(Peru, Neb.) – The Peru State football coaching staff will wear the "Coach To Cure MD" patches this weekend during their ESPN3 game with William Penn.
 
The original date for the event was Sept. 30, but the 'Cats were on the road for two straight weeks and had their bye week. Assistant coach Lou Varley and the sports information office confirmed with Danielle Garrigan, Coach to Cure MD Program Manager, and arranged to support the event on Oct. 21.

 
Coach to Cure MD is a partnership between the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), a professional organization for over 10,000 college football coaches and staff, and Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest national charity devoted exclusively to Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
 
In 2008 the AFCA adopted PPMD's Coach To Cure MD program as one of their charity efforts. One reason the AFCA was drawn to Coach To Cure MD was because of the unique parallels between Duchenne, a disorder which robs young men of precious muscle strength and college football, a game where young men are at the peak of their muscle strength.

One football Saturday of each season AFCA coaches nationwide agree to promote Coach To Cure MD.

By wearing armbands, mentioning Coach To Cure MD during on and off-field interviews, and in some instances doing even more extensive media relations around the date, coaches are rolling up their sleeves and proudly getting involved.
 
The Peru State coaching staff has been involved with the Coach To Cure MD for several years and Coach Varley has coordinated the event. Varley noted, "This is just one way our staff can help to give back, even as simple as wearing the armbands, to providing awareness for such a good cause."