As I do every year, this  June 1st I will once again be participating in the ALS Canada Walk to End ALS.  

As Chair of the ALS Society of Canada's Board of Directors, I walk in honour of my friend, Cathy Payne.  Cathy died from ALS almost twenty years ago.  While Cathy has been gone a long time, her spirit lives on in all of those currently living with ALS. 

Now more than ever, the ALS community needs your support to provide hope and help to those affected by ALS.  That’s why I'm joining thousands of others around the province and across the country as we walk in celebration of hope. Please consider supporting me and donating towards this most important cause.

Your support will help:

• Create a better day-to-day reality for people and families living with ALS by providing community-based support 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 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 – but we need to keep building on this momentum.
• Provide fair and equitable access to ALS therapies for all those living with ALS.

Join me in making a difference. Please consider donating to my team fundraising page and help me achieve that goal -- A World Free of ALS.

 We are all stronger together!

Richard