Spring brings new beginnings - a year of HOPE

Hello Angel Fund Family!

Welcome Spring!

We're looking forward to a wonderful year of hope and new discoveries in ALS research. We are blessed with such wonderful and special supporters who host, participate or donate to The Angel Fund to help us in the fight against ALS. Our dedicated researchers go above and beyond to find a cure for ALS and have made incredible progress in unlocking the cause of ALS. These breakthroughs allow us to believe a cure is truly closer than ever.

We have a busy season coming up. We hope that you join us and Step Up To Cure ALS as we fight together to cure ALS.

Help us cure ALS. Donate today.

'Adopt' a Researcher

The Angel Fund 'adopts' researchers and supports their tireless research efforts to work toward a treatment and cure for ALS

By Webb Camille, UMass Chan Medical School

Alteration of protein citrullination and its effects on protein function in ALS

In neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), there are dramatic changes in post-translational modifications (PTMs) of proteins. PTMs are additions or removal of moieties on one or multiple amino acids in proteins. These modifications are catalyzed by enzymes after proteins are synthesized. For example, phosphorylation is catalyzed by a class of enzymes called kinases. It adds a phosphate group to specific amino acids. On the other hand, citrullination is catalyzed by peptidyl arginine deiminases (PADs), which remove the ketimine group from the amino acid arginine and replace it with a ketone group.

Meet The Angel Fund Boston Marathon Team

The Angel Fund has seven amazing runners who have taken on the challenge to run 26.2 miles in this year's Boston Marathon to raise funds for ALS Research. We are proud to say that they represent the Fund and thank them for Stepping Up To Cure ALS.

Good luck to all our runners on Marathon Monday!

It is inspiring to see why our Marathoners Run:

Our Team ALS: (You can donate and learn more about our marathoners by clicking on their names below).

Matt Bergin - 32nd Boston Marathon
Russell Becker - 12th Boston Marathon
Meghan King - 20th Boston Marathon
Mike Myers - 2nd Boston Marathon
Brooke Stewart - 1st Boston Marathon
Dawn Timlin - 6th Boston marathon
Mykayla Timlin - 1st Boston Marathon

Click here to see their quotes.

OUR MARATHON TEAM ON WCVB GOOD MORNING EYE OPENER

CASINO NIGHT

April 22md

Join us for a charity gambling Casino Night which will be held on Saturday, April 22nd beginning at 7 p.m.

The event will include charity gambling featuring roulette, craps, blackjack, and let it ride, along with raffles and prizes.

The cost to attend is $60 per person and includes hors d’oeuvres, $1500 in play chips, and two drink tickets. Beer, wine, and soda will be served.

To date, the Harpoon 5 Miler has raised $2.6 million for The Angel Fund and

ALS research.

HARPOON 5 MILER

May 21st

The Harpoon 5-Miler, sponsored by Harpoon Brewery to benefit The Angel Fund will be held on Sunday, May 21st. Approximately 5,000 runners participate in the 5-Miler.

This year, global sports brand PUMA is partnering with Harpoon Brewery for the first time as the presenting sponsor of the event.

R egister today!

The 25^th Annual Jimmy Kennedy Memorial Run for ALS, (the Squirrel Run XXV), a 5-mile run, 2.5-mile fitness walk and family fun day will be held on Saturday, June 10th at Pageant Field, Merrymount Parkway in Quincy.

SQUIRREL RUN XXV

June 10th

Proceeds from the Squirrel Run will benefit The Angel Fund for ALS Research. The race is held for Jimmy Kennedy who lost his courageous battle with ALS in 1997 at the age of 31.

Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are welcome to participate in the 5-mile run and 2.5-mile walk that begins with registration at 8 a.m. The 2.5-mile fitness walk starts at 9 a.m. followed by the 5-mile run at 10 a.m. Childrens' events begin at 11 a.m.

The 20^th Annual Sharon Timlin Memorial Event: A Race to Cure ALS will be held on Saturday, June 17th at Hopkinton High School.

SHARON TIMLIN MEMORIAL EVENT- A RACE TO CURE ALS

June 17th

The popular road race and family fun day benefits The Angel Fund for ALS Research and its research at UMass Chan Medical School. The race has raised more than $2 million for ALS research since its inception.

Join the Timlin family and committee as we Step Up to Cure ALS with a 5k race, kids run, and family fun day that has something for everyone - all to benefit ALS research.

UPCOMING EVENTS - SAVE THE DATES

MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW

Wilmington Ice Bucket Challenge

August 26, 2023

100 Innings of Baseball

October 7 and 8, 2023

Walk of Hope for ALS

September 9, 2023

Annual Gala

TBD

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