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Click Here for the latest updates on
Advocacy efforts.
On December 10th, the House Voted to increase ALS Registry Funding.
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We are always looking for volunteers to serve on our committees or to serve in our office. If you are interested in current volunteer opportunities Click Here for details.
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Many companies offer matching gift programs to encourage employees to contribute to charitable organizations. Most programs match employee contributions dollar for dollar!
To find out if your company will match a contribution, please visit www.matchinggifts.com/als
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Wheelchair Accessible Vans, Power Wheelchair & Lift For Sale
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Are you in the market for a Wheelchair Accessible Van, Power Wheelchair, or Lift?
If so Click Here for details.
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ALS Advocacy Virtual Support Community
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The ALS Advocacy Support Community connects patients, families, friends and caregivers for support and inspiration. Join and you can begin blogging, particpating in discussion groups and much more!
Click Here to join this online community.
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Welcome toThe ALS Association
Louisiana-Mississippi Chapter
640 Main Street, Suite 101
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
P.O. Box 66825
Baton Rouge, LA 70896-6825
Email: info@alsalams.org
Phone: 225-343-9880
Toll Free: 800-891-3746
Fax: 225-381-0087
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Free Webinar/Audio Conference on
New AAN Guidelines for Treating ALS
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The American Academy of Neurology and The ALS Association are offering a free audio conference call at 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) on February 11, 2010 for people with ALS and their caregivers regarding the Academy’s new guidelines on the most effective treatments for ALS.
The audio conference call will help emphasize that a lot can be done to make life easier and longer for people with ALS. Important areas of care needing more research will also be highlighted.
The presenters include Robert G. Miller, M.D., neurologist and lead author of the Academy’s ALS guidelines, coauthors Carlayne E. Jackson, M.D., Edward J. Kasarskis, M.D., Ph.D., and Dallas A. Forshew, R.N.
A brief question-and-answer period will be available to patients and caregivers at the end of the call as time permits.
The American Academy of Neurology, an association of more than 22,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals, is dedicated to promoting the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care. A neurologist is a doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system such as, ALS, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, West Nile virus and ataxia.
For more information about the American Academy of Neurology and its guidelines for treating ALS, click here.
To join the audio conference call with webinar capability, log on to https://alsa-events.webex.com/alsa-events/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=667887783. This is available to the first 1,000 registrants. If the webinar event is full, join the audio teleconference at: Toll Free #: (877) 669-3239 or Toll # (408) 600-3600. The participant pass code is 667 887 783, then press #, #.
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Giving in Your Workplace Couldn't Be Easier!
Workplace Giving is an easy way to support The ALS Association Louisiana Chapter. Your gift supports patient service programs and nearly 80 research projects throughout the world. Giving at work through payroll deductions is simple and there are many convenient ways to contribute.
Contributing through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
As a member of Community Health Charities (CHC), we are one of the voluntary health agencies participating in the CFC.
Federal government employees are encouraged to participate in the CFC and may designate The ALS Association Louisiana Chapter by writing the code #32099 on the Workplace Giving Form.
Making Your Gift through the United Way
If your company is in the Greater New Orleans Area and participates in the United Way Campaign, you can still designate your contribution to The ALS Association Louisiana Chapter. All you need to do to support The ALS Association Louisiana Chapter is designate your pledge through United Way's Donor Choice Program by entering the following UWGNO Code on your pledge card: #3639.
For all other areas in Louisiana, if may choose to designate your funds to "Community Health Charities." The funds designated to CHC in any United Way Campaign will be equally destributed to all CHC charity members, including The ALS Association Louisiana Chapter.
If you have any questions please call us at 1.800.891.3746 or email info@alsalams.org.
Designating Your Gift Through The CHC Private Sector Campaign
Is your company listed below? If so, you are part of the CHC's Private Sector Campaign, and you will be able to make a gift through payroll deduction.
If the employees in your company would like the opportunity to personally select the health causes that are most important to them and to know that their charitable dollars are being spent wisely, please consider having your company participate in a Community Health Charities workplace giving program. To access the CHC Workplace Giving Interest Form, please click here.
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- AARP
- Accenture
- ADP
- Amazon
- Aetna Inc.
- American Airlines/American Eagle
- American Express
- Amerigroup Corporation
- Ameriprise Financial
- Ameristar Casinos
- Amica Insurance
- Anthem, Inc
- Banner Life
- Becton-Dickinson
- CIBA Vision
- CIT
- CNA Financial Corporation
- Computer Sciences Corporation
- Compuware
- CR Bard
- EXXON
- FINRA
- First Advantage
- Gap, Inc.
- GE Healthcare
- GenCorp
- GXS
- H&R Block
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- Hewlett-Packard Corporation
- Hilton Hotels
- Hospira
- Imagistics
- InfoSoft
- Jones Long LaSalle
- J.P. Morgan Chase
- Kaiser Permanente
- Lockheed Martin
- McDonalds
- McKesson
- Pearson Education
- Pfizer
- Raytheon
- Sanofi-Aventis
- Siemens Corporation
- SRA International
- Tellabs
- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
- Foundatioin
- The Schering-Plough Corporation
- TIAA-CREF
- Thompson Reuters
(formerly West)
- Toyota
- United Airlines
- United Health Group Inc.
- USA Today
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To find out how you can DOUBLE your impact through Workplace Giving or to learn more about CHC, Click Here
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The ALS Association Louisiana/Mississippi Chapter
