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ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and we need your help to find a cure.
What is ALS? ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and we need your help to find a cure.
5Kimmswick Keep Your Eyes on the Pies
The Blue Owl Restaurant and Bakery and the ALS Association present this ever-popular event in memory of Nancy Ratliff. The 5k race and 1-mile walk or fun run is held in historic Kimmswick, MO and comes complete with lunch, beer and yes, the chance to take-home a mile-high pie!
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Swing for a Cure Golf Tournament
Join us at a new course this year, Sunset Country Club! This annual event gives golfers the opportunity to support people with ALS with a fun and engaging day on the greens. Both golfers and non-golfers alike are invited to enjoy the happy hour and dinner auction.
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Five Local Celebrities. One Cool Party.
Don’t miss this “super-cool” party like no other! We’re gonna put it all on ice for the ALS Association Ice Bucket Bash on November 16, 2018, at the Four Seasons – no rubber-chicken dinners at this event. And, to top it all off, five local celebrities will be taking the Ice Bucket Challenge live on stage – buy your tickets now!
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