2021 ALS Awareness Month Fundraiser

We invite you to learn more about each one of these ALS non-profit organizations during ALS Awareness Month. Get to know their individual work in the ALS community during their “Spotlight Week” on all major social media platforms.

May 1: ALS Awareness Month Launch

May 2-7: Team Quinn’s Spotlight Week

May 8-13: I AM ALS’s Spotlight Week

May 14-19: Project ALS’s Spotlight Week

May 20-25: Les Turner ALS Foundation’s Spotlight Week

May 26-31: Hark ALS's Spotlight Week

May 31: Thank You from all ALS non-profit organizations

Monies raised will be distributed equally to all participating ALS non-profit organizations (none of the money will go to Unite). 

What’s ALS?

ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) or Lou Gehrig’s disease is a progressive nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, which causes loss of muscle control by impacting physical function leading to paralysis and death. There is currently no known cure for ALS and no effective treatment to stop or reverse the progression of the disease. In other words, ALS is a disease that attacks cells in the body that control movement and gives most patients no more than 5 years to live. It makes the brain stop talking to the muscles, causing increased paralysis over time. Ultimately, ALS patients become prisoners within their own bodies, unable to eat, breathe, or move on their own. Their mind, however, often remains sharp so they are aware of what’s happening to them.

Your donations will help these amazing organizations to continue to support people living with ALS, their caregivers, and their families while also supporting clinical trials and research. 

Note: 

Make check donations payable to: Hark-ALS (memo: ALS non-profits fundraiser) Hark-ALS is a recognized 501(c)3 charitable organization. Mail check to: 951 Mariners Island Boulevard, Suite 300-#3003, San Mateo, CA 94404.

Text the code "ENDALS2021" to 44-321 to donate from your mobile (standard rates may apply).