The Greater New York Chapter is among the most successful of The ALS Association’s network of 38 Chapters. This past year, our Chapter reached a significant milestone by raising more than $4 million to fund our key programs of Research, Patient Services, and Advocacy.
Patient service continues to be at the core of our Chapter’s mission. We now serve more than 750 people living with ALS and their families in our four areas of operations New York City, Long Island, Westchester County/Hudson Valley, and Northern & Central New Jersey.
Your support helped us to provide state-of-the-art multidisciplinary care at our three ALS Association Certified Centers of Excellence Beth Israel Medical Center, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Stony Brook University Hospital, as well as our ALS Association Program at the Hospital for Special Surgery, now in its second year of operation.
Your generosity allows us to act globally and locally. Our Chapter continues to fund some of the most innovative and rigorous ALS research in the world and to engage successfully in public awareness and advocacy efforts.
In May, our Chapter’s delegation of 30 advocates travelled to Washington, DC for National ALS Advocacy Day and reached out to our local Members of Congress to continue the urgent fight to develop effective treatments for ALS.
During the Spring and Fall, our Chapter sponsored seven Walks to Defeat ALS. More than 12,000 people participated and raised more than $2 million to advance our mission. Additionally, just last month at the 19th Annual Lou Gehrig Sports Awards Benefit, the Chapter raised $1.1 million for patient care services and research.
We are helping more people and we are funding more research. We are making progress -- thanks to you!
Thanksgiving is now passed, but it's never too late to express our gratitude to all of our volunteers, donors, advocates, caregivers, and most of all - our PALS. You are the heart & soul of this organization and it is a privilege to fight ALS alongside of you.
On behalf of the entire Board and Staff of The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter, I wish you the Happiest of Holidays & a peaceful New Year.
Sincerely,
Dorine Gordon
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