June 2022 Newsletter - ALS Awareness Month |
Hello to all of our families and friends,
June is ALS Awareness Month, and as such it is the time that our community truly comes together to support each other across Alberta. We are excited to bring our events back in person after two long years.
We are blessed with the enthusiasm and support from the community as we continue our mission of making each day the best possible day for those living with and affected by ALS.
Our walks have a new look and name this year - Walk Together for ALS. We wanted to refresh our walks to share the message to inspire hope, care and community. Together, we are stronger.
A big thank you to our families, supporters, volunteers, donors, sponsors, staff and friends. Without you, we could not do what we do and have managed through the pandemic. We are excited to share the stories of some members of our community this month with our daily Making it Possible series on our website and social media channels.
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the ALS Society of Alberta Board of Directors for 2022. Our passionate leaders are Nancy Lyzaniwski, Cathy Martin, Gord Banting, Tara Pentney, Tom Gee, Heather Haddow, Jim Robinson, Kimberly Howard and Pamela Keenan. This incredible group of individuals give of their time to lead our Society. Throughout the last two years, our board continued to support our team through the uncertainly the pandemic created. All have been personally touched by ALS, and their commitment to the cause is unwavering.
I hope to see you at our events this month, and look forward to finally catching up in person.
Karen Caughey,
Executive Director, ALS Society of Alberta
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Events Across Alberta This Month! |
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Walk Together for ALS
This is the month! Walk Together for ALS events across Alberta start this weekend on June 4th in Camrose!
Camrose, June 4th
Altario, June 11th
Edmonton, June 11th
Wainwright, June 11th
Drayton Valley, June 18th
Red Deer, June 18th
Hinton, June 19th
Cold Lake, June 25th
Lethbridge, September 10th
Visit walktogether.alsab.ca for more information and to register today! Please note that we ask you to please register your entire team in advance as we have limited t-shirts this year.
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Betty's Run for ALS
For 26 years, Betty’s Run has been inspiring care, hope and community - and we are so excited to be gathering in person again in 2022!
We look forward to seeing you at North Glenmore Park on Sunday, June 12th. Note: Deadline for online registrations is June 7th, but you can register in person at Eau Claire Market June 10th and 11th from 10am-2pm, and pre-run on June 12th at North Glenmore Park. Race Package/T-shirt pick up can also be done at Eau Claire on those dates or on-site at the Run.
Visit bettysrun.ca for more information and to Register today!
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Every June as part of ALS Awareness Month, we feature our Making it Possible series on our website and social media. These are the stories from our families, staff members and supporters, about how they are able to make moments and memories possible with the help of friends, families and caregivers. Please check our Making it Possible page every day in June to meet members of our ALS Alberta community.
Today we kick ALS Awareness Month and Making it Possible off with a feature done by Global Edmonton and their show "Trending", featuring three of our Edmonton families. We are so excited to share it with you, please watch it here .
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ALS Awareness Month
Here are some of the other events, stories and activities coming up for ALS Awareness Month.
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50/50 Raffles - Buy Tickets Today! |
Don't miss out on the chance to win one of our two 50/50 jackpots, up to a maximum of $10,000 each! Ticket sales end on June 12th, with the winning tickets drawn on the 13th.
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Calgary Herald - ALS Awareness Month |
Be sure to pick up a copy of the Calgary Herald on Saturday, as they feature the ALS Society of Alberta and Betty's Run for ALS as part of ALS Awareness Month.
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Sea Change Brewery - Adam's Pale Ale |
We are very excited that Adam's Pale Ale will be back again for June 2022! In 2021, Sea Change produced a whopping 17,376 tall cans of Adam’s Pale Ale, with $1 from each four-pack going to the ALS Society of Alberta. Last year this campaign raised a total of over $8000, and this year, we’re going bigger! Like, 4,000 liters of beer bigger. Keep your eyes peeled in Alberta stores in June, and make sure to pick up a 4-pack! This One's for Adam.
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In early 2021, the MLB announced that it will be recognizing Lou Gehrig Day every year on June 2nd. So tomorrow, show us your baseball photos and share your stories on social media (tagging us), or email them to us at alscommunications@alsab.ca so that we can share with our community!
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We are thrilled that we have a number of events on the calendar even before our big Walks and Run get going in June! Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone hosting events, we are so happy to once again come out and see you all as we support each other across the province!
Click on the events below for more details:
Cold Lake Swing for ALS Golf Tournament, June 11th
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Impact of Your donations
Your donations, participation in events and efforts to raise awareness make a real and measurable impact every year. Thanks to you, here are some of the ways we were able to help Albertans living with ALS in 2021.
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Donations
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 the link below to help our families today with one-time, monthly or in memoriam donations. Please call us to discuss other giving options. Thank you.
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