On Saturday, November 14th, forty brothers of Georgia Delta met at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta to support the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), our first annual philanthropic event. We walked three miles and donated over $600 to show our support for the funding of programs and research to help fight the disease.

The ALS Association and Phi Delta Theta have established an international philanthropic partnership to fight against ALS, the disease that took Lou Gehrig's life and his name. Locally, the ALS Association of Georgia funds research at Emory University and the Medical College of Georgia, while remaining focused on helping ALS patients and their families preserve the best quality of life possible. ALS is a progressive fatal neurodegenerative disease that slowly robs the body of its ability to walk, speak, swallow and breathe and the life expectancy of an ALS patient averages two to five years from the time of diagnosis. We were glad to participate alongside the thousands of other walkers to show our support in the annual Walk to Defeat ALS.