Betty's Run For ALS : History

THE INSPIRATION:
Betty Norman was a very active 58-year-old Calgary woman when she was diagnosed with ALS in August of 1996. Betty's courage and determination to make a difference that year was the driving force behind the June 1997 "This One's for Betty" walk/run. Sadly, Betty passed away in her home within eleven months of her diagnosis and two weeks after the event that she inspired.

Determined to continue Betty's unwavering spirit, the organizing committee unanimously decided to hold an event every year in Betty's memory and honour. They also wanted to pay tribute to the many other Albertans currently living with, or who have lived with, ALS. This is how the annual Betty's Run for ALS was born.

THE NEED:
The ALS Society of Alberta receives absolutely no direct Federal or Provincial Government funding. As a result, we must rely on fundraising initiatives such as Betty's Run for ALS to raise the badly needed financial resources to meet our goal of reaching and assisting all Albertan's suffering from ALS.

In spite of our best efforts, current funding levels do not provide the necessary resources to reach this goal. It has been events such as Betty's Run for ALS that have helped us to greatly increase the number of people living with that the ALS Society of Alberta is able to help.

THE OPPORTUNITY:
That brings us to the point of how you can make a difference.  By participating in the Betty's Run for ALS, you can make a huge impact on the wellbeing of people living with ALS in Alberta.

As a participant, you are able to collect pledges from your friends, relatives, coworkers and neighbors as part of your contribution. The 2011 Betty's Run for ALS continues to offer you the opportunity to maximize your total contributions by encouraging people to make secure on-line donations to your very own personal web-site.

Once you have registered for Betty's Run/Walk for ALS (with the Running Room), simply follow the instructions to make your own personalized web site for Betty's Run for ALS.

The really exciting part is that, once you have made your web site, you can send out an e-mail with your web-site link to all of your friends and relatives as near as Calgary or as far as Timbuktu, Okinawa, California ...

As long as they have a Visa or MasterCard and access to the World Wide Web, they can donate to your personal web site with a secure, encrypted online donation.
After donating, an instant tax receipt (saving the ALS Society of Alberta postage and administrative costs) will be issued and sent directly to the e-mail address that they supply.

If you have not already registered please click on link below to register and get started.

STEP 1 - Online Registration

Register to participate in the Run or Walk ($30 fee before May 31st 2011 - $35 after) through the Running Room - Click here to Register
 
STEP 2 - Online Fundraising

Sign up to create your own free personalized website
Click here to Sign up