OUR FINISH LINE SAYS ALS DONE!
I'll never forget when I first learned that another adult leader in our Scout Troop had been diagnosed with ALS. Rick was so active! He made a plan to hike the AT from the Mass/VT border to the terminus on Mt. Katahdin and fundraise for ALS One. He had always dreamed of through-hiking the AT when he retired and scrambled to to do a section while he could. By the time the hike rolled around that summer he could only do small sections with a neck brace, leg braces, and could no longer speak. There were always friends backpacking with him. I was part of the Troop 507 contingent for a weekend in Maine and I will always treasure those memories. We hiked, we laughed, we danced to music at the campsite. When he fell down he got back up. He was determined to make those most of whatever time he had left. We didn't realize it would be less than a year after that backpacking trip. So I continue the journey: fundraising for ALS One, backpacking, running, being Committee Chair for Troop 507, the job I took over from Rick. And I hope you'll help us keep his memory alive and find a way to defeat ALS. Thank you 💙💚
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Thank you for visiting my fundraising page for the 2025 Falmouth Road Race - supporting ALS research & equipment and resources for individuals living with ALS now.
Your support means the world to me and to all of us and will help to advance critical research via their research team at MGH, UMass Medical School, and ALS TDI, while providing essential equipment such as lifts, ramps, wheelchairs and assistive technology devices to individuals currently living with ALS via ALS ONE's care team at Compassionate Care ALS - all incredible partners that make up ALS ONE.
Your donation is fully tax-deductible, as ALS ONE is a 501c3 non-profit organization (EIN #47-4984263).
• DONATE VIA YOUR DONOR-ADVISED FUND HERE (Be sure to indicate that you are supporting my run so that ALS ONE can add it to my fundraising page when received.
To learn more about ALS ONE, visit their website at: https://alsone.org/
A big THANK YOU to all who have donated so far!
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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Jun 24 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
Jun 19 | The Swift family | $55.35 |
Jun 15 | Newton-Solomon Family | $55.35 |
Jun 14 | The de Redon Family | $109.85 |
Jun 13 | Scott & Melanie | $109.85 |
Jun 10 | Randie and Steve Black-Schaffer | $250.00 |
Jun 10 | Lisa Keller | $55.35 |
Jun 09 | Cathy Berardi | Undisclosed amount |
Jun 09 | Lauren C Camera-Murray | $109.85 |
Jun 09 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |