MDA ALS Fundraiser
This summer, a group of my friends and I have decided to fight back against an extremely progressive and deadly disease: ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS is a motor neuron disease that affects a person’s ability to control all voluntary muscle groups, including breathing and speaking muscles. From date of onset, an ALS patient is given 2 to 5 years to live before succumbing to the fatal ways of the disease.
On September 13th, 2008, a group of us will gather together at UCLA’s Drake Stadium at the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s “Stride and Ride.” Not only will we be “walking for those who can’t,” we also hope to raise a RECORD $20,000 to present at the event for ALS Research and Services. We call ourselves “Call it a Day at 20K” and won’t stop until we have reached our goal.
Lou Gehrig once called himself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth” because he felt so supported by his friends and families during the last stages of his life. We hope to give this support to many families battling this disease.
To donate, please visit CallItADay.org to be directed to our personal fundraising page.
For more info and how you can help, please contact me at matt@callitaday.org
