by Kacie Banegas | Feb 1, 2023 | Advocacy, Fundraising/Events, Raising Awareness
January 2023 Team Gleason would like to extend a thank you to the BPO Elks 599 for their recent donation. Sarah Campbell, who lives with ALS, and her husband, Lionel, have been members of the lodge, located in Hattiesburg, MS for over 30 years. “The lodge...
by Kacie Banegas | Oct 17, 2022 | Advocacy, Fundraising/Events, Raising Awareness
October 2022by Joy F. A couple of weeks ago, Caleb reminded us he needed 2 service hours for school each quarter. With the first quarter coming to an end, he asked our neighbors how he could help them. If you’ve ever met Stephanie and Jay, you’d want to go...
by Suzanne Alford | Jan 5, 2021 | Latest News, Advocacy, Blog, Raising Awareness
Ten years ago I was diagnosed with ALS. Right at this moment, I feel a profound sense of gratitude, meaning, and responsibility in my life. I have a trust that I am exactly where I am meant to be, and I intend to live wholeheartedly for every breath that remains. ALS...
by Suzanne Alford | Jan 17, 2020 | Advocacy, Latest News
JANUARY 15, 2020 Former NFL player Steve Gleason received the Congressional Gold Medal in a Capitol Hill ceremony hosted by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other congressional leaders and attended by honored guests on January 15. Steve Gleason’s Congressional Gold...
by Suzanne Alford | Apr 2, 2019 | Advocacy, Blog, Latest News
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Steve Gleason partnered with Evacuteer.org — an organization that recruits and trains volunteers to aid in the case of a city evacuation — to write a love letter to New Orleans. Below is Steve Gleason’s...
by Event | Apr 22, 2013 | Adventure, Advocacy
We climbed above Machu Picchu this morning at 6:00 am where Scott signed the contract to retire a New Orleans Saint. Read more about it.