Walk Your Way gives you control of what Walk Day looks like. Take a walk or ride around your neighborhood, nearby park, or living room. Bring your team together in a way that works for you, take photos, spread the word, and make new memories.
John Jaeckel and Don Sheehan are from Hayward, WI. John is a former athlete, High School Special Education Teacher, and coach. He was diagnosed with ALS on July 21, 2010 and continues to battle this horrible disease.
Don served in Vietnam from January of 1968 to January of 1969. He Started working for the City of Hayward Police Department in 1971 and was known as the "Sunday Cop". Don then became Chief of Police and had a total of 35 years with law enforcement. After 8 years of testing, Don was diagnosed with ALS on November 1, 2018 at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.
Registration Fees
FREE Kid’s 1-Mile Race
$20.00 Early Bird Registration (ends 7/31/21)
$25.00 Registration (online registrations ends 08/19/21)
$30.00 Day of Registration
Event Details
Friday, August 20
11:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. Early Check-In & Packet Pick-Up
or 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Ki Mobility, 5201 Woodward Dr., Stevens Point, WI 54481
All Together Now: Perspectives on Organizing Your Medical Care and Maximizing Your Team’s Effectiveness
This session will feature a panel of people living with ALS, Caregivers, and Clinic Professionals and allow time for Q and A from the audience. Tools such as the Critical Medical Information app and other strategies will be discussed.
The Reichelt family is hosting this event in honor of Eddie to benefit the ALS Association Wisconsin Chapter; with deep appreciation for the help provided to the Reichelt family during Eddie's illness.
Chris & Sue's Restaurant will generously donate 10% of all sales on this day to the ALS Association Wisconsin Chapter. View Classic Cars on the restaurant grounds the day of the event. If you're interested in showing your car, please contact Chris at 920-207-1961 - space is limited.
This year the ALABAMA Statewide Walk to Defeat ALS will be Virtual or a Walk where you are event, but you will register your team for the area closest to where you live:
"Anticipatory Grief" is the third "Caring for the Caregiver" webinar in our series this year.* Join us on Thursday, August 12, 2021 from 1:30-3:00 PM for this webinar discussion. Susan Blakeslee, Licensed Mental Health Counselor at VITAS Healthcare, will be presenting on anticipatory grief, a feeling of grief occurring before an impending loss.
*The "Caring for the Caregiver Webinar Series" is sponsored by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America.
Walk Your Way gives you control of what Walk Day looks like. Take a walk or ride around your neighborhood, nearby park, or living room. Bring your team together in a way that works for you, take photos, spread the word, and make new memories.