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I AM ALS’ ALS Awareness Event in DC Feedback Survey
Join us for Lou Gehrig Day 2023!
What’s in a Gene? Introduction to Familial ALS.
Be a part of the Flash’s Lou Gehrig Day!
Axe ALS/ I AM ALS team up on Lou Gehrig Day!
Be a part of the Woo Sox’s Lou Gehrig Day!
Engagement Level 2
Join us for Lou Gehrig Day 2023!
Big Feelings in Familial ALS: A Community Conversation about Generational Trauma
Tweet at your Senators to pass S. 326, incorporating the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act
Protect South Carolinians from Genetic Discrimination! Pass H. 4218: Genetic Protection!
Elizabeth Dole Home Care H.R.542/S.141
Build Congressional Champions Through the ALS Caucus
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Join us for Lou Gehrig Day 2023!
Bismarck, ND Community Gathering
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ALS impacts every community, including yours.
Today, I may be fighting for my life. But I know I’m not alone. I have my family of service members, I have patients and veterans living with ALS, and I now have you.
Guillermo “Gill” Garcia
a U.S. military veteran living with ALS, living with ALS
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Clinical Trials
The Clinical Trials Team works directly with researchers, government agencies and drug sponsors to ensure access, efficiency and humaneness of ALS therapy development and approval. They collect and distribute information regarding clinical trials and the latest research to the ALS community, through ALS Signal.
Community Outreach
The Community Outreach Team engages, educates and empowers ourselves and others for the purpose of creating better care, treatments and cures for ALS.
Familial ALS
The Familial ALS Team raises awareness of familial ALS and empowers, supports and advocates for potential and actual ALS gene holders and their families.
Legislative Affairs
The Legislative Affairs Team engages and creates more advocates in order to secure federal funding and change public policy to accelerate ALS treatments and cures and support those living with ALS and their loved ones.
Thank You Squad
The Thank You Squad cultivates relationships and adds a personalized touch through individual donor outreach.
Veterans
The Veterans Affairs Team raises awareness for veteran-specific ALS issues and connects veterans with resources to improve their quality of ALS care.
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