(Peru, Neb.) – For the third year in a row, the Peru State Bobcat football coaches joined other coaches nationwide in support of the Coach to Cure MD program, which was held during games on Saturday, Sept. 27. The rapidly growing annual effort has raised more than a million dollars to battle Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
The Bobcat coaches, members of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), wore a Coach to Cure MD logo patch on the sidelines. Peru State and Evangel football fans were asked to consider a donation to research projects supported by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest nonprofit organization in the U.S. focused entirely on Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Northwestern Mutual, one of America's strongest corporate backers of college football, has served as the corporate sponsor for the program this year, making a major financial donation of PPMD's medical reseach for a cure to Duchenne MD.
Bobcat football coaches supported the Coach to Cure MD with logo patches on Saturday. From
left to right: Chuck Mizerski, Derek Derr, Dustin Gerdes, and Andy KohlsFootball fans were asked to donate and still can to Duchenne muscular dystrophy research by either going online to
www.CoachtoCureMD.org or by texting the word CURE to 90999 where a $5 donation will be automatically added to your next phone bill.
Last year, more than 10,000 college coaches at more than 600 different institutions participated in the Coach to Cure MD events. The five-year fundraising total is just over $1 million.
About the AFCA The American Football Coaches Association was founded in 1922 and is considered the primary professional association for football coaches at all levels of competition. The 10,000-member organization includes more than 90 percent of head coaches at the 700-plus schools that sponsor football at the college level. Members include coaches from Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan, Mexico, and the United States.
About PPMD Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) is a national not-for-profit organization founded in 1994 by parents of children with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy. The organization's mission is to end Duchenne. The group accelerates research, raises their issues in Washington, demanding optimal care for all young men and educate the global community.
