Shiz and Sam

We married in 2000. Through brain, hip, and spin surgery we have only grown stronger together. We lift each other up every single day!

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Help us share our love story in Variety, take home $20,000, and go on a triple date with Jeff & Emilie Goldblum and Charlie Day & Mary Elizabeth Ellis!

Voting for the TOP 20 ends Thursday the 16th of July at 7PM PDT

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How did your love story begin?

In 1998 at Penn State. He worked in the dining hall and to get my attention every morning during breakfast he would give me extra potato tots! We started talking a week later and the rest is history.

What is your favorite memory you've shared as a couple?

When we decided to start a business together in 2019. Working together has been wonderful. Our passion for our community and giving back to a community that has given us everything is important to us. So it only made sense to make that our business mission. Bc we moved back to State College when our kids were little. I’m happy to say Giv Local is thriving and we are able to literally give back to local NPOs.

What would you do with $20,000?

We have been wanting to take a vacation for so long but haven’t been able to due to medical bills. We would love to take a real celebratory 25th wedding anniversary and pay off all medical bills.

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