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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Progress Sign up | Login | Find local services | Search Close | Menu Close Greater Sacramento Chapter Find local services Certified Centers & Clinics Support Groups Calendar of Events View Ice Bucket Progress Donate Certified Centers & Clinics Support Groups Calendar of Events About ALS About Us Our Research Local Care Services Advocate Get Involved Donate What is ALS? ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and we need your help to find a cure. Learn More What is ALS? ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and we need your help to find a cure. Learn More Our Mission 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. The ALS Association Greater Sacramento Chapter provides comprehensive care services and advocacy to families living with ALS throughout 24 Northern California Counties, while leaving no stone unturned in the quest for a cure. Find Services Take Action Raise Awareness Latest Research Find Services Take Action Raise Awareness Latest Research Get Involved With Us Help create a world without ALS by getting involved in the way that best suits YOU! When you fundraise with friends and family you take us closer to discovering a cure. Support Group Meetings The Greater Sacramento Chapter offers professionally faciliated Support Group Meetings across 24 Northern California counties to provide patients, caregivers, and loved ones with the support, tools, and knowledge they need to live life to the fullest. To find our full list of Support Group Meetings and their dates/locations, please click here . Read our 2018 Annual Report! The generous contributions of our donors, sponsors, and community partners make a difference in the lives of those living with ALS every day. Because of your support, The ALS Association Greater Sacramento Chapter continues to grow our service offerings and reach new heights in the fight against ALS. We are committed to transparently reporting on our activities and associated financial costs. Take a moment to read our newly released 2018 Annual Report to learn more about how your support has impacted the ALS community. Read the Full Report here: Learn More Read the Full 990 here: Learn More PALS 4 Life Mission: To improve the quality of life for families living with ALS by strategically funding critical programs and initiatives that advance care services. Learn More Donate Here Combat ALS--Become A Sustaining Member Today! May is ALS Awareness Month and we're looking to build an army of supporters to enable us to continue the mission of finding a cure for ALS. For a limited time, the first 50 people to join us in combatting ALS will receive an exclusive sustaining member gift. Its simple, sign up as a sustaining member in the fight against ALS with a monthly donation of $25-- that's less than $1 a day! To honor your commitment to a cure, we will send you our exclusive Combat ALS California camo ball cap! CREATE A BIRTHDAY FACEBOOK FUNDRAISER Did you know that you can create a fundraising campaign to support local families affected by ALS? Many of your facebook friends celebrate their birthday by raising funds in support of causes that are near and dear to their heart-now you can too! Join your friends, family and fellow philanthropists in creating a fundraiser for The ALS Association Greater Sacramento Chapter in support of those currently living with ALS. It's easy, environmentally friendly and heartwarming-set up your fundraiser today by clicking here . A GREAT READ FOR THE ALS COMMUNITY Laugh to Death: My Rx for Dying Well with ALS , is a collection of funny vignettes, chronicles a doctor's end-of-life journey with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Welsh's unique outlook as a doctor-turned-patient, while at times serious and somber, is more often hilarious, if not irreverent. Throughout-from the time of his self-diagnosis until his passing six years later-Martin F. Welsh, M.D., reveals how a terminally ill person's attitude can profoundly affect their quality of life. Every patient, family member, caregiver, and health provider will benefit from his unique perspective of a doctor becoming a patient and ultimately a teacher. Laugh to Death is a powerful tribute to the resiliency of the human spirit. The book is now available for purchase at laughtodeathmyrx.com A very special thanks to Maureen Gill for her generous donation of books to the ALS community in Sacramento. The reviews from pALS and cALS have been overwhelming and they are thankful for her generosity, and above everything else, they are grateful for the keen and witty insights of how to make a very difficult conversation in the ALS community a little easier. Sacramento Chapter Newsletter - February 2020 Open the newsletter by clicking on the Newsletter button below. This month's issue has updates and information about: The 2020 Walk to Defeat ALS website is LIVE! Upcoming Events and Save the Dates ALS research investments For previous issues of the newsletter, please click HERE Discover More Ways to Help Fight ALS Advancing Global ALS Research Find Out How Resources Whether you’re newly diagnosed, navigating your journey with the disease, caring for a person with ALS, or researching the cure, there are resources to support you. Let us help you and your family cope with the day-to-day challenges of living with ALS. For People with ALS Learn about our grant program, upcoming scientific meetings, and opportunities to collaborate. For Researchers Caring for someone with ALS is hard work. We offer resources and support to help you. For Caregivers In The News Recent National News ALS Focus Launches and Seeks Participants for Important Ongoing Survey Program February 13, 2020 What to Know About Feeding Tubes and Decision Making When Living with ALS February 10, 2020 In the Past Year, The ALS Association Has Committed $21.5 million to 70 Promising Research Initiatives February 07, 2020 ALS Association Board Member Urges Congress to Protect the Right to Breathe January 24, 2020 Recent Chapter News Alive With ALS in Natomas Magazine August 5, 2019 New Report Highlights Heightened Risk of ALS in Military March 21, 2019 Miss Gay California Battles Lou Gehrig's Disease Jan 12, 2017 Read More News Here Stay Connected With Us Sign up to receive the latest news in ALS, including the monthly Greater Sacramento Chapter e-Newsletter, and learn how you can continue making a difference in the search to treat and cure this disease. Join Us You Can Help Create A World Without ALS Your gift will help The ALS Association support research to find a cure for ALS and provide much-needed services to patients and their families. By becoming a part of The ALS Association family and making your gift today, you will help sustain hope in thousands of people affected by ALS. Give Now Give Now Give Monthly Give In Honor Or Memory End Hide -- Learn About Other Ways to Give Privacy Policy | Link Policy | Important Information | Contact Us | Manage Your Profile The ALS Association Greater Sacramento Chapter 5701 Sunrise Blvd Citrus Heights, CA 95610 (916) 979-9265 All content and works posted on this website are owned and copyrighted by The ALS Association. ©2020 Lou Gehrig® used with permission of the Rip Van Winkle Foundation / www.LouGehrig.com...