ALS Society of Alberta
7874 10 Street NE T2E 8W1 Calgary, AB, Canada

Our Equipment Loan Program is so important to families living with ALS in Alberta - we help individuals with ALS stay safely in their homes, providing the equipment that could normally cost over $100,000 at no charge to the families. Without the Society’s support, many families would experience a serious financial burden in addition to the emotional burden of the disease. The Equipment Loan Program is an integral part of our mission - to make each day the best possible day for those living with and affected by ALS. If you are able, please share this video, to help us raise awareness and funds for our GivingTuesday campaign. https://www.canadahelps.org//cam/giving-day-campaign-2020/

ALS symptoms can develop very differently. Whether an individual has limb-onset, bulbar-onset, or potentially a dual diagnosis with Frontotemporal dementia, the course of the disease can be so different for each person. For someone with bulbar-onset, they may lose their voice but have full use of their hands still, and having something like a Boogie Board to communicate makes a huge difference for families. Is there something from our equipment loan program that has been especially meaningful for your family? #GivingTuesdayCA

We are so pleased to share these photos from the Nickle Gallery exhibition "Diana Sherlock: Mary Shannon Will - People, Places and Things". The exhibition includes almost 100 abstract ceramic sculptures and process-based paintings, drawings, digital prints and mixed-media works produced by established Calgary artist, and ALS Society of Alberta client, Mary Shannon Will between 1968 and 2020. Photo credits - Robin Arseneault. To register for the Nickle at Noon event on Thursday, November 19, or for more information, please visit this link: https://nickle.ucalgary.ca//diana-sherlock-mary-shannon-w/

We're leading up to our Giving Day Campaign and we want you to get involved! It's a challenging time to have traditional fundraisers with your family, friends, and community so we thought of a safe way to rally the troops and raise funds and awareness for the Society, all while having a chance to win a little something for your efforts! You can start your own Facebook Fundraiser from the comfort of your home. How do you ask? ... Go to facebook.com/fundraisers Under Raise Money, click on Select Nonprofit Search for ALS Society of Alberta, and click on it when the name appears On the left-hand side, enter your fundraising goal, a fundraiser end date of December 2, 2020, and then a title and description. Click on create, It’s published! You can then share on your newsfeed, invite friends, and accept donations. All donations come via Paypal to the ALS Society of Alberta, with no charge to you or the Society. We have two prizes! 1st place (with the most funds raised) - $100 gift card to Indigo 2nd place (runner up of most funds raised) - $50 gift card to Golf Town Both seem like some pretty great holiday stocking stuffers/gifts We will declare a winner at 4 pm on December 1st! Please let us know if you have started a fundraiser, as we don’t receive notifications when one begins.

November is National Family Caregivers Month, and we know how incredibly important family caregivers are to those living with ALS. Last year, we were able to gather together with some of you thanks to Peter and Riley Tsoulamanis from Tops Pizza South down in Calgary. While we can't meet in person this year, and miss you all, we did want to remind Caregivers of our virtual Caregiver Support Groups for both the North and South regions. The next North meeting will be on December 10th at 1:30 pm, while the next South meeting will be on November 30th at 1:00 pm.... visit https://www.alsab.ca/support-groups for more information.

The #IceBucketChallenge continues to make an impact, thanks to the generosity of Canadians! Proceeds from the highly successful 2014 viral sensation have helped... fund a comprehensive new resource that will guide efforts to ensure people living with #ALS in Canada receive the best possible care no matter where they live. Learn more about the first Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for the Management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, published today in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal): https://bit.ly/3nqk7GI