Chris Klug Foundation could benefit from new state income tax refund donation option This year, Coloradans will have a chance to donate from their state income tax refund to a local nonprofit they trust like the Chris Klug Foundation. Through the new Donate to a Colorado Nonprofit program, taxpayers
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Teen’s Mission to Register More NY Organ Donors
Tim Brennan is a senior at Regis High School in New York City. He is also a passionate advocate for organ donation whose family is closely tied to the transplant community. He is the editor of The Falcon, a sports newspaper at his school, and the co-host of a sports
CKF: An Intern’s Perspective
Storey Balko is CKF’s summer intern through the month of July. Storey has been a huge help with event planning, social media, and general administrative tasks. She wrote an article for the CKF blog about her experience as an intern and what she learned while working with CKF over the
The Most Important Lesson My Brother Taught Me…
Christy Setzke is a donor sister from Wisconsin. Her brother, Todd, was an organ donor after his passing. Christy now advocates on behalf of organ & tissue donation. Most recently, she hosted a Donor Dudes event at Ashland High School in which she spoke to 11th and 12th-grade Medical Science
Getting the Facts in the Garden State
Written by CC Cunningham, blog writer and Program Manager for the Chris Klug Foundation. Last week, I traveled to the sunny (though not so warm) Jersey Shore to attend the 2019 New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance’s annual conference. I know, it’s a mouthful. That’s why
Having a Ball at BBYO
Written by CC Cunningham, blog writer and Program Manager for the Chris Klug Foundation. Where do I even begin?! This was CKF’s first year attending the BBYO International Conference and we went into it not knowing what to expect. BBYO is a self-described “movement” that brings together Jewish teens around the
Working and Winning at Aspen’s Winter X Games
Written by CC Cunningham, blog writer and Program Manager for the Chris Klug Foundation. Another year at CKF and another Winter X Games in the books—and what a great X Games it was! Spanning across four days, our little town of Aspen, CO didn’t seem so little as a record-breaking
CKF Honors Key Donors at Founders Circle Dinner
Written by CC Cunningham, blog writer and Program Coordinator for the Chris Klug Foundation. The evening of August 21st was a special night for the Chris Klug Foundation. The night marked CKF’s Fourth Annual Founders Circle Dinner; an event created to recognize and honor key stakeholders and supporters of the
Allow me to introduce to you….
*From the desk of Lauren Pierce* Please allow me to introduce to you, Valen Keefer- the new blog writer for the Chris Klug Foundation. This may be a reintroduction for many of you. Valen has been featured on our blogs in the past, but as a subject, not the voice.
From DJ to RN
In 1993 I began my career as a HipHop DJ. My brother was my partner and we started off by performing at college campuses and touring the country. In 1998, we began broadcasting our own pirate radio show from the living room of a one bedroom apartment in Queens, New