Monday, June 21, 2010

Global Day for ALS

As a member of the International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations, Prize4Life is pleased to participate in Global Day for ALS. Since 1997, the International Alliance has celebrated 21 June as the global day of recognition for ALS– a disease that affects people in every country of the globe.

June 21st is the summer solstice—a turning point—and every year the ALS community undertakes a range of activities to express its hope that this day will be another turning point in the search for cause, treatment and cure of this disease.

Members of the International Alliance, and those who have been touched by ALS worldwide, do a number of things to call attention to the plight of ALS patients. Some organize meetings of patients and caregivers; they put on social events, create working groups, hold fundraisers, or simply come together to reflect on being part of the global fight against ALS.

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