Durham Walk for ALS
June 29, 2009 by MikeD
The Durham Walk for ALS was held in Port Perry last Saturday (June 27), and what a great day it turned out to be. Heather Moore and her team are to be congratulated for all their hard work in hosting the event in Port Perry.
It really was a great day. From the pre-walk musical warm-up, to the live music performed by the Port Perry Music Department, and the BBQ lunch put on by the Blackstock Lions Club, walkers participating in the event were well taken care of. And a special thanks goes to these walkers who put on a great effort in raising over $30,000 for clients of ALS Ontario in the Durham Region and for ALS research in Canada. It was an exceptional day!
It’s with efforts like these in communities across Canada, that we might someday eradicate this ultimately fatal neuromuscular disorder that causes the degeneration of a select group of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
In the video, Linda Zwaagstra talks about her Dad, Gerrit Smit, who lost his fight with ALS on May 3rd of this year after surviving for more than 14 years with this terrible disease. You can read more about his courageous battle with Lou Gehrig’s at the ALS Canada web site.
Hope the see everyone again next year!
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