We welcomed 2022 as our community came back together in person. It was amazing to attend our Walks across the province, Betty’s Run and the many community events. Our families came together in Altario, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Edmonton, Calgary, Hinton, Drayton Valley, Wainwright, Camrose, Sundre, Cold Lake, and many more communities. It was so wonderful to see everyone and be together once again. Quonset Days set record attendance, the Howard Smith Memorial Team Roping had the strongest competition in the history of the event and Mikael and Frida Backlund welcomed families back in person to the Calgary Flames Games.

The unwavering support of our families, volunteers, donors, health care workers, board of directors and staff team, is the foundation of our mission to make each day the best possible day for people affected by ALS. 

Thank you for inspiring us through your support, dedication and care for our ALS community.

Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and healthy holiday season, and we look forward to  the very best for 2023.

Early in November 2022, the Walk Together for ALS Coordinators came together for our training session. We were happy to host Coordinators from Edmonton, Red Deer, Drayton Valley, and Wainwright. Our Coordinators across Alberta are working hard to prepare for 2023 Walk season. Thank you to all those who attended! We look forward to the Walks across Alberta in 2023!

Giving Tuesday

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported us on Giving Tuesday. We appreciate all those who supported us by commenting and liking our social media, sharing our stories with loved ones, volunteering, and donating.

We are proud to say that our community helped us raised a total of $27,190.

If you missed any of our Giving Tuesday stories, you can visit our website and catch up on some truly inspirational stories.

Don Dombrowsky is brightening everyone’s holiday season, with a light display that you cannot miss!

Don has dedicated the light display to his brother Larry Kuchera, who passed away this year from ALS. Don shared with us that Larry loved the lights, and bringing joy to the community. You can visit the lights at 4220 124 Ave NW Edmonton. The lights are on every night! From 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Monday to Thursday and 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm Friday to Sunday. The lights will continue until early into January 2023. You can make a donation to the ALS Society in memory of Larry, or bring a nonperishable item for the Edmonton Food Bank to drop off at the light display.

Our friends at Quonset Days have announced their line up for summer 2023!

Thinking ahead to warmer days you can buy tickets now to see some amazing artists, including Phoenix, Jade Eagleson, The Chevelles, Stolen Horse, Madenline Merlo, Broadband and Tim Hicks!

We are honoured that Mikael and Frida Backlund have chosen the ALS Society of Alberta as a partner in their work with Alberta Apparel. They have launched a black sweater with a front logo was custom created with local Aberta designer Sean Milan utilizing Mikael's number and signature celebration. On the sleeve there is design directly relates to our ALS community, "making memories" which is what Frida and Mikael do each month by inviting members of the ALS community to Flames games. Over 50% of the revenue from this sweater sale will be donated to the ALS Society of Alberta, helping to fund programs and services across the province. Thank you, Mikael, Frida and Alberta Apparel for this amazing initiative!

We want to extend a warm thank you to the Vincelli family for their generous donation. The Vincelli family held a Christmas Show on December 18, 2022 with donations from the event being directed directly toward the ALS Society of Alberta.

Would would like to extend a huge thank you to then Sherwood Park Chevrolet team, who presented us with a generous donation of $15,000. Our Board Chair Nancy Lyzaniwski accepted the check on behalf of the Society in early November 2023. We appreciate Sherwood Park Cheverloet for their hard work and donation.

We appreciate our generous community, and the innovate ideas that they have when it comes to fundraising events! If you are interested in holding a fundraising event in 2023 you can visit our website and connect with us for more information! 

On December 13, 2022 we at the ALS Society of Alberta held a online information session on research updates. The session was in partnership with the University of Alberta ALS Clinic and University of Calgary ALS Clinic. Thank you to our speakers Dr. Wendy Johnston, Dr. Theodore Mobach, Dr. Sanjay Kalra, and Dr. Lawrence Korngut. It was a very informative night! Thank you to all who joined. We look forward to hosting more information sessions in the future.

The Impact of Your Donations

Your donations make a real and measurable impact every year. If you would like to help us make each day the best possible day for those living with and affected by ALS, there are many impactful ways to give. Donations now, more than ever, will make a tremendous impact on our ability to support our families in Alberta. Please click below to help our families today with one-time, monthly or in memoriam donations. Please call us to discuss other giving options. Thank you.

The ALS Society of Alberta office will be closed on December 26 and 27 for the holidays. The office will resume regular hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on December 28, 2022.

The PLS and Kennedy's Group will take place next week. It will be held on December 28, 2022, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom.

The Staying In Touch Group for Southern Alberta will take place next week. It will be held on December 29, 2022, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm on Zoom.

The ALS Society of Alberta office will be closed on January 02, 2023, with regular hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm resuming on January 03, 2023.