Join the CKF Team and take on the challenge of promoting organ, eye and tissue donation through running. Check out our Realbuzz Running Series page to learn more: https://www.chrisklugfoundation.org/realbuzz-and-ckf

CKF will be heading to Wyoming for the annual Donor Dash!

A day to come together to honor and celebrate donor heroes who have given the gift of life through organ, eye, and tissue donation.

Join the CKF Team and take on the challenge of promoting organ, eye and tissue donation through running. Check out our Realbuzz Running Series page to learn more: https://www.chrisklugfoundation.org/realbuzz-and-ckf

ternational Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12th each year to recognize the contributions of nurses and the important role they play in society.

Sign up to donate blood at Aspen Middle School by heading to https://www.vitalant.org/api/getschedulelink

The Blue Ducky 5k Waddle is held in remembrance of Stephany Nicolosi, an amazing woman who helped save the lives of 8 people through organ, eye, and tissue donation. She fought for life every day and outlived the odds. The Blue Ducky comes from Stephany’s love of the color blue and her love of rubber duckies. A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit the Chris Klug Foundation, a nonprofit organization that educates on the importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation.

LOCATION AND COURSE DESCRIPTION

At Tickfaw State park, you can go night hiking or listen to the swamp nightlife from the porch of your vacation cabin. Check at the Nature Center for scheduled programs. While there, view the 800-gallon aquarium stocked with fish found in the Tickfaw River. There are also displays featuring the animals, history and culture of the area and of Louisiana.

Strolling through four ecosystems on over a mile of boardwalks through Tickfaw State Park, visitors can experience the sights and sounds of a cypress/tupelo swamp, a bottomland hardwood forest, a mixed pine/hardwood forest and the Tickfaw River.
Course will be on main entrance road where you will run on side of road/grass area 1.55 miles out and back. You will get to run pass the water area where you can enjoy a cool down. You finish right around the River Trail head. Bathroom are right next to the start/finish.

RACE DAY AND START TIME

Check-in will the be the morning of May 17, 2025 from 6:30am - 7:45am. Check-in will be at Blue Tent by bathroom around River Trail Parking is available throughout the park. The race will start at 8:00am on Saturday, May 17, 2025. The course will close at 10:00am, or after the final participant crosses the finish line, which ever is first.

Memorial Day is a federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.

World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) is celebrated annually on May 29th. The World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO) created this day to raise awareness of digestive health and the importance of preventing, diagnosing, and treating digestive diseases. The 2024 theme for WDHD is "Your Digestive Health: Make It a Priority"

Join the CKF Team and take on the challenge of promoting organ, eye and tissue donation through running. Check out our Realbuzz Running Series page to learn more: https://www.chrisklugfoundation.org/realbuzz-and-ckf

It's a day to recognize and participate in acts of caring, big or small, for others.

Picture this: A world where countless lives are saved every day, not by superheroes in capes, but by ordinary people with an extraordinary gift to give. These are the blood donors, the unsung heroes who, on June 14th, we come together to celebrate during World Blood Donor Day.

Dating back to 1865, Juneteenth commemorates the day when 250,000 slaves in the state of Texas, which became the last bastion for slavery during the final days of the Civil War, were declared free by the U.S. Army.

LiverMan 100 is back for 2025! It's gonna be bigger and better than ever. We're mixing things up this year: new route and new format, same gnarly challenge, two options and an even bigger party!We're capping this event at 50 people and it will fill up. Register now!

Presented by Happy Worm: LiverMan 100 is a first-of-its-kind off-road triathlon. Born out of a desire to craft a 'misogi' (a year defining challenge), LiverMan 100 is all about pushing boundaries in the gnarliest way. LiverMan is also a celebration of the gift of life and hopes to raise awareness of the power of organ donation. In 2024, we raised over $3,000 for the Chris Klug Foundation who's vision to eliminate the wait for transplantation.

LiverMan 100 is gnarly and it is wild. As an unsanctioned race, racers will need to be generally self-supported. We will have some aid stations with water and light snacks. There is no medical staff. No closed streets or paths. Racers must follow all road laws and be respectful of other people, cars, etc. LiverMan 100 is meant to be a positive, challenging celebration of life, health, and organ donation! Thanks in advance for your enthusiasm and cooperation.

• Start: Location provided upon registration. Within 45 minutes of Denver.

• Swim: 1 mile in an open water lake

• Bike: 83 miles on a mix of bike paths, gravel paths and gravel road and trail. Gravel bike necessary. 2500 ft elevation gain.

• Run: 16 miles on trail. 5500 ft elevation gain. Max elevation 8500 ft.

• Finish: 45 minutes from Denver. 45 minutes from Start.

Happy Pride Day!

Happy 4th of July!

Sign up to donate blood at Aspen Middle School by heading to https://www.vitalant.org/api/getschedulelink

CKF will be heading back to the Colorado Donor Dash and we would love for you to run on Team CKF!

National Minority Donor Awareness Month is a collaborative initiative of the National (Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation) Multicultural Action Group (NMAG) to save and improve the quality of life of diverse communities by creating a positive culture for organ, eye, and tissue donation. National Minority Donor Awareness Month stems from National Minority Donor Awareness Week, founded in 1996 by the National Minority Organ Tissue Transplant Education Program (MOTTEP), to bring heightened awareness to donation and transplantation in multicultural communities – focusing primarily on African American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander and Native American communities.

Team CKF will be back racing in the Leadville 100 in honor of organ, eye, and tissue donation.

Wine & Dine is one of the Chris Klug Foundation's annual awareness and fundraising events.  It is a celebration of the gift of life with the recipients of our CKF Awards, along with exquisite wine and decadent food in a beautiful setting at the Snowmass Club. Wine & Dine helps CKF continue our work to educate and inspire individuals to register as organ, eye, and tissue donors, and to eliminate the wait for a transplant. 

Join us in celebrating and honoring our CKF Award Winners as they accept their awards and share their donation, transplantation, and caregiving journeys. Attendees enjoy a champagne toast, open bar, 3-course meal, and dessert bar. To cap off the night, all are invited to dance the night away with our live band. 

New for 2025! We are an official charity partner of the TCS Sydney Marathon, the newest Abbott World Major! Five racers will represent CKF and our mission of organ, eye, and tissue donation Down Under! You can meet our 2025 team below.

If you are interested in racing with us in 2026, please reach out today to be placed on the interest list. This is the perfect opportunity to become involved with CKF, and show your support for organ, eye, and tissue donation.

Participants are responsible for covering the costs of traveling to the event and accommodation themselves. CKF will not attend the event in person, but will offer support in the lead-up.

Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Today we are kicking of DMV Appreciation Month!

Sign up to donate blood at Aspen Middle School by heading to https://www.vitalant.org/api/getschedulelink

Join the CKF Team and take on the challenge of promoting organ, eye and tissue donation through running. Check out our Realbuzz Running Series page to learn more: https://www.chrisklugfoundation.org/realbuzz-and-ckf

Join the CKF Team and take on the challenge of promoting organ, eye and tissue donation through running. Check out our Realbuzz Running Series page to learn more: https://www.chrisklugfoundation.org/realbuzz-and-ckf

Join us on September 27th at Coffee Creek Preserve in Chesterton, IN for the first ever CKF's 5k for Life. We will be bringing the community together to share the message of organ, eye, and tissue donation and show the world what a transplant makes possible.

Currently in the United States over 103,000 individuals are awaiting a life saving transplant and only 48% of Americans sign up to help them while 96% say they agree with organ donation. CKF's mission is to educate and inspire individuals to make a difference and register as organ, eye, and tissue donors. We welcome everyone to take part in our 5k whether you have a connection to donation and transplant or you just want to get out and be active this event is for all ages and abilities. You can walk or run the race whichever you are comfortable with. We will have local vendors, all racers will receive a t-shirt, there will be music and more so make sure you sign up today! Registration is $20 for adults and $15 for kids (Under 12). 

WLD is a day to: Celebrate lung health achievements, Raise awareness about the importance of lung health, and Promote better lung health globally.

World Heart Day (WHD) is an annual event on September 29 that aims to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease (CVD) and reduce its global impact.

Join the CKF Team and take on the challenge of promoting organ, eye and tissue donation through running. Check out our Realbuzz Running Series page to learn more: https://www.chrisklugfoundation.org/realbuzz-and-ckf

It's a day to recognize the importance of children's health and well-being, and to advocate for policies that support their needs.

World Sight Day focuses the world’s attention on the importance of eye care in young people and inspiring children everywhere to love their eyes.

This World Osteoporosis Day, we're on a mission to raise awareness, encourage early diagnosis, and support groundbreaking research to prevent and treat osteoporosis. Together, we can ensure that no one suffers the misery of late diagnosis ever again.

WAD aims to help raise awareness in all audiences across the world of the existence and impact of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, often referred to as RMDs. 

Happy Indigenous People’s Day!

World Thrombosis Day is observed annually on October 13th to raise global awareness about thrombosis, a condition in which blood clots form inside blood vessels, potentially leading to serious complications such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), or strokes.

Happy 22nd Birthday to us!!!

Join the CKF Team and take on the challenge of promoting organ, eye and tissue donation through running. Check out our Realbuzz Running Series page to learn more: https://www.chrisklugfoundation.org/realbuzz-and-ckf

Join the CKF Team and take on the challenge of promoting organ, eye and tissue donation through running. Check out our Realbuzz Running Series page to learn more: https://www.chrisklugfoundation.org/realbuzz-and-ckf

Let’s flaunt our support for organ, eye, and tissue donation this Halloween and show the world that it is not spooky!

The CKF Team will be heading back to the big apple to raise awareness for organ, eye, and tissue donation.

Join the CKF Team and take on the challenge of promoting organ, eye and tissue donation through running. Check out our Realbuzz Running Series page to learn more: https://www.chrisklugfoundation.org/realbuzz-and-ckf

Today we would like honor the military veterans of the United States.

World Marrow Donor Day (WMDD) is an annual day to recognize and thank people who donate stem cells and marrow to help patients in need.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Join us for the 20th Annual Summit for Life on Aspen Mountain!

Join the CKF Team and take on the challenge of promoting organ, eye and tissue donation through running. Check out our Realbuzz Running Series page to learn more: https://www.chrisklugfoundation.org/realbuzz-and-ckf

Join the CKF Team and take on the challenge of promoting organ, eye and tissue donation through running. Check out our Realbuzz Running Series page to learn more: https://www.chrisklugfoundation.org/realbuzz-and-ckf

Merry Christmas!