Penn State Football: Coaches Set To Wear Patch To Raise Awareness For Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Penn State and Northwestern coaching staffs will join a nationwide movement this weekend wearing a special arm patch to raise awareness for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common fatal childhood genetic disorder – it is a progressive muscle disorder that causes loss of muscle function and independence. There is no cure and life expectancy is just in the 20s.

Approximately 10,000 college coaches at more than 500 institutions (including 110+ FBS teams) will participate in Coach To Cure MD events.

The program enters its seventh year of Coach to Cure MD, a partnership between the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Parent Project MD. The program has raised more than one million dollars in donations since 2008 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Fans are encouraged to donate five dollars by texting the word CURE to 90999, or they can donate online at www.CoachtoCureMD.org.

Research to find a cure is underway on many college campuses. Football fans have helped Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy make muscle research grants to Ohio State, UCLA, Florida, and Missouri among others.

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