Casa Olé Caliente 5K Run

Casa Ole proudly hosted the 7th Annual Casa Olé Caliente 5K Run and 1 mile Fun Run. The race took place on Saturday April 12, 2008 at Casa Ole' in Lafayette, Louisiana. There were over 350 participants and the winning runner was KEVIN CASTILLE with an astonishing time of 14:40. The Caliente 5K Run helped raise over $20,000 for the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency (LOPA). LOPA is the only federally-designated organ procurement organization for the State of Louisiana. The agency focuses on educating the medical community and the general public about organ and tissue donation issues, working with families through the donation process, recovering donated organs and tissue, and placing the organs and tissue for transplant. Since our partnership with LOPA Casa Olé has helped raise over $50,000.