Peoria-Area Community Impact Guide 2022-2023

ALS ASSOCIATION Working to discover treatments and a cure for ALS, and to serve, advocate for, and empower people affected by ALS to live their lives to the fullest.

939 W. Randolph Street, Suite 2W Chicago, IL 60607 Phone: (312) 932-0000 or (309) 696-7184 Email: info@alsachicago.org Website : alsachicago.org Facebook : @ALSAChicago Twitter : @ALSAChicago Instagram : @ALSAChicago Twitch : @ALSAChicago YouTube & LinkedIn : The ALS Association Greater Chicago Chapter KEY STAFF: Julie M. Sharpe, President and CEO, julie@alsachicago.org Kellie Branch-Dircks, MSW, LCSW, Care Services Coordinator, Central Illinois, kellie@alsachicago.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Mike Trafton, Board Chair Toby Kucharski, Vice Chair Katherine Jemsek, Treasurer Patti Stockwell, Secretary Christine Churchill Burke Bruno Strapko Scott Nicols Jim Fitzgibbons

HOW TO HELP Visit alsachicago.org to donate or get involved. On Saturday, September 10th, the PeoriaWalk to Defeat ALS returns to Dozer Park! TheWalk to Defeat ALS is the #1 way to unite and fundraise for our ALS Community. Get involved at web.alsa.org/peoriawalk.

VISION Create a world without ALS. VALUES Compassion | Integrity | Urgency WHAT WE DO

families battling ALS throughout Northern Illinois, Central Illinois, Greater Chicagoland, and parts of Northwest Indiana. DID YOU KNOW? ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes a progressive loss of muscle control, robbing an individual of the ability to walk, talk, speak, and eventually breath. ALS can strike anyone at any time. Military veterans are approximately twice as likely to develop ALS.

The ALS Association is the only national not for-profit health organization dedicated solely to the fight against ALS on every front. The ALS Association Greater Chicago Chapter proudly serves hundreds of individuals and

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