HomeJohn Watson
Colorado Gamma - Colorado State University
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Two close friends of mine suffered and died from ALS - Lou Gehrig's disease. One struggled for eight years before passing; another for only about a year. Recently another colleague has been diagnosed with this killer disease.
Lou Gehrig was a member of my college fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, and our organization has taken an active fundraising role through our "Iron Phi" program to provide funds for research to find a cure, education, screening, and treatment.
This year several fraternity brothers and I are hosting an Iron Phi ski outing on March 7 at the Beaver Creek resort near Vail, Colorado to raise funds for the fight against the disease. You can donate and join us for a great day of skiing, or simply donate to support the cause.
Approximately 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year. It is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in any person with ALS eventually leads to their death.
I've set my personal fundraising goal at $1,000. So I need your help. Please consider making a donation of any amount (donations by US residents are tax-deductible).
You can make a donation by accessing my "Personal Page" and then clicking on the "Make a Donation" link on that page.
To ensure you won't get bothered by further communications from the fraternity, be sure to "uncheck" those boxes that reference:
___ Yes, I would like to receive communication from this organization.
___ Remember Me
These boxes appear just before the "Payment Information, Credit Card" sections at the end of the Donation Page.
You can also send a check made out to "Iron Phi" to me at my home address - 1431 Genesee Ridge Road, Golden, CO 80401- if you'd rather donate that way.
I will then forwad the donation to the fraternity and inform them whether you want to be kept off of email and/or snail mail solicitations.
I hope you'll join me at Beaver Creek on March 7 and support our fundraising efforts.
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Sincerely,
John L. Watson
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How Does My Donation Make a Difference?
Your donation towards an Iron Phi athlete equally supports two very important things: Supporting ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) through research and support of ALS families and leadership development for undergraduate members of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
At the end of each year calendar year, the LiveLikeLou Foundation grants dollars raised through Iron Phi to fund its initiatives that support ALS research, scholarships to support the higher education goals of ALS dependents, and summer camp experiences for children who have a parent or grandparent with ALS.
Dollars used for undergraduate leadership development have and continue to help Phi Delta Theta educate more of its undergraduate members as they work to “Become the Greatest Version of Themselves.”
