Posted by Rebecca De León | Arbiter
As if Boise State’s beloved head football coach Chris Petersen wasn’t doing enough to give back to the community, the Chris Klug Foundation also partnered with the university to promote organ and tissue donation awareness at the fun run.
The nonprofit organization, founded in 2004 by liver transplant recipient and Olympic medalist snowboarder Chris Klug, is dedicated to promoting lifesaving donation and improving the quality of life for donors, their families and organ transplant candidates and recipients.
According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, there are more than 110,000people in the U.S. waiting for life-saving organ transplants right now, with another person added every 12 minutes. The website also said that on average, 18 people die each day from the lack of available organs for transplant. Donate Life Americastated 90 percent of Americans say they support donation, but only 30 percent know the essential steps it takes to be a donor, a statistic the Chris Klug Foundation aims to change.
Visit the Chris Klug Foundation’s website for more information on how to become an organ donor.
FACTBOX:
Wanna try and beat Coach Pete?
What: Beat Coach Pete Scholarship Run/Walk. (About three miles)
Why: Raise money for the General Scholarship Fund, which provides financial aid for need-based applicants. Coach Pete will donate $5 for every runner who beats him
Where: Student Recreation Center along the Boise City Greenbelt, and finishing on the blue turf at Bronco Stadium
Time: 9:30 a.m. until whenever you manage to cross the finish line
Cost: $30 general, $15 Boise State students, $75 for a family of up to five
History: In 2008, $15,000 were raised
In 2009, $18,000 were raised
In 2010, $25,000 were raised
Call 426-1131 or visit rec.boisestate.edu/beatpete/registration/ for more information on how to register for the race.
Are you preparing to beat Coach Pete?
The nonprofit organization, founded in 2004 by liver transplant recipient and Olympic medalist snowboarder Chris Klug, is dedicated to promoting lifesaving donation and improving the quality of life for donors, their families and organ transplant candidates and recipients.
According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, there are more than 110,000people in the U.S. waiting for life-saving organ transplants right now, with another person added every 12 minutes. The website also said that on average, 18 people die each day from the lack of available organs for transplant. Donate Life Americastated 90 percent of Americans say they support donation, but only 30 percent know the essential steps it takes to be a donor, a statistic the Chris Klug Foundation aims to change.
Visit the Chris Klug Foundation’s website for more information on how to become an organ donor.
FACTBOX:
Wanna try and beat Coach Pete?
What: Beat Coach Pete Scholarship Run/Walk. (About three miles)
Why: Raise money for the General Scholarship Fund, which provides financial aid for need-based applicants. Coach Pete will donate $5 for every runner who beats him
Where: Student Recreation Center along the Boise City Greenbelt, and finishing on the blue turf at Bronco Stadium
Time: 9:30 a.m. until whenever you manage to cross the finish line
Cost: $30 general, $15 Boise State students, $75 for a family of up to five
History: In 2008, $15,000 were raised
In 2009, $18,000 were raised
In 2010, $25,000 were raised
Call 426-1131 or visit rec.boisestate.edu/beatpete/registration/ for more information on how to register for the race.
Are you preparing to beat Coach Pete?
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