As an avid social
media user, I (like I'm sure most of you) have been bombarded with videos of
people completing the #IceBucketChallenge to stomp out ALS.
Personally, I thought the videos were cool! I enjoyed seeing who would be
nominated next, and watching people willingly dump freezing water on themselves
is hilarious. What I also began to see circulating on Facebook and Twitter were
negative reactions to the "challenge," and honestly, I think those
reactions were warranted. Many people who posted the videos failed to mention
ALS at all, didn't offer any background as to why they were doing the
challenge, and you have to wonder how many people posting even know what the
disease is.
But here's the thing:
good or bad, those videos prompted me to type "ALS" into my search
bar. This was the first link I came across, titled "What is ALS?" I
thought that was a good start.
At the bottom of the
page, I came across the link for the Walk to Defeat ALS, and I clicked. One zip
code search later, I found a walk scheduled in Detroit for September. And now,
here I am, starting a team. The #IceBucketChallenge might not have struck a
chord with everybody, but for some reason it prompted me to take action, and
now I'm ready to do my part to strike out ALS.
My birthday is this
week, and people keep asking me what I want. Here's what I want. Join my team
and walk with me on Sept. 27th. If you can't do that, donate, or look for a
walk in your own area to register for.
You can do that here: http://web.alsa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=WLK_landing#.U-faTI1dU4s
If you can't do that, spread the word
and do what you can to bring hope to people with this awful disease. One click
makes a difference. So does one search, and one dollar.
My goal is to have a
team that raises $1,750 in a little over a month, so any help you can give is
greatly appreciated. If you're interested in walking with me, let me know!
Let's do what we can, big and small, to give people with ALS hope and support!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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