Missouri State Advocacy Day           Click here for an informational flyer

Community, Family and 3rd Party Events

A third party event is a fund raising activity that is organized and managed by a family, group or individual who is acting independent of the ALS Association, St. Louis Regional Chapter.

Click here to see upcoming events

Meet our County Ambassadors!

County Ambassadors are volunteers who represent The ALS Association in their area.  These Ambassadors work with the staff and assist in all areas of our organization – patient services, public awareness, professional education, advocacy, and fundraising.

Click here to find your County Ambassador

Important Information About New VA Policy for ALS Click here for more

NEW Veteran Website  Click here for more

New Support Group Starting in Central Illinois

The Patient Services Department is introducing an ALS Support Group in Springfield, IL.  Click here for more details.

ALS Across America

Local families represent the St. Louis Regional Chapter in ALS Across America.            

Click here for 2009 ALS Across America's Kenny Alber's story
Click here for 2009 ALS Across America's Doug Scherer's story

Click here to read 2008 Nancy Adkins's story.  
Click here to read 2008 Jessica Gump's story.    

We Need Your Help! 

Providing the community with our great programs is possible because of the efforts of our dedicated volunteers. We are currently looking for volunteers to serve on our 2010 Peoria, St. Louis, Southern Illinois & Missouri, Rolla and Springfield Walk to Defeat ALS committees. We also have positions open to serve on the Annual Golf Tournament & Auction committee. Click here for more information.

Free Webinar/Audio Conference on New AAN Guidelines for Treating ALS The American Academy of Neurology and The ALS Association are offering a free audio conference call at 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) on February 11, 2010 for people with ALS and their caregivers regarding the Academy’s new guidelines on the most effective treatments for ALS.  The audio conference call will help emphasize that a lot can be done to make life easier and longer for people with ALS. Important areas of care needing more research will also be highlighted. The presenters include Robert G. Miller, M.D., neurologist and lead author of the Academy’s ALS guidelines, coauthors Carlayne E. Jackson, M.D., Edward J. Kasarskis, M.D., Ph.D., and Dallas A. Forshew, R.N. A brief question-and-answer period will be available to patients and caregivers at the end of the call as time permits. The American Academy of Neurology, an association of more than 22,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals, is dedicated to promoting the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care. A neurologist is a doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system such as, ALS, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, West Nile virus and ataxia. For more information about the American Academy of Neurology and its guidelines for treating ALS, click here. To join the audio conference call with webinar capability, log on to https://alsa-events.webex.com/alsa-events/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=667887783. This is available to the first 1,000 registrants.  If the webinar event is full, join the audio teleconference at: Toll Free #: (877) 669-3239 or Toll # (408) 600-3600.  The participant pass code is 667 887 783, then press #, #.