Join Home Helpers in the Walk to Defeat ALS 2010
This is an exciting time of year as The ALS Association, Greater Philadelphia Chapter prepares for the Walk to Defeat ALS season. Each year, more than 140,000 patients, men, women, children and corporations join together to help The ALS Association to accelerate the discovery of the cause and cure of ALS, and to provide vital core program and services that are so desperately needed by ALS patients and their families. Now in its tenth year, approximately 150 Walks will be held around the country in 2010.
Included below is information about ALS, The ALS Association and the Walk to Defeat ALS. Please help us spread awareness about ALS and the Walk to Defeat ALS by forwarding this message to your friends, family, neighbors, co-workers - anyone and everyone who will join the fight against this devastating disease.
What is ALS?
Often referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, fatal neuromuscular disease that slowly robs the body of its ability to walk, speak, swallow and breathe.
1. The life expectancy of an ALS patient averages two to five years from the time of diagnosis.
2. Every 90 minutes someone in this country is diagnosed with ALS, and every 90 minutes another person will lose their battle against this disease.
3. ALS can strike anyone. Presently there is no known cause of the disease. Someone you know or love may die from ALS unless a cure is found.
4. Caring for a loved one with ALS costs on average of $200,000 each year.
The ALS Association is the only national not-for-profit health organization dedicated solely to the fight against ALS. The mission of The ALS Association is to find a cure for and improve living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The ALS Association provides help and hope to patients and families impacted by the disease by funding research, patient and community services, public education, and advocacy efforts on a local and national level.
Lou Gehrig walked 1,508 times for his team. How about walking once for ours? Please join us in the Walk to Defeat ALS by registering to walk and/or making a donation by visiting our team page from the link below.
Home Helpers will be participating at the Lehigh Valley Walk to Defeat ALS on October 23, 2010 at the Iron Pigs Field.
Join our team by clicking on this link, then click on "Join our Team": https://www.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=340918&lis=1&kntae340918=B1BD45D9D9EB480B92CAA4EA6B923EA7&supId=304355354&team=3937474