25th Annual Central Valley Burnout, Walk & Roll Makes an Impact

The ALS Network held the 25^th annual Central Valley Burnout, Walk & Roll to Cure ALS® (formerly Walk to Defeat ALS) on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at Clovis Rodeo Grounds, in Clovis. Members of the Central Valley community gathered for a family-friendly day of celebration, exercise, education, awareness, inspiration, music, and fun. This year, an added car show and burnout were held along with food trucks and local vendor booths, including live music from Good Vibes DJ and We Got The Beat percussion band.

Since its inception in 2000, the Central Valley Burnout, Walk & Roll to Cure ALS® has been a yearly opportunity for the ALS community to connect and fuel the search for effective treatments and cures for ALS.

“My wife was diagnosed in 2000 and passed away five years ago after 19 years of ALS,” said Steve Spring, who has been a part of this annual event for 25 years. “When she was diagnosed, that’s what she decided. That’s what she wanted to do– push to raise money to see if we could find some kind of cure. Hopefully, someday we won’t have to worry about this disease again.”

Thank you to this year’s sponsors, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Saputo USA, Driscoll’s, JD Food, CoBank, Walmart, D-One Drywall Services, Marthedal Enterprises Inc., Rotary Club of Clovis, Lions International, Pulmonic Health, Maxim Healthcare Services, Miller & Ransberger Doctors of Optometry, Premier Medical, Nielsen Insurance, MedSupply Mobility Solutions, Kirkman’s VIP Pizza, Valley Yellow Pages, THe Vidmar Family, Larry &  Barbara Johnson, Peter Moock, Gene & Carol Nickel, Bruce & Sandy Wileman, and Turner Nursery, for all of your support in raising ALS awareness for the ALS community.

YOU can choose your way of supporting the ALS community from wherever you are through a DIY FUNdraiser! All funds raised from the Central Valley Walk support the interdependent mission priorities of the ALS Network in care services, public policy, and research.

Thank you to our ALS community in Central Valley for your dedication to the ALS Network’s mission and for joining us for the 2024 Central Valley Burnout, Walk & Roll to Cure ALS. We invite you to see photos from the event here. Also, if you have any photos from the event that you would like to share, please send them to photos@alsnetwork.org.

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