Snowmobilers raise $185,000 for ALS
Posted January 23, 2004 in ALS News
The Proctor Journal
Proctor, Minnesota
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The fifth annual Black Woods Blizzard Snowmobile Tour raised a record $185,000, surpassing this year's goal by $10,000.
The money is earmarked for research and care for victims of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. ALS is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system. The result is a gradual and often total paralysis. The life expectancy is three to five years.
Ninety-six of the 100 people who signed up began and ended their three-day, 350-mile ride in Proctor. It was only the second time there was enough snow to complete the ride.
The event has raised $560,000 for ALS.