This spring, I will be participating in the ALS Canada Walk to End ALS. I am doing this fundraiser for my sister Tereza who was diagnosed with a rare form of ALS just last year.  As you can imagine this was devastating news for my sister and our family.  I know that there are many causes out there that ask you to support them but it is those causes that involve family members or friends that get us to want to do something to find ways that can help to find a way to prolong the life quality of this horrible disease.

Now more than ever, the ALS community needs our support to provide hope and help to families affected by ALS. That’s why we're joining thousands of others, a part of a passionate and motivated community to “walk” in celebration of hope and a world free of ALS. Please consider supporting me and donating towards this important cause.

Your support will help to:

• 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.  
• Create a better day-to-day reality for people and families living with ALS by providing community-based services throughout Ontario – this includes 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.   
• Please consider sponsoringme  in making a difference. Please consider donating to my fundraising page as we work toward a world free of ALS.

United, we are stronger together!

              Thank you for your support.  Grace Coutinho