At the PHAALS Foundation, our primary goal is to raise money and distribute it directly to ALS-affected families in need. Here’s what we’ve accomplished towards our goal so far: APRIL 2012 Inagural event. Two teams, one game, two familes supported directly. Over $10,000 is raised and a dream is given birth. OCTOBER 2012 The PHAALS

LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE IS A PROGRESSIVE, NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that damages motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. The disease causes these nerve cells to shrink and disappear, taking away the body’s ability to speak, swallow, walk and eventually breathe.