Why are we running for ALS?
It's simple...
In 2009 I started working at a fitness center called the Atlantic Club in Manasquan, NJ.
At that time I had no idea what ALS was... (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig ’s Disease. (See definition below)
**ALS: is a progressive debilitating disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, resulting in muscle weakness and atrophy.
There is no cure.
It wasn't until I got to fulfill one of my "Bucket List" goals of participating in Polar Bear Plunge that I started learning about this disease. (pictured to the right)
That February, along with a team from the Atlantic Club, we jumped into the freezing cold Atlantic Ocean and helped raise over $250,000 for ALS and specifically the Joan Dancy and Pals foundation.
I had never heard of the foundation before, never knew it existed, and still...
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