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Performance Food Centers has joined the battle against ALS by developing a new healthy smoothie shake. A portion of August sales of “Augie’s Shake” will go towards finding a cure for this insidious disease.

The Keith Worthington Chapter of ALS will hold its seventh annual Walk to Defeat ALS™ on Saturday, August 22, 2009 at Elmwood Park in Omaha, NE beginning at 9:00 a.m. Lori and David Scott are honorary chairs of the event.

Elizabeth Berry's paintings used on cards to promote awareness of ALS.

Maurice Irvine's ALS diagnosis devastated his family, but has also brought them closer together. His son, Matthew, is helping to keep hope alive by fundraising for the Kingston WALK for ALS, to be held June 27 at Lake Ontario Park.

The Ritsma family of Tavistock, ON have lost six relatives to ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. They participate in the annual Stratford WALK for ALS to raise funds and awareness for an illness that has had such a pervasive affect on their lives.

Joan Bradnam lost her sister to ALS three years ago. She's since become a fixture in the Niagara ALS community, where she is a support services volunteer. Joan also fundraises and will be taking part in the Niagara Falls WALK for ALS on June 20.

This is the 9th year the WALK for ALS is being held in Canada. Toronto's John Pollock, who lost his wife, Mary, to ALS, introduced the walk to Canada. The Pollock family has watched the walk grow into the biggest annual fundraiser for ALS.

The Mississauga WALK for ALS takes place June 13 at J.C. Saddington Park. The walk raises funds for equipment, support services and research into a cure. Thousands take part across Ontario, including the Song-Yee family, which copes daily with ALS.

The Toronto WALK for ALS takes place June 6 at Wilket Creek Park. The walk raises funds for equipment, support services and research into a cure. Thousands take part across Ontario, including the Baldi family of Scarborough.

The Hamilton WALK for ALS takes place June 6 at Bayfront Park. The walk raises funds for equipment, support services and research into a cure. Thousands take part across Ontario, including the Culley family, who are now dealing with ALS.

The Alliston WALK for ALS happens June 6 at the Alliston Christian Reformed Church. Money raised funds equipment, support services and research into a cure. Thousands take part across Ontario, including the Miedemas, who have been hit hard by ALS.

The Toronto WALK for ALS takes place June 6 at Wilket Creek Park. The walk raises funds for equipment, support services and research into a cure. Thousands take part across Ontario, including Jesse Gladman, who lost his father Jerry to the disease.

Starting June 1, LCBO customers can drop spare change in coin boxes at all 605 LCBO locations across Ontario in support of the ALS Society of Ontario's equipment and support services programs. This year's box features the Walsh family of Sudbury.

The Lowe's Grant helps to make a house more accessible to a handicapped ALS patient, who needed a bathroom overhaul.

“So Much So Fast,” a dramatic and intimate documentary about a young man living with ALS and his family who risk all to search for a cure, to premiere on Blockbuster Online and Netflix.

Bisson Barcelona lends a hand to fundraising campaign for seventh year

Online Resource Helps People Recognize Warning Signs and Understand the Diagnosis of Lou Gehrig’s Disease

Sustaining hope in the face of a chronic, debilitating illness such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) should be a goal of palliative care and can take many forms, representing a continuum from focusing on the self to concern for others.

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"Gifts from the Heart," a charity holiday craft show, will take place on December 15, 2007, 11am-6pm, in Calabasas, California. A portion of the proceeds of the event will benefit ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.