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Team Challenge ALS is The ALS Association's comprehensive endurance program to help fight ALS. Combine your passion and commitment to finding a cure for ALS while achieving physical challenges by participating in athletic events, such as marathons, triathlons, cycling events, swimming events, winter sports, obstacle course races and other endurance activities.
In 2022, it is the goal of the ALS Association Greater Chicago Chapter to have at least one participant in a Team Challenge ALS event per month, and raise a total of $25,000. With the rise of virtual and hybrid endurance events in the past several years, joining Team Challenge ALS is easier than ever! You can join us by participating in ANY endurnace event that appeals to you - and turn it into an opportunity to raise critical awareness and funds for our ALS Community. See our progress so far!
Choose any event that you are interested in -- a ride, walk, run, race, swim, etc! Apply or register for that event, then register for Team Challenge ALS here. Once you are registered, you will have your own fundraising page with a shareable URL so you can invite others to join you or donate to help you reach your goal. You can share your story and upload a photo of you in your race gear! You can even send emails directly through the fundraising portal to your network, and connect your fundraising page to a Facebook fundraiser!
The ALS Association offers numerous resources and services for Team Challenge ALS participants to help reach both their physical and fundraising goals. Additionally, Team Challenge ALS participants are joining a community of fellow athletic enthusiasts that will push, cheer and celebrate together throughout the lifecycle of the event.
No. There is no additional fee to join Team Challenge ALS. Your chosen activity may have a registration fee (that helps cover set-up costs, swag, shipping, etc). Please note, we do not cover these costs for participants. Check the details of your chosen activity for information on possible fees.
We ask all Team Challenge ALS members to set a goal of at least $250 when they create their fundraising page. You may increase your fundraising goal throughout the process in your fundraising center. We hope that all members will help us raise our total Team Challenge ALS goal of $25,000 during the 2022 year.
The ALS Association has created online fundraising tools to make it easier for you to reach your goal, and we can help you with materials, ideas, and other resources. Once you start asking people for support, you will be surprised how quickly donations come in.
This money funds cutting-edge research, enables advocacy on the political front, and provides service in the form of community support and financial accommodation to those living with ALS. To get more information on how The ALS Association uses contributions, please click here and for more information about ALS, click here.
Need help getting started? We did some online searching for fun and creative events going on throughout the year. Check out our suggestions of races/activites to participate in. If you have additional sugguestions, let Sarah know!
If you have questions about joining Team Challenge ALS, please contact Sarah at sarah@alsachicago.org or call 312-932-0000.
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