Help us raise money

Please consider donating to "Champions for Chaz," to raise funds for research for the rare disease adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). 100% of the funds raised from the 10th Annual Run for ALD will directly benefit the University of Minnesota's Leukodystrophy Center for ALD Research to support their research efforts for early identification, more effective therapy and treatment options, and hopefully one day a cure for this devastating disease.

Chaz was diagnosed his senior year of high school. He is a graduate from Michigan Technological University with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and is currently pursuing his master’s degree in bioengineering at the University of Michigan Dearborn.

The disease has affected his spinal column and has limited his ability to walk. His doctor is part of the University of Minnesota's Leukodystrophy Center for ALD Research, where the funds will be donated. 

We will be walking on Saturday, November 21, time TBA (as a virtual team, the main event is in Missouri) at Normandy Oaks Park in Royal Oak, Michigan (meet at the south end of the parking lot, off of Delemere Blvd.). The exact time will be announced in early November.

You can help us by donating to Champions for Chaz, and/or registering to walk virtually with us in Royal Oak (you will receive a tee shirt if you register by October 21). If you just want to donate (not register to walk), you are still more than welcome to walk with us! You can also register to virtually run/walk in your own hometown; just make sure you go through our Champions for Chaz team.

Thanks to all of you who donated in the past — every dollar makes a difference!