Checklist for Your Restaurant Event:
 Register your event on the Coach to Cure MD website so that you get your kit
www.coachtocuremd.org
 Request a meeting with a local restaurant manager and take the following
packet with you to give to him/her.
 Send out invitations to family and friends before the event.
 Contact local media and inform them event is taking place: newspapers,
community newspapers, weekend sportscasters, local radio stations
(commercials available to be played on local radio and tv stations).
Other opportunities:
 Arrange with the restaurant to let you have a few silent auction or raffle baskets
(depending on the laws of your state).
 Ask the waiters and waitresses to wear the sticker patches.
 Arrange with local beer distributors through the restaurant for them to donate
their sales for that day from one of their beers.
 Put donation boxes on the tables.
Dear (ENTER RESTAURANT MANAGER’S NAME),
On the weekend of September 24th college coaches and high school coaches around the country
will be united in fighting Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), the number one genetic
killer of childhood. They will be participating in COACH TO CURE MD, a program of Parent
Project Muscular Dystrophy – the largest national charity dedicated exclusively to Duchenne
research.
When you turn on any televised college football game on September 24th, you will see coaches
wearing Coach To Cure patches. What started as a couple of hundred participating schools, has
turned into a national awareness campaign that in-stadium audiences and at-home viewers are
taking notice of. Last year, more than 5,200 college coaches at over 350 different institutions
participated in Coach To Cure. Your restaurant could be part of this unique and important team!
Duchenne muscular dystrophy primarily affects boys and is a genetic condition that can happen
in any family. It slowly destroys a boy’s muscle strength, their ability to walk, their ability to
breathe. Boys with Duchenne lose their battle in their early 20’s. There are limited treatments
and no cure. But there is HOPE. And with money for research a cure can be found.
Across the country there will be many local events in conjunction with Coach To Cure MD. The
goal of Coach To Cure MD is to raise awareness and funds for research for Duchenne.
We are requesting your participation in Coach To Cure MD this year. We are asking for your
restaurant’s support in the following way(s):

To allow us to host an event at your location. We will invite people to come to your
establishment on September 24th, 2011.
 To donate a portion of your food sales to Coach To Cure MD that day
 To allow us to publicize Coach To Cure in your restaurant
We will also publicize the event, specifically letting local media venues know of the event. We
want to let the community know that you care about saving boys with Duchenne.
For more information on Coach To Cure MD, visit our website: www.coachtocuremd.org.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
About Coach to Cure MD (CTC)
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.
The goals of Coach To Cure MD are simple: raise national awareness of the disorder and raise
money to fund research for a cure. Our approach to reaching these goals is also simple. One
football Saturday of each season (this year it will be on September 24, 2011) 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.
About American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)
The AFCA is the professional association that represents more than 90 percent of head coaches
at American colleges and universities. Founded in 1921, the AFCA has promoted the
improvement of the coaching profession and has highlighted the good work of coaches on and
off the field.
About Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD)
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) is the largest nonprofit organization in the United
States focused entirely on Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Since 1994, PPMD has improved the treatment, quality of life, and long-term outlook for all
individuals affected by Duchenne through research, advocacy, education, and compassion.
Because of our efforts, families affected by Duchenne have better access to state-of-the-art care
information, research is moving forward at an accelerated pace, and legislation now exists
funding Duchenne research and outreach programs.
The name of the organization reflects our grassroots origins, parent-led focus, and passion, and
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy is now a name recognized around the world as the leader in
the Duchenne community. We hold the highest ethical standards and consistently receive high
marks from watchdog organizations.
We take a comprehensive approach in the fight against Duchenne—funding research, raising
awareness, promoting advocacy, connecting the community, and broadening treatment options.
Only this comprehensive approach will lead to the day that 100% of those diagnosed can turn to
a treatment that will lead to the end of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Learn more about Duchenne by visiting our website at ParentProjectMD.org.
SAMPLE STORY
Our Story of Duchenne
In September of 2002, we brought home a beautiful baby boy from the hospital who
from all accounts looked healthy and perfect. Little did we know that he was already
fighting for his life and that his little body was beginning to build up scar tissue.
When he was three we noticed that our son Joel was not jumping, running like the rest
of the kids. We ended up going through tests and he was diagnosed with Duchenne
muscular dystrophy.
While is it a genetic condition, Duchenne can happen to any family. It weakens boys’
muscles and by the age of 10-12 they lose their ability to walk, and they often lose their
battle in their late teens or early twenties. There is no cure and there are limited
treatments. But there is hope.
There are several promising research studies in the works to save this generation of
boys. But what we need is money and time -- both of which are so hard to come by.
Coach To Cure MD is about letting people across the nation know about this lethal
disease and about raising critical money for research.
Our son is in the fight of his life, and with your help we can win it. We can save this
generation of boys with Duchenne.
Please help us by being part of the hope.
Ending Duchenne Together,
Rachel Poysky
Schools that Participated in 2010:
A-M
N-Z
Air Force
Louisianna State University
Akron University
NC Wesleyan College
Alfred University
New Mexico State
Allegheny College
Newport News Apprentice School
Alma College
Nicholls State
Amherst College
North Carolina State
Anderson University
North Greenville University
Anna Maria College
Northern Illinois University
Arizona State University
Northern Michigan University
Arkansas State University
Northern State University
Arkansas Tech University
Northern State University
Ashland University
Northwest Missouri State University
Auburn University
Northwestern College
Augustana College
Northwestern University
Austin college
Ohio Northern University
Averett University
Ohio University
Azusa Pacific University
Old Dominion University
Bacone College
Oregon State University
Ball State
Penn State
Bates College
Plymouth State University
Baylor University
Presbyterian College
Becker College
Princeton University
Beloit College
Purdue University
Bethel University
Birmingham Southern College
Rhodes College
Bloomsburg University
Rice University
Bluffton University
Robert Morris University
Boise State University
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Boston College
Rowan University
Bowling Green University
Rutgers University
Briar Cliff University
Sacramento State University
Brigham Young University
Saint Augustine's College
Bryant University
Salisbury University
Buena Vista University
Salve Regina University
Buffalo State College
Samford University
California Lutheran University
San Diego State
Campbell University
San Jose State University
Campbellsville University
Seton Hill University
Capital University
Sewanee: The University of the South
Carnegie Mellon
Shippensburg University
Carroll University
Shorter University
Carson Newman
Simpson College
Castleton State College
Slippery Rock University
Catholic University
South Dakota Mines
Central College
South Dakota State
Central Connecticut State University
Southeastern Louisiana University
Central State University
Southern Methodist University
Centre College
Southern Nazarene University
Chadron State
Southern Utah University
Charleston Southern
Southwest Baptist University
Cheyney University
Southwest Minnesota State University
Chowan University
St. Ambrose University
Citadel
St. Xavier University
Coe College
Stanford University
Colby College
Stephen F. Austin
Colorado School of Mines
Suny Cortland
Colorado State University
SUNY Maritime
Columbia University
Susquehana University
Concordia University St. Paul
Syracuse University
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Temple University
Cornell University
Tennessee State University
Culver-Stockton College
Texas A&M-Kingsville
Cumberland University
Texas Christian University
Curry College
Texas State University
Delaware Valley College
The College at Brockport
Delta State University
The College of New Jersey
Depauw University
The Ohio State University
Dickinson College
Thomas More College
Drake University
Towson University
Duke University
Trine University
Earlham College
Trinity College
East Carolina University
Trinity University
East Central University
Troy University
East Stroudsburg University
Truman State University
Eastern Michigan University
Tufts University
Eastern New Mexico University
Tulane University
Eastern Orregon University
UC Davis
Eastern Washington University
UCLA
Elmhurst College
Union College
Elmhurst College
University at Buffalo
Endicott College
University if South Dakota
Eureka College
University of Alabama
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham
University of Alabama-Birmingham
Faulkner University
University of Arizona
Fitchburg State University
University of Arkansas
Florida Atlantic University
University of California Berkeley
Florida International University
University of Central Florida
Florida State University
University of Central Michigan
Fort Hays State University
University of Cincinnati
Framingham State University
University of Delaware
Franklin and Marshall College
University of Florida
Franklin College
University of Georgia
Fresno State University
University of Hawaii
Frostburg State College
University of Incarnate Word
Gallaudet University
University of Indianapolis
Gannon University
University of Kentucky
Gardner-Webb university
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Georgetown College
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Georgetown University
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Georgia Southern Football
University of Maryland
Georgia State university
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Georgia Tech
University of Memphis
Gettysburg College
University of Miami
Grand Valley State University
University of Michigan
Guilford College
University of Minnesota
Gustavus Adolphus College
University of Mississippi
Hagrave Military Academy
University of Missouri
Hamilton College
University of Montana
Hamline University
University of Mount Union
Hardin-Simmons University
University of Nebraska
Hartwick College
University of Nevada
Heidelberg University
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Hillsdale College
University of New Hampshire
Hobart College
University of New Haven
Holy Cross
University of New Mexico
Hope College
University of North Carolina
Howard Payne University
University of North Texas
Howard University
University of Northern Colorado
Humboldt State University
University of Oregon
Huntingdon College
University of Pittsburgh
Husson College
University of Richmond
Idaho State University
University of Rochester
Illinois College
University of Saint Mary
Illinois State University
University of South Carolina
Indiana University
University of Southern California
Indiana University of Pennslyvania
University of Southern Mississippi
Ithaca College
University of St. Francis
James Madison University
University of Tennessee
Johns Hopkins University
University of Tennessee Chattanooga
Kalamazoo College
University of Texas
Kansas State University
University of Texas- El Pasp
Kean University
University of Texas-El Paso
Kenyon College
University of The Cumberlands
Knox College
University of Toledo
Lafayette College
University of Toledo
LaGrange College
University of Utah
Lake Eerie College
University of Virginia
Lake Forest College
University of West Virginia
Lakeland College
University of Wisconsin
Lawrence
University of Wisconsin - Stout
Lehigh University
University of Wyoming
Liberty University
Upper Iowa University
Lindsey Wilson College
Urbana University
Linfield College
Utah State University
Lockhaven University
Utica College
Loras College
Valparaiso University
Louisiana Tech
Virginia Military Institute
Lycoming
Virginia Tech
Macalester College
Wabash College
Manchester College
Wake Forest University
Mansfield University
Waldorf College
Marist University
Walsh University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wartburg College
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Washington & Lee University
Mayville State University
Washington State University
McKendree University
Weber State University
McMurry University
West Chester University
McNeese State University
West Liberty University
Mesa State College
West Texas A&M University
Michigan State University
Western Connecticut State University
Middle Tennessee State University
Western Kentucky
Middlebury College
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Midland College
Western New England College
Midwestern State University
Wilkes University
Millersville University
William Paterson University
Millsaps College
Williams College
Minnesota State University
Wilmington College
Minnesota State University-Morehead
Wittenberg University
Mississippi State University
Yale University
Missouri S&T
Yale University
Monmouth College
Monmouth University
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Montana Tech
Moravian College
Moorhead State University
Morgan State University
Morningside College
Muhlenberg College