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Happy Spring! April is National Donate Life Month! The Chris Klug Foundation is hosting eight events in five different states this month! With the transplant waiting list constantly rising, now over 113,000 people, we are dedicated to making a difference for those waiting for a second chance at life. Visit chrisklugfoundation.org to learn more about how you can help with our programs or host your own event in your community.
Big News: CKF has been accepted as one of the charity teams to race in the 2012 ING New York City Marathon on November 4! Through the New York Road Runners, the world's premier community running organization, we have been given five guaranteed spots in the race. Each runner is required to raise a minimum amount in funds to benefit our foundation. Email us if you are interested in learning more about the team, jenny@chrisklug.org
Happy Birthday to Chris and Missy’s baby girl, Bali Klug. She turns one year old on April 12!
The Chris Klug Foundation is dedicated to promoting lifesaving organ donation and improving the quality of life for donors, donor families, organ transplant candidates and recipients.
Our foundation is here to help spread the organ donor message any way we can. Thank you for partnering with us to help those awaiting a second chance at life.
The Team at CKF
Check us out online for all the latest updates and info:
| DONATE TO THE CHRIS KLUG FOUNDATION: |
Please log on and consider a charitable donation to the Chris Klug Foundation, so we can continue our donor awareness outreach across the country. Every bit helps! Click here to donate |
| DONOR DUDES SHOUT OUTS! |
We want to say thank you to all of the hard working volunteers who are stepping up during the month of April to promote organ & tissue donation! Because of these awesome advocates, we have eight Donor Dudes events taking place in the month of April. This shout out is for the Boise State University event planning class, David in Martha’s Vineyard, Victoria in San Diego, Kiran at Cherry Creek High School, Elisa at Rowan University, Shanea at University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Aspen Donor Dudes crew. Together, we are saving lives!
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| Valentines Day Donor Drives, Aspen and Portland |
Valentines Day is a day to celebrate love. Aspen High School and Beaverton High School did just that by hosting a donor drive! Aspen High School students donated 25 pints of blood, and Beaverton High registered over 70 people for the bone marrow registry that day! Great job to Tori Morris, Kate Dowley and the other student organizers who planned such incredible donor drives.
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| Fairview High 9Health Fair, Boulder |
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On February 17, Donor Dudes was part of the Fairview High School 9Health Fair in Boulder, CO. Over 500 students visited the Donor Dudes table that day. Our donor advocate, Virginia Gebhart, introduced a neat way to promote donation by coordinating a poster contest among the students. The poster submissions were creative, inspiring and thoughtful pieces reflecting on donation. The one pictured here is the winning poster by Susan Xu (The script on the poster is Chris's transplant story). The students at Fairview embraced the message of Donor Dudes and are making a difference by sharing the facts. Thanks to our Donor Dude ambassadors Virginia and the Fairview High National Honor Society for executing this excellent donor awareness event!
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| World Kidney Day at University of Miami |
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March 8 was World Kidney Day, a day to promote awareness of the issues surrounding kidney disease. A kidney recipient and Alumni at University of Miami, Jill Morton, volunteered to help plan a World Kidney Day awareness event on campus. Jill invited us to be a part of the event to help educate students about donation. They registered 10 new donors that day, and encouraged hundreds more to know the fact and share their donation decision. We were happy to be part of the event and look forward to next year! Thank you Jill for your hard work making World Kidney Day a success.
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| Elk Mountain Grand Traverse, Aspen to Crested Butte |
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Congratulations to Chris Klug and CKF board member, Jon Gibans for completing another Elk Mountain Grand Traverse this past Saturday. They skied through the night from Crested Butte, Colorado finishing in ten hours forty two minutes at the base of Aspen Mountain on cross country skis. The team proudly raced to raise awareness for organ & tissue donation. They rocked CKF/Donor Dudes stickers and buttons on all of their gear and finished with big smiles! Chris shared "It was a hardcore race, but an awesome event. Skiing down Star Pass in the dark was sketchy, but watching the sun rise over Taylor Pass was worth it. Thanks to the race committee, sponsors and volunteers for a great race."
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| National Donate Life Month Events |
Thanks to our awesome volunteers, April donor awareness events include:
April 2 Kegs4Kauses - Boise, ID
April 7 Martha’s Vineyard Hospital Annual Health Fair
Apr 12 San Diego State University Health Expo
April 14 Cherry Creek Wellness Summit – Cherry Creek, CO
April 16 Rowan University Donor Day – Glassboro, NJ
April 17 Be the Missing Piece, University of Nebraska at Omaha
April 23 Colorado FBLA Conference – Vail, CO
April 25 Boise State University Donor Drive
Visit our website for more information on each of the events.
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| New York Times College Life Fair, Chicago |
Donor Dudes will be part of a brand new event called the New York Times College Life Fair in Chicago May 31. Created by the New York Times Company, this college fair invites students and parents to learn about the overall college experience. Attendees will learn about admission, college life opportunities and have access to resources for success. Our foundation will be one of the nonprofit exhibitors at this event. Our goal at this event is to recruit the high school sophomores and juniors to start their own Donor Dudes club at their current school and future university. Our Donor Dudes program is a great experience for students interested in a leadership role to enhance their college applications, resumes and make a difference in their communities.
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| 2012 Subaru Elephant Rock, Castle Rock |
On Sunday, June 3 American Transplant Foundation's charity cycling team, Team Transplant, will ride to raise awareness about organ & tissue donation in the 2012 Subaru Elephant Rock. Participants can register for various distances from the 100 mile ride, to 34 miles or even the 7 mile family ride. This is a great event that highlights the fact that transplant recipients still lead healthy, active lifestyles. Learn more about the event and register at Americantransplantfoundation.org. Keep an eye out for Team Donor Dudes! We are excited to be part of the event this year.
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| Outside in Aspen |
Outside in Aspen – The epic mountain lifestyle event - June 8-10. We are excited to announce that CKF will be part of this big adventure weekend! Activities include mountain & road biking, fly-fishing, kayaking, rafting, trail running, hiking, rock climbing and stand-up river paddling for all skill levels. Keep an eye out for which activity Chris will be leading! You can find our CKF booth in the expo village on Hunter Street with epic games and giveaways. Click here to learn more about Outside in Aspen.
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| Vans Warped Tour |
The Vans Warped Tour has been one of our main events for a number of years now. Each year we join the tour in new cities with our donor message. This year we will have 6 total stops in the following cities:
June 16 Salt Lake City, UT
June 17 Denver, CO
June 23 San Francisco, CA – New!
July 3 Dallas, TX – New!
July 7 Chicago, IL – New!
August 5 Portland, OR
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| Donor Dash, Denver |
Registration is now open for the 13th Annual Donor Dash in Denver, CO. The Donor Dash is for runners, walkers and families to honor the lives of organ & tissue donors, celebrate the lives of organ & tissue recipients and recognize those waiting for a lifesaving transplant. CKF is proud to be a sponsor this year. We look forward to being there Sunday, July 15. Donor Dash registration
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| Transplant Games of America, Grand Rapids |
The Transplant Games of America are taking place in Grand Rapids, Michigan July 28-31. This is a multi-sport festival event for athletes who have undergone lifesaving transplant surgeries and living donors. CKF is excited to be there as an exhibitor while supporting thousands of transplant recipients and their athletic achievement. We also want to recognize Team Rocky Mountain, a team of transplant recipients who will represent Colorado, Montana and Wyoming. Our foundation is proud to partner with Team Rocky Mountain. Please check out their fundraising page and help support the team! Team Rocky Mountain!
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| Leadville Trail 100 MTB, Leadville |
CKF Leadville Trail 100 MTB Team is training hard for the big race on August 11. Each team member is required to raise a minimum of $2,000 to benefit our Foundation. Visit their team project page to learn more about the race and the riders! Anyone who donates $11 before April 8 will be entered to win $100 gift card to Urban Outfitters. Just in time for summer shopping! Crowdrise.com
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| GET INVOLVED AS A DONOR DUDE: |
Need a school project? How about community volunteer hours? You can plan your own successful, LIFESAVING Donor Dudes event! We can help! CKF will provide cool event swag including stickers, donor cards, pins, as well as a ”HOW TO” guide to make your event a hit. Let us know how we can help you plan and pull off your donation activities. WE LOVE DONOR DUDES EVENTS! Share the news and photos with us and you will be featured in our newsletter.
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Thanks for checking in. Enjoy the Spring!
Jenny Dziura
Executive Director
Chris Klug Foundation
www.chrisklugfoundation.org
info@chrisklug.org
970.216.2511
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