LORRIE'S 2024 INTRO & WELCOME!
Thank you for considering to help honor Lorrie and others fighting ALS in either the team walk and/or a financial gift. This is our 6th year participating in the walk.
Lorrie was such a loving person. By her own actions she helped numerous lives by being a mentor to youth, participating in numerous activities her church, participating in the Rochester Rotary club, by making financial donations, and other ways. Now lets join together again in 2023 to honor her and others fight this devastating ALS disease.
For those that don't know Lorrie’s story - she was diagnosed in April of 2018 with Bulbar onset ALS and went to heaven on March 19th, 2020. Her voice began to change slowly but steadily in the spring of 2017 all the way up through to her diagnosis. She fought each and everyday with support of God, family, and friends. We can't thank you enough for your participation and/or financial support.
Many thanks, love, and God's blessings to you all!
WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP
Every 90 minutes a person in this country is diagnosed with ALS and every 90 minutes another person will lose their battle against this disease. ALS occursthroughout the world with no racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic boundaries.
That’s whywe’re participating in the Walk to Defeat ALS. To bring hope. To raiseawareness. To provide resources and services to families free of charge. Tohelp unlock the mystery of ALS and find the key to treatments a cure. Will youjoin us?
ABOUT ALS
Amyotrophiclateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, fatal neuromuscular disease thatslowly robs the body of its ability to walk, speak, swallow and breathe. Thelife expectancy of a person with ALS averages 2 to 5 years from the time ofdiagnosis.
ALS can strike anyone. Presently there is no known cause of the disease, yet it stillcosts loved ones an average of $250,000 a year to provide the care peopleliving with ALS and their families need. Join the movement to provide help andhope today!
