Our Mission
Racing for ALS utilizes high performance driving events to build ALS awareness and to battle ALS head on with a Triple Target Funding model that supports focused pharma research, no placebo clinical trials and individual ALS patients in need.
After Dave’s diagnosis in October of 2017, we realized that our dream of someday buying cars and going racing needed to happen now. As the Lord brought more and more incredible members of the racing community into our lives, we quickly realized that fast cars and racing could be about more than just fun! As such, we embarked on a mission to raise money to fight ALS on behalf of those currently battling the disease and for those who have been taken by it.
“We at Racing For ALS share a passion for cars--Particularly fast ones. We’ve spent the last two years living our dream of racing cars together, even as ALS looms large in the rear view. Beyond the fun, friends and fellowship of the car community, our race has become a mission to raise funds and awareness for research and treatment of Motor Neuron Disease [ALS]. We pray that a cure lies just around the next curve and invite you to grid up and help us speed to the finish line. Horsepower can indeed heal.”
Why We Race
Every 90 minutes, doctors deliver a new ALS diagnosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease. ALS destroys motor neurons, eventuating muscle weakness, paralysis and difficulty breathing and swallowing. Most ALS sufferers live 2-5 years after diagnosis. Every 90 minutes, ALS claims another soul.
Racing For ALS believes ALS is not an incurable disease…It’s an underfunded one. Our mission is to raise awareness and direct funds to speed a cure.
We pray that one day soon, there are no more names to add to our trunk tribute….Our goal is to #ENDALS!
OUR IMPACT
Racing for ALS continues to be blessed with opportunities to impact the lives of families living with ALS. Our primary efforts target pharma research, patient assistance and ALS awareness.
To learn more about how we’re impacting ALS, click the blue button below.
