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Listing of ALS events
April 14, 2012 Ski to Defeat ALS Mt. Hood, OR Click Here for more info…
April 21, 2012 12th Annual Scott Carlson Memorial 5K Run/Walk Warwick, RI Click Here for more info…
May 5, 2012 6th Annual Run For Life 5K Cumming, GA Click Here for more info…
May 5, 2012 2nd Annual Jumping for PALS Cajun Style Slidell. LA Click Here for more info…
May 20, 2012 The Outside the Box ALS Charity Golf Classic Click Here for more info…
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Cure for ALS is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to host fundraising events, and support advocacy and awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), to advance medical research that will discover a cure.
Coffee for a Cause!
Local Starbucks are blending customized bags of beans benefiting Grand Cascade's Duffy's family fundraising "ALS Run for Life" 5K fun run and walk. Each 1 pound bag sells for $14 with $5 directly benefiting Emory ALS Center.
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a disease that attacks the motor neurons, or nerve cells, in the brain and spinal cord. It is more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS can strike anyone. Without warning, it happens to 15 people each day in the United States. The average life expectancy is only two to five years from the time of diagnosis. ALS slowly takes away the ability to move, speak, swallow, and ultimately breathe. There is no cure so there are no survivors to tell their stories.
Every 90 minutes someone is diagnosed with ALS while another person with ALS dies. There are currently 30,000 Americans living with ALS. Without raising awareness and funding, ALS will not receive the research necessary to find a cure. It will continue to strike down every person who is diagnosed.
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