I was delighted to attend the Annual Honoree Banquet given by the ALS Ride for Life organization on Long Island. My son-in-law Tom Conigliaro is on my left and my granddaughter, Shannon Giere, on my right.

I’m standing with Tom Conigliaro at their silent auction table, and guess who’s with us in spirit?  Yes, the photo honors Bernie Giere who died 10 years ago, but who is still remembered by this wonderful group. The event highlighted photos all those former PALS (People with ALS) who had been helped by this great organization.

Won’t you help in finding a cure for ALS? 

Link: Rideforlife.networkforgood.com

Author, Jonathan Eig said of baseball great, Lou Gehrig:

“ALS is a disease of weakness, but Lou Gehrig’s disease is associated with strength—the strength of a dying man who said he felt lucky.” He wrote that Lou’s heroism transcended the game. After Lou was stricken with ALS, and in the weeks that followed his famous goodbye speech, he received over 30,000 letters of support.

June 2^, was designated as Lou Gehrig Day in 2002. It’s the date on which he became the Yankees starting first baseman and the day he died from ALS in 1941. He was only 38 years old. ALS breaks down nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that make muscles work, leading to progressive paralysis and death.

One way to honor Lou and show you care is to donate to ALS. Help defy the odds by contributing to ALS Ride for Life, an organization which supported us when Bernie was stricken with this heartbreaking disease in 2012. Families living with ALS need to know someone out there supports finding a cure.

ALS Ride for Life
c/o Stony Brook University, HSC, L2, Room 106
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8231