Resident Organizes Fundraiser To Fight ALS

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A Woodstock resident whose family member is battling ALS will host a fundraiser to help her mother participate in the upcoming walk to raise awareness of the disease.

The Sunday Funday Fundraiser organized by Brittney Blevins will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday Aug. 23 at Fire Stone Wood Fired Pizza & Grill, which is located at 120 Chambers Street in downtown Woodstock.

The fundraiser will include a raffle for prizes such as tickets to Atlanta Hawks or Falcons games, landscaping gift certificates, tennis lessons, interior design consultation and restaurant gift cards. Appetizers and a cash bar will also be provided.

Organizers are also talking about possibly doing an Ice Bucket challenge following the fundraiser.

Commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, ALS is a ”progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord,” according to the ALS Association.

According to the Mayo Clinic, ALS often starts with muscle twitching and weakness in one’s arm or leg or slurring of speech. The disease eventually affect a patient’s ability to control the muscles needed to move, speak, eat and breathe.

Blevins’ mother, Betsy, will take part in The ALS Association’s Atlanta Walk, which will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

The Association’s biggest fundraiser, the Walk raises money to allow local chapters to provide care services and support research projects throughout the year.

For more information about the Atlanta Walk, visit the event’s website.

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Image via The ALS Association