Dear Friends and Family,

Every year we participate in the Walk to End ALS. Through the generosity of our friends and family we have raised tens of thousands of dollars for ALS Canada. Every year, the walk is a reminder of the devastating toll that this disease takes on families, and every year, the walk is reminder of the incredible support service ALS Canada provides.

We continue to walk and raise funds to honour Bernie's memory and to ensure that people and families living with ALS can access the supports they need.

Please consider joining us in Barrie for the 2024 work or donating to show your support.

Your support will help to:

• Create a better day-to-day reality for people and families living with ALS by providing community-based support throughout Ontario – like home visits and support groups – as well as necessary medical equipment like hospital beds, wheelchairs, stairlifts and other items that increase safety in the home, at no cost to those who need them.
• Further scientific progress by investing in the ALS Canada Research Program, which funds promising ALS research. The ALS Canada Research Program is the only national dedicated source of funding for ALS research across Canada. This program provides peer-reviewed grants to researchers whose work has the greatest potential to advance the field of ALS. There’s been more progress made in ALS research in the last five years than over the last century – we need to keep building on this momentum.

Join our team in making a difference. Please consider donating to our team fundraising page as we work toward a world free of ALS.

As always, ALS is BALS

Sincerely,

Bernie's Awesome League of Schoutsens