ALS 10 year anniversary

March 10th the Oregon and Southwest Washington chapter of the ALS Association celebrated a wonderful 10 year anniversary. The annual Gala, an evening with dinner, silent and live auctions was very uplifting. With almost 800 people in attendance the evening was not only fun but also raised over $400,000. This chapter started with 2 people with the desire to make life better for everyone dealing with ALS. A video shown at the Gala tells the story much better than I could. Please look at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUC82jBJsag&feature=youtu.be

On the family side, from the pictures you can see that both Todd and Kari joined us for the evening, along with their respective spouses.  In addition, we also had two couples from our church as guests.  One lady had a brother that died several years ago from ALS, so the evening was especially meaningful for her.

Our kids, grandchildren, and friends are a constant inspiration for both of us.  We feel so blessed to have such good and caring friends, and a family that just cannot do enough to help both of us on this journey.  Without all of them, and the ALS Association, it would be a very lonely and difficult path.  Thank you all for reading the blog and keeping up to date with us, we appreciate all of you.