Awareness Program Award.
www.als.ca/march-of-faces/
George Goodwin of Hamilton Ontario, has been awarded the ALS Society of
Canada Exceptional Public Awareness award at its annual meeting.
Mr. Goodwin, who lives with ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease, has
worked tirelessly to raise awareness of this devastating disease. He brought the
powerful March of Faces program to Canada, and has since then managed and
marketing the project nation-wide.
He has pursued this task with considerable diligence and perseverance - woe to
anyone who ignores his e-mails - to the point where almost every province in
Canada has at least one March of Faces banner and many have several.
These banners, each with portraits of 20 people who have or are living with ALS,
have proven to be an extremely effective awareness tool when displayed at
fundraisers and other events and have earned him the ALS Society of Canada
Exceptional Public.
George's continued efforts to raise awareness are exhibited in his tireless work
on the ALS Society of Canada's many ALS March of Faces Community Banners, his
informative and down to earth website
www.alsindependence.com and
his dedication to the many tasks involved with the ALS March of Faces.
George Goodwin of Hamilton, Ontario was diagnosed with ALS in 1991 at the age of 48. His wife Shirley, who met him on the internet only a few years ago, with her love and devotion encourages him to persevere in life and in his endeavors in ALS Awareness.
Awareness Program Award.
www.als.ca/march-of-faces/
For more information
about the
ALS Society of Canada
www.als.ca
Susan Graham Walker,
Director of
Communications, Advocacy
& Research Administration
800-267-4257 ext 208
LOCAL CONTACT
Suzanne McDonald
Director of
Resource Development
ALS Society of Ontario
416-497-2267 ext 217
www.alsont.ca
Sharon Babineau
Regional Manager
Hamilton/Niagara/Brant
(905) 540-9746
Susan Graham Walker sgw@als.ca
