Conference

Pictured above is the 2014 Lenoir-Rhyne Football Seniors. The Bears, 13-2 last year and the NCAA Division II Finalists, will begin the year ranked No. 6 in the country. Lenoir-Rhyne, under first-year mentor Ian Shields, hosts Point on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m., in the opener.

2014 FALL HOME OPENERS

MEN’S SOCCERBelmont Abbey at Lenoir-RhyneThursday, September 4, 2014 - 7:00 p.m.Moretz Sports - Athletic Complex

FOOTBALLPoint at Lenoir-Rhyne Saturday, September 6, 2014 - 7:00 p.m.Moretz Stadium

WOMEN’S SOCCERUSC Aiken at Lenoir-RhyneWednesday, September 10, 2014 - 5:00 p.m.Moretz Sports - Athletic Complex

VOLLEYBALLNewberry at Lenoir-RhyneTuesday, September 16, 2014 - 7:00 p.m.Shuford Memorial Gymnasium

THE MEADE FAMILY

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PEF/BEARS CLUB FEATURESPEF SPOTLIGHT

Russ MeadeQ: Tell us a little about yourself? A: I graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. I also played football for the Bears. I served eight years in the United States Marine Corps and was deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, in 2005. I am the founder and Chief Military Advisor for Covert Threads here in Hickory, N.C. I have worked for Piedmont Vending in Conover, N.C., for 21 years where I’m Vice President of Sales. In addition, I’m a Certified Personal Trainer at Body Dimensions located in downtown Hick-ory, N.C. I have three children: Jake (21), Lily (20) and Anna (18) and two grandchildren. In my spare time, I enjoy bow hunting, doing obstacle races and attending the University of Kentucky basketball games!

Q: What is your most memorable Lenoir-Rhyne athletic memory? A: My first athletic memory was playing with the best running back I’ve ever played with or against in Leonard Davis. Blocking for him and watching him run the ball was a blessing and a treat! My second memory was last year watching our Bears lose their first game and then recover to make it all the way to the National Championship Game. Made me even more proud to be a Bear!

Q: What led you to get involved in the Piedmont Educational Foundation? A: I have enjoyed being a PEF member because it makes me feel like I am giving back to our school and our football team. Just like the support I received when I was playing between the bricks.

Q: What would you say to a prospective donor to PEF? A: I bring in current Lenoir-Rhyne athletes to do internships at my gym and enjoy supporting them further through the PEF/Bears Club. Being a Bear is something to be proud of and supporting our “small family” by contributing to the Piedmont Educational Foundation goes a long way in helping these young men and women become leaders of tomorrow.

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*The Cub Club birthday announcement is a benefit of the Bear Membership Level.* NOTE: September’s birthdays will beannounced in the next edition.

Happy Birthday to our Cub Club Members from Joe & Josie Bear

“GROW THE CHARGE” We are asking all of our loyal Piedmont Educational Foundation members to assist in finding new donors for the 2014-15 year. The foundation will award a special prize to the current PEF member who brings in the most new members and the PEF member with the most new money raised during the 2014-15 fiscal year ending on May 31, 2015.