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June 2024 Volunteers of the Month: Marc and Lori Schefsky

May 31, 2024 Comments Off on June 2024 Volunteers of the Month: Marc and Lori Schefsky

Volunteering restored Marc Schefsky’s faith in humanity. In late 2021, Marc Schefsky began to feel a twitch in his left elbow and weakness in his legs. After a career as…

May 2024 Volunteer of the Month: Howard Patton

April 30, 2024 Comments Off on May 2024 Volunteer of the Month: Howard Patton

ALS does not just impact the person diagnosed with the disease. It impacts entire families and communities. Events like the ALS United Walk bring together extended families to support loved…

April 2024 Volunteer of the Month: Anne Bratton

March 29, 2024 Comments Off on April 2024 Volunteer of the Month: Anne Bratton

Anne Bratton exemplifies what is at the heart of the mission for ALS United Mid-Atlantic. Through her compassion and empathy as a Visiting Volunteer, Anne inspires our care team every…

March 2024 Volunteer of the Month: Carol Cohen

February 29, 2024 Comments Off on March 2024 Volunteer of the Month: Carol Cohen

When Joan Borowsky asks for your talents and help, it is almost impossible to say no to her. One of the events that makes ALS United Mid-Atlantic stand out from…

February 2024 Volunteer of the Month: Robin Steiner

January 30, 2024 Comments Off on February 2024 Volunteer of the Month: Robin Steiner

Robin Steiner’s mother loved the beach. The warm sand, cool water, and sun along the horizon soothed her and made her feel at peace with the world. In the years…

January Volunteers of the Month: The Ashmore Family

December 21, 2023 Comments Off on January Volunteers of the Month: The Ashmore Family

From the moment Christina Ashmore learned that her sister had ALS in September 2019, she knew that she would do everything possible to defeat ALS. What she could not predict…

December Volunteer of the Month: Janet Brown

November 30, 2023 Comments Off on December Volunteer of the Month: Janet Brown

For Janet Brown, the details of her husband’s battle with ALS are a blur, but she remembers every emotion she felt from his diagnosis until his passing three years later.…

November Volunteers of the Month: The Kirk Family

October 30, 2023 Comments Off on November Volunteers of the Month: The Kirk Family

The red shirts filled Citizens Bank Park in the Fall of 2013, each shirt proudly showing support for Team Kirkin’ It for Roger Kirk. As the team gathered for a…

October Volunteer of the Month: Genia Miller

September 29, 2023 Comments Off on October Volunteer of the Month: Genia Miller

Nearly 85 years after he retired from baseball, Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech continues to inspire generations of people. That includes not only our October 2023 Volunteer of the Month Genia…

September Volunteer of the Month: Lenny Rafalko

August 30, 2023 Comments Off on September Volunteer of the Month: Lenny Rafalko

Even in the darkest moments of life with ALS, Lenny Rafalko has a lot of light to offer the world. Since his ALS diagnosis in 2019, Lenny has used his…