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| Simmons' Team Blazeman Warriors |
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| Why Tri? Because 350,000 ALS Patients Can't! My father's breath was literally taken away by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in December of 2005. Since then my daugther and I compete in triathlons under the banner of Team Blazeman to fight Lou Gehrig's Disease. We race in memory of my father and to increase awareness about ALS. The Team races in memory of Jon Blais (1971-2007) who finished the grueling World Championship Ford Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii as an ALS patient, and in doing so brought world-wide attention to the disease. Please make a tax-deductible donation to the cause. Together we can win this war. To see the Simmons' on the battlefield visit http://www.bikeboompeugeot.com/. |
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| Despite 20 million people dying from ALS since 1869, there hasn’t been any significant effort to treat or cure this disease. Jon and ALS patients everywhere are basically offered the same treatment options as Lou Gehrig in 1939. Without raising awareness and funding, ALS will not receive the research efforts necessary to find a cure and will continue to strike down every person who is diagnosed.
"People do not follow titles, they follow courage. If you will just lead them onto the battlefield, they will follow you and so will I, unite us... unite the clans." - Braveheart
Blazeman Foundation for ALS Mission Statement:
1.) Raise awareness about ALS by leveraging the energy and compassion of the multi-sport community and
2.) Raise funds to find a cure for ALS. So Others May Live.
"Since 1869, twenty-plus million people have suffered and then died from ALS."
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| Tom rolling (or tumbling) across the line, Blazeman-style, at a Ford 70.3 Half-Ironman event in New Hampshire, August 2007 |
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Total Donations: $526.00
Goal: $1,000
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