Help us achieve our 2012 goal of $500,000.00
Total: $225,000.00
Announcing Tri Valley Trek, Saturday, October 19th, 2013
The Napa Trek is moving to the Pleasanton for the inaugural "Tri Valley Trek for Pete's Sake" benefitting ALS Therapy Development
Institute (ALS TDI). The ride will roll out on Saturday, October 19th, 2013. Visit The Tri
Valley Trek For Pete's Sake website and stay tuned for information on upcoming events and the Tri Valley Trek registration.
Thanks for supporting ALS research.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neuro-degenerative disease that attacks nerve
cells in the brain and spinal cord. There is no known cause and no cure. Currently, there is one FDA approved drug to treat the
disease. ALS Therapy Development Institute is the largest ALS research facility in the World, dedicated to the discovery of
treatments and therapies for the disease.
Every 90 minutes someone is diagnosed with ALS.
Every 90 minutes ALS claims another life.
ALS relentlessly attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. When these cells die, voluntary muscle movement dies with them.
The average life expectancy of a person with ALS is only two to five years from time of diagnosis. About 20 percent live up to five
years, and up to ten percent will survive more than ten years. ALS occurs throughout the world with no racial, ethnic, or
socioeconomic boundaries.
ALS Napa Trek provides support for our most urgent goal – to create treatments and therapies for people with ALS and their families
throughout California.