Our 3rd annual Through the Decades Dance Party for ALS One will be held on Saturday, October 1 at the Middleboro Elks! Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here. We raised close to $15,000 at last year's event, and we hope to surpass that this year! As always, 100% of the proceeds… Continue reading Through the Decades Dance Party: A Fundraiser for ALS ONE
Breathe in… I’ve been plagued with a terrible sense of urgency lately. The past few days have found me in marathon writing sessions, desperate to get it all down, to get it all out. So here I am in my 40th hour of consciousness, drinking chilled pinot grigio and ruminating over this post that I’ve… Continue reading Ruminations on the Nature of Things
Pictures are worth a thousand words. These capture perfectly the determination and strength of everyone in the ALS ONE community.
Friday night was ALS ONE's 7th annual Snow Ball. It was so great to be able to gather in person and see so many friends after the long isolation of Covid. The evening, as always, was informative, emotional, and inspirational. Lots of laughter, a few tears, and a fair amount of wine. We celebrated the… Continue reading 2022 ALS ONE GALA
On October 12, Chef Paul Wahlberg, came to our home and prepared an absolutely stunning six-course meal. We were joined by my besties, Alana (and her daughter, Hailey) and Cheryl, and by our dear friends Jen and Bob. Jen is the executive of ALS ONE and she helped facilitate this amazing night. The best part… Continue reading The One with Paul Wahlberg
On September 18th we hosted our RISE AGAINST ALS Decades Dance Party for ALS ONE at the Middleboro Elks. It was a wonderful night full of music and dancing and so many laughs! Over 120 people came together for an amazing cause and we raised more than $11,000 to support ALS ONE's mission! The best… Continue reading Oh What a Night! RISE AGAINST ALS Decades Dance Party for ALS ONE
Last night was amazing! Aaron, Bender, Deb, and I headed to the Cape for dinner and then onto the Cape Cod Melody Tent for the Air Supply concert. After the anguish of the previous week, I was sincerely doubting my ability to enjoy a concert, even one that I had looked forward to for so… Continue reading Lost in Love
Aaron, Jack, and I were honored to help represent ALS One at the Red Sox ALS Awareness Game last night. We joined four ALS organizations, 25 families affected by the disease, Mass. Governor Charlie Baker, and Dr. Merit Cudkowicz of the Healey Center for ALS at MGH, among others during the pregame ceremony. As a… Continue reading RED SOX ALS Awareness Game
It was so great to get down to Marshfield yesterday for ALS One's annual polar plunge! After more than a year of lockdown and COVID restrictions and isolation, people were so ready for this. It was freeeeezing cold, but so awesome to see everyone and cheer on those who braved the frigid waters of the… Continue reading ALS One Polar Plunge 2021
It has taken me over a week to fully recover from the epic time that was had here at Casa de Strojny over the weekend of the 19th-21st. That had promised to be a great weekend anyway because Nancy Lee Grahn was hosting a Zoom fundraiser for ALS One, which I was super excited about.… Continue reading Epic Weekend
Rise Against ALS! 