Football Coaches to Wear Coach To Cure MD Patch
September 15, 2014 11:55 AM | General
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| West Virginia and Oklahoma staffs will wear a Coach To Cure MD logo patch on the sidelines. |
WACO, Texas - For the sixth year in a row, college football coaches nationwide, including West Virginia and Oklahoma staffs, will join together in support of the Coach To Cure MD program, which will be held during games of Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. The rapidly growing annual effort has raised more than a million dollars to battle Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
On September 27th, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) members will wear a Coach To Cure MD logo patch on the sidelines and college football fans will be asked to donate to research projects supported by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest nonprofit organization in the U.S. focused entirely on Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Football fans can donate to Duchenne muscular dystrophy research by either going online to www.CoachtoCureMD.org or by texting the word CURE to 90999 (a $5 donation will automatically be added to your next phone bill).
Last year, more than 10,000 college coaches at more than 600 different institutions participated in Coach To Cure MD events. Both those figures are higher than in any of the program’s first six years (2008-2013). The five-year fundraising total is just over $1 million.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed during childhood and primarily affects boys across all races and cultures. Boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy develop progressive muscle weakness that eventually causes loss of mobility, wheelchair dependency and a decline in respiratory and cardiac function. Currently, there is no cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and limited therapeutic options exist.
“Our coaches look forward to participating in Coach to Cure MD every year,” said Grant Teaff, executive director of the AFCA and legendary former coach at Baylor University. “It is uplifting to see the increased fundraising totals each year, knowing this effort is truly making a difference in advancing Duchenne MD research.”
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