U-M to Honor ChadTough Foundation at Purdue Game
2/22/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan men's basketball head coach John Beilein announced today (Wednesday, Feb. 22), that he, his staff, players and members of the Maize Rage will honor the ChadTough Foundation by wearing specialty #ChadTough T-shirts for Saturday's (Feb. 25) game against Purdue.
"We were very fortunate to win the Coaches Challenge last year and provide a much needed contribution to the ChadTough Foundation," said Beilein. "Kathleen and I are committed to doing whatever we can to bring awareness and raise funds to battle this disease.
"Wearing these T-shirts is just one small way we can help raise awareness for the cause. The fight against DIPG never stops. We need to win this battle for every child who has fought or is fighting pediatric brain tumors."
The ChadTough T-shirts are a continued tie-in with Beilein's campaign to raise money for the foundation as part of the ESPN Infiniti Coaches Charity Challenge. Wolverine fans are encouraged to vote every day and will be able to purchase ChadTough T-shirts themselves at the Crisler M-Den locations as well as through the ChadTough Foundation.
The ChadTough Foundation is committed to raising funds and awareness for pediatric brain tumors with an emphasis on Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). The foundation is named after Chad Carr, the son of Jason and Tammi and grandson of former University of Michigan head football coach Lloyd Carr, who fought DIPG for 14 months before passing away at the age of five on Nov. 23, 2015. Learn more about the Chad Tough Foundation at chadtough.org.
Tipoff against the Boilermakers is scheduled for 4 p.m., with the game broadcast on ESPN2.
Communications Contact: Tom Wywrot
