MobilityWorks in Santa Clara Hosts Local ALS Chapter

Do you remember in the summer of 2015 when the “Ice Bucket Challenge” took the internet by storm? Since that time, the viral videos have helped raise over $100 million for ALS research! Earlier this month MobilityWorks located in Santa Clara, CA hosted the ALS Golden West chapter for their open house, and on a crisp day in the Bay they brought back the popular challenge. MobilityWorks General Manager Steve Riffle and his team created the event to help boost their fundraising efforts as they will be participating in the Silicon Valley Walk to Defeat ALS on October 8th.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also commonly referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”, was first discovered in 1869. The ALS Association estimates there are over 20,000 Americans living with the disease at any given time. For over 30 years their organization has been raising awareness and funding research with the hope of ultimately finding a cure for ALS.

On September 19th, the Golden West ALS chapter showed up at MobilityWorks in the afternoon with plenty of ice cold buckets of water and cameras were rolling. In the past, it was tradition to nominate three other participants to either take the ice bucket challenge or donate, but Steve went above and beyond. He nominated several friends, family members and co-workers to participate. You can watch the video on the Walk to Defeat ALS – Golden West Chapter Facebook page.

Steve Riffle and his team have currently raised of $1,500 towards their goal of reaching $5,000 before the walk next month. The Silicon Valley Walk has a total goal of raising $210,000 and with a few weeks to go, they are almost half way there. Click here if you are in the Bay area and interested in participating in the walk.