We recently lost Jack to ALS as everyone knows. I just heard about this and will be looking into it more later when I can be online again. I thought others might want to check it out also.
Walk to Defeat ALS®:
Walk to Defeat ALS®:
Remembering Jack Berry
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I did some looking and there are many walks coming up and they seem to be in the Sept/Oct timeframe so the weather should be somewhat tolerable. The walks seem to be mostly 2 or 3 miles. They are in many of the cities where we often layover. Unfortunately they don't have an option to show them by date. I am going to try to contact them and ask if that's possible. I'm sure there are times we'd be near a walk and on a layover if we only knew about it. Here's the main page. There are ways to help besides the walks.
Help Fight ALS - The ALS Association
Help Fight ALS - The ALS Association
There are also bike rides for any who are cyclists. There are only a few states so far but maybe yours is one of them.
Ride to Defeat ALS - ALS Association - Bike tours fighting Lou Gehrig's Disease - Cycling Event
Ride to Defeat ALS - ALS Association - Bike tours fighting Lou Gehrig's Disease - Cycling Event
I never got to meet Jack and Gracie but traded some private messages on E.O. and we shared a few interests outside of expediting. While many of us were saddened by Jack's passing, some have benefited. Wolvurine was able to capitalize on Jack's death by getting a few extra loads to keep his business afloat. Maybe he can afford a donation to the ALS Association.
I can only imagine what jack had to go through losing all of his functions and he never complained about it. Jack was a stand up guy. I'll be sending in a donation.