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The Kevin Dare Foundation
The Kevin Dare Foundation is a charitable organization founded at The Pennsylvania State University in 2004. The foundation's mission is to help student athletes with dibilitating injuries or illnesses, through financial scholarships, acheive their academic goals. In 2011, the foundation announced the first annual Life Back On Track scholarship to be awarded in 2012.

Kevin Dare
Kevin Dare was a Penn State track and field pole-vaulter from 2000 - 2002. On February 23, 2002, Dare was competeing in the Big Ten Track and Field Championship when he lost his life after hitting his head on the metal planting box during his first jump of the day. The Kevin Dare Foundation was founded in his memory by his father, Ed.

Pole Vault Safety and Life Back on Track
The initial goal of the Kevin Dare Foundation was to improve pole-vault safety. The foundations efforts were met with success with the introduction of the first approved pole-vault specific helmet and the SoftBox. Since then, the foundation has aimed its efforts at providing disabled student athletes with scholarships. The first annual Life Back on Track scholarship will be awarded at the end of 2012.