"Racing For ALS is about more than just fast cars - It’s about speeding to a cure for ALS!” - David Lloyd, Jr.
** Racing for ALS is a federally registered and recognized 501(c)3 organization, EIN# - 85-0750246
Thanks for Everything Dave & Norm!
There are just certain people that the Lord puts into your life that make an impact that cannot be described. Norm Adams was definitely that for me! Norm was the kindest, most conscientious, caring and courageous person I've ever had the pleasure of knowing; and I can tell you from the conversations I've had today that EVERYONE in the Racing for ALS family felt the same way about him!!
Norm fought Leukemia harder than anyone you have ever seen for 15 years, never complained, and was ALWAYS there to help others despite what he was going through. I can't count how many times we had to tell him to go home and get some rest as he was the last one at an event working as hard as he could with a PIC line still in his arm as he had chemo that morning. You just can't understand how big his heart was, how hard he worked, and what he meant to all of us and as Norm never met a stranger and would do anything to help anyone he could.
Today we mourn the loss for us here on earth of Norm's companionship, we continue to pray for his family and all that will miss him, but celebrate that he is no longer battling a horrible disease and instead is in Heaven and made whole once again! I told Logan that I guarantee that Dave would be the first one there waiting for him with a hug!
Thank you Lord for the gift of Norm, and be with all of us who will miss him until we all meet again someday!
Dave’s almost 6-year fight with ALS came to an end on July 25, 2023, peacefully at his home with family around him. Though we will miss him dearly, we find great solace in knowing that he is no longer in pain, no longer tied to that wheelchair, and today runs free with those who went before him in heaven.
Dave beat the odds with his long fight against ALS, and that fight along with who he was as a person inspired so many people. That inspiration led those on the Racing for ALS team to raise over 1.1 million dollars since June of 2018 in his honor to help fund the fight against ALS, and to help others battling this disease (Click Here to Donate in Honor of Dave 100% of all funds will go to benefit our Triple Target Funding Program). That is who David was. He always had a kind word and a wave no matter how he was feeling, or of course a good joke. David loved being able to help others, and David was truly overwhelmed and beyond appreciative of the love shown to him by those who rallied around him and were just an amazing support to him. Even though a thank you doesn’t seem to suffice, we say thank you again to all who have been a part of this journey and helped Dave in his fight to #endals.
He is racing today, he is free, he hurts no more. Thanks be to God.
Racing for ALS News…..
Awards and Acknowledgements -
2022 - Check out this awesome video interview with Dr. Bedlack of the Duke ALS Clinic and David Lloyd, Jr. of Racing for ALS! This video is geared towards medical staff to help facilitate the conversation around the advice they give ALS patients, and how PALS like David are making an impact and so helping to bring more hope when receiving an ALS diagnosis is important!
Though this award was made out to David and Scott, this award is 100% for the entire Racing for ALS team who have worked VERY hard to help bring about a cure to this disease and to help put money into the hands of those struggling with the financial burdens of this disease (Over $80,000 in grants paid out to ALS patients/families since December of 2020). Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for all that you do to help!!!
A special shout out to two of the Racing for ALS members: Norm Adams, our Director of Charity Outreach, and Andrew Trammell, who is one of our board members, received this award from the The Joe Martin ALS Foundation on our behalf the night before the Burpee-a-thon!
This award was given to us because of our joint work with the JMF via our van program. Racing for ALS has been loaning one of our vans to them for their Greensboro program that currently supports eight ALS families with free rides wherever they need to go whenever they need them.
ALS TDI Leadership Award
Stephen Heywood Patients Today Award
Thank you to every member of the ALS TDI team who has made Racing for ALS so special and eligible for this!! David and Scott are honored to receive this award on your behalf and look forward to continuing the race to #endals with you!
Jamie Little on Dave’s Race 3
Jamie Little was kind enough to do this piece In honor of Dave’s Race 3. We are so grateful to her and to all who have helped us make the Dave’s Race series a huge success!
Click Here to see this video on our You Tube Channel
THANK YOU Hendrick Motorsports!!
In honor of Dave’s Race 3 and to mark the end of May / ALS Awareness month, Hendrick Motorsports wrote a really cool article and ran it on their site, click on the screen shot to see the article. As well, they went over and above as that is what HMS does by placing our logo on the William Byron’s #24 Axalta Camaro ZL1-1LE for the Sonoma race on June 6th. We are beyond grateful to Hendrick for helping us raise awareness and funds for ALS research and patients in need! Let’s keep racing until we #endals !!
(24 Car Photo Source - www.hendrickmotorsports.com)
Check out this cool new feature video put together by Scott Hartman of Track Shaker!
James 1 - 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
