We are so excited to announce our new venue for the 2022 Boston Walk to Defeat ALS. UMass Boston will be our new home and we know you will love it!
The cityscape-backed ocean views at the UMass Boston Campus Center will be the stunning NEW backdrop for our 2022 Boston Walk to Defeat ALS on Sunday, October 16, 2022! We can't wait to walk with you - will you join us?
Thank you to everyone who came out to Greenfield Park for our 2022 Walk to Defeat ALS. It was a wonderful a day in the park together in spite of the Packers.
We're almost at our fundraising goal! Team + Donation Pages are open through December 31st. We continue to serve more than 600 families in Wisconsin living with ALS and your efforts fully support this mission.
We are thrilled to be having our 2022 Worcester Walk to Defeat ALS at Worcester's brand new Polar Park, home of the Worcester Red Sox (WooSox), on Sunday, September 18, 2022!
Once we kick off the event with our opening ceremonies, walk or roll our 1-mile course right on the baseball field. We'll have coffee and breakfast offerings to get you started that morning.
We can’t wait to welcome special guest Smiley, the Woo Sox’s iconic mascot, stopping by to encourage all of us on our walk. Be sure to flag Smiley down for a photo with your team!
ALS is a horrific and always-fatal disease impacting patients and patient families throughout Wisconsin. It has no known cause. No known cure. And no effective treatment. Which is why it’s going to take all of us to take down ALS.
Join us in Hayward, WI, on Saturday, August 27th for a day of fun and frolic in honor of two of Hayward's greats - John Jaeckel and Don Sheehan.
There is an online auction accompanying the festivities this year, and the items to be won are nothing short of stupendous! Scroll to the button at the bottom of this page and get registered to bid! Auctions open at 11AM on Saturday, August 20th, and close promptly at 11AM on Saturday, August 27th.
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.