THE ORGANIZATIONS OF THE EXPO HUB UNITE FOR THE CAUSE OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)

The Trois-Rivières Aigles, Expo TR, GP3R and Salon de Jeux de Trois-Rivières are coming together to announce the next edition of the Walk to Defeat ALS which will take place on June 15, 2024 on the Grand Prix circuit.

This initiative takes on a special meaning this year, especially for the Grand Prix folks, because of the aggressive form of ALS that affects their experienced race director, Jacques Veilleux.

For the president of the Aigles, René Martin, "it is important to stand together with our partners in the face of a disease that ravages lives and, as we see, in some cases, former professional athletes, who lose all physical capacities."

Claudine Cook, Executive Director of ALS Québec, adds: "It is crucial to mobilize a large number of people to overcome ALS, such a resilient adversary. By uniting with us, our fight against ALS gains greater strength and has a more meaningful impact. We are grateful for their involvement in our efforts to end ALS.

About Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Charcot's disease or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscle movement. As neurons are affected, people lose the ability to walk, speak, swallow and breathe, but their intellectual faculties are not affected. They become prisoners of their own bodies. Unfortunately, there is no cure for ALS. As a result, after being diagnosed with ALS, 80% of sufferers have a life expectancy of two to five years.

About ALS Québec

Founded in 1983, the ALS Society of Québec is a non-profit organization dedicated to the well-being of the ALS community in Québec. In particular, the Society aims to support this community through a comprehensive range of services adapted to all stages of the disease, to strengthen its power to improve living conditions and the current and future environment, to defend its rights with key political actors and to bring about changes in their favor. Its mission is also to raise public awareness so that they better understand the disease and mobilize them to contribute to the cause and thus fund the most promising and relevant research projects that can improve the living conditions of affected people and cure the disease. For more information, visit sla-Québec.ca.