OUR MISSION The mission of the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of The ALS Association is to provide significant and meaningful assistance in the lives of all persons with ALS, their families, caregivers, and health professionals in our service area, and to support research for a cure. Get ready for our Fall Walks! Set up your Walk to Defeat ALS TM team today! Click here to register for the Kern County Walk - Saturday, October 4, 2008. Click here to register for the Los Angeles County Walk - Sunday, October 26, 2008. Ask friends and family to participate and make this our best Walk season in the Greater Los Angeles Chapter’s history!
	WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH ALS Register with the Greater Los Angeles Chapter today to begin receiving Free Services. Call (866) 750-ALSA (2572) or email us at info@alsala.org. The Greater Los Angeles Chapter is ready to serve newly diagnosed patients. We have a range of services and information to guide and assist you. Our patient services staff can arrange for ALS patients to access case managers, support groups, medical assistive equipment, and other services provided by the Chapter. Our staff is in the office Monday through Friday to answer any questions you may have. click here to get the latest Living with ALS Manual from The ALS Association click here for referrals, clinics, support groups, equipment loans and other information
	ASK THE EXPERTS “MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF ALS" SYMPOSIUM The ALS Association Greater Los Angeles Chapter and the ALS Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center presented an educational seminar, "Meeting the Challenge of ALS," on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. We have archived a number of the symposium speakers' PowerPoint presentations covering a range of topics, including ALS Diagnosis and Treatment, Better Breathing for PALS, Cognitive Impairment and Memory, Communication Solutions, ALS Management and Upcoming Clinical Trials, Motor Neuron Diseases, Palliative Care, and Pulmonary Complications. click here to download the PowerPoint presentations
	ALS BILLS PASS STATE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES Two state bills introduced on behalf of the California chapters of The ALS Association, SB 1502 and SB 1503, both recently moved out of policy committees. On June 23, Senator Steinberg presented SB 1502, our tax check-off bill, in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee. PALS Jim Barber testified in support of the bill. SB 1502 received 9 aye votes and zero no votes. The Assembly Health Committee determined on June 24 that our standard of care bill, SB 1503, had unanimous support in the Committee and approved it without testimony. Both bills will be heard next in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. read more about the ALS legislation and find links to the full text of the bills click here to see video of the testimony - skip to 2:49:25 to see the start of the testimony
	THE SUMMER MESSENGER NEWSLETTER IS HERE! The Summer issue of our quarterly newsletter, The Messenger, highlights the Chapter's advocacy efforts, including two bills working through the California Senate, SB 1502 and SB 1503. Greater Los Angeles Chapter President & CEO Fred Fisher and others provided testimony before the Senate Health Committee on April 16, 2008 in support of SB 1503, The ALS Association's Standard of Care Bill, which was approved by the Committee and passed unanimously out of the Senate. The summer newsletter also includes the latest ALS research results, Emergency Alert Systems for ALS patients, the Ventura and San Bernardino Walk to Defeat ALS TM, Support Groups, Recipes for PALS, and lots more! click here for the summer newsletter
	WALK TO DEFEAT ALS TM GET READY FOR OUR FALL WALKS! Set up your Walk team today and be eligible for incentive prizes! Click here to register for the Kern County Walk - Saturday, October 4, 2008 Click here to register for the Los Angeles County Walk - Sunday, October 26, 2008 Ask friends and family to participate and make this our best Walk season in The Greater Los Angeles Chapter’s history!
	ALS CHORUS IN A NEW VIDEO OF LOWEN & NAVARRO'S "LEARNING TO FALL" This moving video captures a group of ALS patients, caregivers, family members and others singing on the title track of PALS Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro's new album, Learning to Fall. Written by Eric Lowen and Preston Sturges, the inspirational song captures the richness and passion of life. The musical duo Lowen & Navarro, here backed by several musicians, have partnered with the Chapter on a number of fundraising projects, and several of our longtime supporters sing in the video. click here to see the video click here to purchase a benefit DVD of a 2005 Lowen & Navarro performance
	2008 IS THE CHAPTER'S 20TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY! We are proud of the service and support we have provided ALS patients, families, and caregivers since 1988. In the last eight years alone we have grown from a handful of volunteers serving about 100 families in 2000 to a staff of more than a dozen today reaching over 450 PALS in a seven-county area. Click here to see hundreds of photographs from our last 20 years, and read a list of highlights from each year of the Chapter’s history, interviews with some of the founders and others who have contributed to our success, an essay on our early years, and so much more! We want to thank everyone who made the Greater Los Angeles Chapter what it is today. click here to go to our 20th Anniversary website
	DONATE BY SHOPPING FOR GROCERIES A portion of your grocery bill will be donated to the ALS Association Greater Los Angeles Chapter every time you shop at Ralphs or Food 4 Less! To learn more, click on one of the links below or call the Ralphs Club Card Hotline at (800) 660-9003. click here to register your Ralphs card for the Ralphs Community Rewards Program click here to register your Food 4 Less card for the Community Rewards Program
	COMMUNITY OF HOPE TRIBUTE GIVING PROGRAM Make a gift that brings care, comfort and support to countless people in need while acknowledging someone important to you. Contribute to the Community of Hope Tribute Giving Program at The ALS Association Greater Los Angeles Chapter. click here to learn more about Community of Hope Tribute Giving
	RECENT FEATURES PROJECT USES STEM CELLS TO FIGHT LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE, MAY 2008 NEW RESEARCH AT AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY MEETING, MAY 2008 JOIN ANGELA LANSBURY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ALS, APRIL 2008 ALS GENE PAVES THE WAY FOR NEW TREATMENTS, APRIL 2008 ALS REGISTRY ACT READY FOR FINAL SENATE VOTE, MARCH 2008 LITHIUM EXAMINED AS POSSIBLE TREATMENT FOR ALS, FEBRUARY 2008 VIDEO OF ADVOCATE DENISE GLASS ON THE TODAY SHOW, JANUARY 2008 POSSIBLE ALS DRUG GRANTED ORPHAN STATUS BY FDA, DECEMBER 2007 SEE CHAPTER DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT ON WEB TV, NOVEMBER 2007 GET "NEVER GIVE UP" WRISTBANDS AS SEEN ON THE DR. PHIL SHOW IN 2007 LEO GREENE'S ALS STORY -- INCLUDES 2007 WALK TO D'FEET ALS TM VIDEO READ ABOUT THE OPENING OF THE CENTER FOR ALS CARE IN MARCH 2007
	THE ALS GREATER LOS ANGELES CHAPTER is a proud member of Community Health Charities Combined Federal Campaign National Charity Support Foundation Cars 4 Causes Car Program LLC The ALS Association