While the weather didn’t always cooperate, the Spring Walk Season was a wonderful success thanks to all of the dedicated teams and supporters! Thousands of Walkers turned out this season, rain or shine, to help raise awareness and funds to help Defeat ALS!
The 2013 Walks kicked off in May at Pier 45 in NYC. It was a beautiful Walk along the Hudson and the perfect way to start the season! The Long Branch Walk on May 19th was a bit soggy but that didn’t stop hundreds of dedicated Walkers from coming out to help us raise awareness! A little (or in this case a lot) of rain never stopped our indomitable Walkers!
June began with record breaking attendance at the Saddle Brook Walk. Over 1,500 Walkers were treated to great food, music and a beautiful day to celebrate and raise awareness! The next Walk on the calendar brought us to TD Bank Ballpark, home of the Somerset Patriots for our Chapters first-ever Walk in Bridgewater! It was a great day, with over 30 Teams walking, including our special guest, former Major League pitcher and Somerset Patriots Manager Emeritus, Sparky Lyle. The Spring Walk season culminated with a spectacular day at Manhattanville College, the new home of the Westchester Walk. It was a warm and beautiful day on campus with over 500 Walkers turning out to strike out ALS.
In total, the Spring Walk season was truly wonderful and through the incredible efforts of our PALS, friends, families and caregivers, the Greater New York Chapter Walk program has raised over $1 million dollars to date!
But wait! The 2013 Walk to Defeat ALS campaign isn’t over yet! We hope you’ll join us in the Fall for one of our two remaining Walks this year Long Island (September 22nd) and Hudson Valley (October 20th)! Visit our website at www.alswalks.org to find out more about those Walks. Thanks again and have a great Summer!
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