Online Auction Funds Research for ALS

June 10, 2009 - PRLog -- TORONTO, CANADA- The ALS Society of Canada is holding an online auction this month at www.auctionforals.ca.  All proceeds go towards funding research and support services for those living with the fatal disease. The auction marks the beginning of June, ALS awareness month.

“ALS is an incurable disease that affects Canadians of any age, race or gender,” says David Cameron, president and CEO at the ALS Society of Canada. “Every bid brings us closer to a cure.”

In partnership with CharityBids.org, ALS Canada is auctioning off prizes such as:  

•   2010 Stanley Cup finals with hotel and airfare
•   Tickets to the 2010 Kids Choice Awards in Los Angeles with hotel and airfare
•   2010 Super Bowl trip in Miami with hotel and airfare
•   NASCAR Car Racing trip with hotel and airfare
•   Napa Valley Wine Country experience with chauffeur, hotel and airfare
•   Four tickets to Telus World Skins with hotel and airfare.

Bid generously at auctionforals.ca to support research for a cure and win a dream vacation. With close to 500 items, including jewelry, art, celebrity and sports memorabilia, and exotic travel packages, there are prizes for everyone and countless chances to win.

ALS is a fatal disease that kills motor neuron cells causing muscles to degenerate. People diagnosed with ALS lose the ability to walk, speak and breathe. After 100 years of discovery, there is still no cure and no effective therapy. Through recent scientific discoveries, ALS is better understood today than ever before.

“It is through research funding that ALS Canada instills hope and courage in people living with this devastating disease. Hope and courage are the only things that keep them fighting,” says Cameron.

A person living with ALS places a financial and emotional burden on their family and caregivers. Made possible through donations, provincial ALS societies provide counseling and vital services to these people and their families in efforts to improve their quality of life. Proceeds from the Auction for ALS will go towards funding research and helping people living with ALS.

Visit http://www.auctionforals.ca for more information about the Auction for ALS.

Visit http://www.als.ca for more information about ALS.

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The ALS Society of Canada, founded in 1977, is the only national voluntary health organization dedicated solely to the fight against ALS and support for those living with ALS. ALS Canada funds research towards a cure for ALS, supports the provincial ALS societies in the provision of quality care for those living with ALS, and provides information to build public awareness about the disease. The vision of the ALS Society of Canada is to find a cure for ALS.