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Mar. 8, 2006

Mayor Urges All of Central Jersey to Join Fundraising Effort

The annual Woodbridge Walk to D’Feet ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) takes place Sunday, May 7 at 11 a.m. in Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park at Sewaren Peninsula. Registration is at 10 a.m.

The Woodbridge Walk is the leadoff event in the ALS Association Greater New York Chapter’s annual campaign to combat the presently incurable neuro-muscular disease that kills nearly 6,000 Americans a year.

The Woodbridge Walk to D’Feet ALS is currently seeking Team Captains to organize teams of walkers, collect donations and spread posters and other publicity materials in their community and workplace. Organizers hope to draw walkers from across Central New Jersey.

To participate as Team Captain or walker, email Abby Anderson at walkersofhope@aol.com or call Donna Jago at the Mayor’s Office, (732) 602-6015.

“ Woodbridge is pleased to host this leadoff event in what is literally a life-and-death fundraising effort,” says Mayor Frank G. Pelzman. “Every step we take brings us closer to finding a cure for ALS, and we would love to see everyone in Central New Jersey turn out.”

The Woodbridge Walk honors former Woodbridge resident Ira Anderson, who succumbed to ALS last May. Following his initial diagnosis, Anderson used his remaining months of public activity to aid the everyday lives of his neighbors by serving as Woodbridge Township Resident Advocate for Consumer Affairs. He also chronicled his battle against the disease in a remarkable series of poems that expressed his love of family and indomitable spirit of hope.

“Ira Anderson was a dedicated individual who exemplified the true definition of public service,” says Mayor Pelzman. “He lived his life helping people in so many ways, and with the Woodbridge Walk to D’Feet ALS, his legacy continues to inspire.”