On September 18, our friends at the Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, MA are hosting their annual ALS Walk for Living, a community celebration and fundraising event that takes place on Admiral’s Hill in Chelsea. The walk covers a two-mile course that is accessible to participants with wheelchairs and assistive devices, and that […]
ALS Advocacy
Pick your favorite baseball team for Lou Gehrig Day 2022!
June 2, 2022 marks the second annual Lou Gehrig Day to honor the baseball legend and continue to spread awareness of ALS.
ALS Awareness Month Features Fight ALS Film Fest!
Across the United States, there are many engaging events and campaigns happening throughout the month of May, ALS Awareness Month. The one SimpliHere is most excited about is the virtual Fight ALS Film Festival. The month-long film fest, which is free and open to the public, was founded by Sunny Brous, who was diagnosed […]
New Year and New Opportunities for ALS Therapies
December 23, 2021, President Biden signed the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act, known as ACT for ALS
June 2nd Is Lou Gehrig Day! Here’s Why We’re Inspired By His Wife, Eleanor
First Lady of the Yankees, ALS Caregiver, and Advocacy Icon.
5 Ways COVID-19 Has Changed The Game For ALS Patients And Caregivers
Amid setbacks and letdowns, the ALS community is leaning on its resilience and finding hope.
ALS Advocacy in Business
An Interview with Steven Prevost. SimpliHere has teamed up with Joe’s Brother Coffee owner and founder Steven Prevost to bring you the following interview, where we talk Steven’s connection to ALS, why he started roasting coffee, and organizations doing the important work for ALS advocacy and research. MM (00:06): Good afternoon. Just to introduce myself […]
2020 ALS Advocacy Conference Debrief (Part 2)
This year’s ALS Advocacy Conference, put on by the ALS Association, looked a bit different in 2020 over computer screens and Zoom links, as did everything else this year. But as the resounding rally cry of the conference went, “ALS does not stop, and neither can we.” Many things have been postponed or cancelled this […]
