Vernon rally for people with ALS

Jun 7, 2019 | 2:30 PM

Vernon is one of the 15 sites in B.C. that will hold a Walk to End ALS this weekend.

The event takes place at Polson Park Saturday with registration at 10 a.m., and the walk at 11 a.m.

The event shows support for the 3,000 Canadians and their families living with the disease; 400 of which are living in British Columbia.

ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.

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“This event unites the country and rallies people affected by ALS,” Wendy Toyer, the executive director of B.C.’s ALS Society. “Participants walk to show support for people living with and/or to honour the memory of a loved one lost. The Walk to End ALS inspires hope. Please join us.”

Proceeds go to the ALS Society of B.C. to provide patient services programs for people living with ALS in B.C., and to the ALS Canada Research Program to strive toward a world without ALS.

You can register, donate or find out more at walktoendals.ca

by Pete McIntyre

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