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The Foundation was founded by Les Turner, a Chicago businessman, and his family after he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 1976. [4] Les Turner serves nearly 90 percent of ALS patients in the Chicago metropolitan area. [5] In 1979, the Les Turner ALS Research Laboratory was opened at Northwestern Medicine. Then, in 1986 ...
The Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) is a nonprofit organization that fights hunger throughout Cook County, Illinois.The GCFD distributes donated and purchased food through a network of 700 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and community programs, serving more than 800,000 adults and children every year.
Hope Loves Company is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2007 that focuses upon providing resources and emotional support to the children and grandchildren of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. It is the sole non-profit in the United States with the purpose of providing support and resources to families affected ...
The ALS Association is an American nonprofit organization that funds global amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research, provides care services and programs to people affected by ALS through its nationwide network of clinical care centers, and works with ALS advocates around the country for state and federal policies that serve people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also ...
Some stars have made major donations, while others have gone as far as starting their own schools. Read: 25 States That Are Trying To Add Personal Finance Education to High School Curriculums
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Brian Wallach (born October 9, 1980) is an American businessman, lawyer, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and patient advocate. He became known for his activism after being diagnosed with ALS in 2017. [1] Since then, Wallach has founded a nonprofit, I AM ALS, and a telemedicine company, Synapticure.