Baltimore Area Restaurants Recognize ALS Bites! Throughout the Month of May

The Brigance Brigade Foundation today announced it is once again partnering with 10 Maryland restaurants for its 2nd annual ALS Bites! Campaign during ALS Awareness Month in May. ALS Bites!, a month-long campaign to raise awareness and funds for people battling ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), will benefit the Foundation’s mission to equip, encourage and empower people living with ALS (PALS.)

Each participating establishment is supporting O.J. Brigance and his decade of strength fighting ALS, as well as ALS families across the country, by selecting one menu or drink item and donating the proceeds back to the Foundation at the end of ALS Awareness Month. These restaurants understand that ALS truly bites and they invite everyone to join them in biting back this May.

For those looking to support the Foundation, as well as great local restaurants throughout the month of May, come out and taste the Brigance Brigade-themed items at the following participating locations:

1. Abbey Burger Bistro - Shrimp Eggroll
   1. Federal Hill: 1041 Marshall St, Baltimore, MD 21230
   2. Fells Point: 811 S Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231
2. Blue Hill Tavern - Crispy Calamari Salad: 938 S Conkling St, Baltimore, MD 21224
3. Looney’s Pub – O.J. Crush and Brigance Steak & Cake Sandwich: 2900 O'Donnell Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
4. Miss Shirley’s Café- Fresh Squeezed O.J. & Shirley’s Summer Lovin’ O.J. Crush
   1. Annapolis: 1 Park Place, Annapolis, MD 21401
   2. Inner Harbor: 750 E Pratt St, Baltimore, MD 212020
   3. Roland Park: 513 W. Cold Spring Ln, Baltimore, MD 21210
5. Newk’s Eatery - Newk’s Q Sandwich: 1360 Main Chapel Way, Gambrills, MD 21054
6. Ristorante Firenze - O.J. Cello Martini and HerO Cake: 2 Hanover Rd, Reisterstown, MD 21136
7. The BoatHouse Canton, Waterfront Grille - The Raven’s Crush: 2809 Boston St, Baltimore, MD 21224
8. The Milton Inn - Goetze’s Caramel Apple Martini: 14833 York Rd, Sparks, MD 21152
9. The Turn House - The Good Work Cocktail: 11130 Willow Bottom Drive, Columbia, MD 21044
10. Vagabond Sandwich Company - The Brigance Burger: 111 Thomas St, Bel Air, MD 21014

“We are honored to have a great group of restaurant partners join our fight against ALS this ALS Awareness Month,” said Chanda Brigance, Co-founder of the Brigance Brigade Foundation. “I encourage everyone to visit each of our participating establishments throughout May and follow these four simple steps: Order. Eat. Enjoy. Help a GREAT cause!”

When visiting a participating restaurant in May be sure to share your foodie photos using #ALSBites!

The Brigance Brigade Foundation, an organization that supports people battling ALS, created by former NFL player O.J. Brigance and his wife Chanda, improves the lives of people with ALS and their families by providing access to equipment, resource guidance, support services and research contributions.

About the Brigance Brigade Foundation:

O.J. Brigance is one of the few professional football players to win both a Canadian Football League and National Football League championship, and the only one to do it in the same city, Baltimore, MD. Brigance joined the Baltimore Ravens in 2000, helped the team claim a Super Bowl victory, and now works as Senior Advisor to Player Development. In 2007, Brigance was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a debilitating motor neuron disease that strips individuals of their ability to walk, talk, eat, move, or breathe on their own. Brigance remains determined to win his fight against ALS for himself and others battling this disease. Following his diagnosis with ALS, O.J. and his wife Chanda created the Brigance Brigade Foundation to equip, encourage and empower people living with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). The Foundation strives to improve the quality of life for ALS survivors and their families by providing needed equipment, resource guidance and support services, in addition to funding various research initiatives. For more information on the Brigance Brigade Foundation, visit www.brigancebrigade.org.