Donna Homan – Michelle Gargaro Foundation

$1000.00 Donated to ALS Association on “Give To The Max” Day 2023

Today, November 16, 2023, the Michelle Gargaro Foundation announced that it has made a donation in the amount of $1,000.00 to the ALS Association as part of Minnesota’s “Give To The Max” day. The donation is part of the ongoing effort of the foundation to provide support and assistance to the ALS community. The foundation would like to thank all of those who have made donations such as this possible through their support of the Michelle Gargaro Foundation and their participation in our fundraising events.

Donna Homan2023-11-16T15:40:43+00:00November 16th, 2023|

Healey ALS Platform Trial

The HEALEY ALS Platform Trial is enrolling people living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS) to test the efficacy of multiple investigational products. The Platform Trial is designed to decrease the time it takes to test new potential therapies and increase access to research forpeople living with ALS. One of the innovative features of the Platform Trial is that enrollment will continue as more investigational products are added. For more information about the Healey ALS Platform trial, see this article for links to general information and for FAQs about the trial.

Donna Homan2023-09-29T02:41:52+00:00September 29th, 2023|

Foundation Makes Donation to the Healy Platform/Mass General ALS Clinic

The Michelle Gargaro Foundation announces that it has made a donation in the amount of $2,000.00 to the Healy Platform/Mass General ALS Clinic. The Healy Platform was launched in July of 2020. It offers a new and unique trial process designed to accelerate the development of effective treatments for people living with ALS. This process allows for more than one drug/treatment to be evaluated at the same time, also allowing for the greater sharing and coordination of trial test data and information. Assisting to help in the development of meaningful treatments for ALS is a primary target of support for [...]

Donna Homan2023-10-02T18:39:47+00:00September 29th, 2023|

Foundation Makes Donation to Annual ALS Walk

The Michelle Gargaro Foundation has donated $1,000.00 in support of the annual ALS Walk to the local chapter of the ALS Association. This year’s walk is being held at the Mall of America on Saturday, September 16 th . The Michelle Gargaro Foundation wishes all walkers in the event a fun and rewarding day.

Donna Homan2023-09-13T13:26:49+00:00September 13th, 2023|

2023 Golf Event Raises $6K

The 2023 Michelle Gargaro Memorial Golf Classic was held on June 9,2023 at Gopher Hills Golf Course in Cannon Falls, MN. Nineteen teams helped raise money for the ALS community and to help those living with ALS. The tournament was won by team Hellyer. Team Micek finished 2nd and Team R. Gargaro came in a close 3rd . All 19 teams golfed well. The Michelle Gargaro Foundation and Gargaro family would like to thank everyone who made this years’ event a success. Please check out the link below to see pictures from this years’ tournament.

Donna Homan2023-11-16T15:21:14+00:00July 9th, 2023|

New Therapy that Halts Progression of Lou Gehrig’s disease in mice

Researchers at Oregon State University have announced that new therapy that stops the progression of ALS. The therapy is based on using Copper-ASTM, a compound that delivers copper specifically to cells with damages mitochondria. Full article

Donna Homan2022-12-22T20:48:59+00:00December 22nd, 2022|

ALS Association’s Newletters

Read the latest news from the ALS Association's monthly newsletter September 2023 Local Newsletter: Many fall events are happening to support the mission of the ALS Association including the Walk to Defeat ALS.August 2023 Local Newsletter: Learn how you can join local walks to defeat ALS. Read Timothy's inspiring story on his battle with ALS.July 2023 Local Newsletter: Making an impact through its mission and upcoming events including golf classic and fall ALS walk.May 2023 Local Newsletter: Learn about ALS National Awareness Month and the recent approval of the FDA for tofersen, a new gene-based therapy.April 2023 Local Newsletter: [...]

Donna Homan2023-09-13T12:40:24+00:00September 26th, 2022|

Big News: Approval of AMX0035 by FDA Advisory Committee

The FDA advisory committee recently approved the use of AMX0035 for the treatment of ALS. Presented with the robustness of new evidence, the committee reversed their March 2022 vote overwhelming by a 7-2 vote. The ALS Association has publicly thanked both the FDA advisory committee and the entire ALS community for their hard work and advocacy. Read Full Article

Donna Homan2023-09-29T02:19:58+00:00September 12th, 2022|

Foundation Looks to Support Efforts to Approve AMX0035

AMX0035, developed by Amylyx Pharma out of Cambridge, is the first ALS treatment to come out of FDA Phase II trials that has been shown to slow or halt the progression of ALS as well as passing other criteria such as efficacy and limited side effects. The Michelle Gargaro Foundation is committed to providing assistance in any way they can to securing approval of AMX0035 with the FDA. We have pledged up to $5,000.00 towards the FDA approval of the use of AMX0035 for ALS patients. Please research AMX0035 on our website, or on the internet and support the effort. [...]

Donna Homan2022-09-12T20:08:54+00:00September 4th, 2022|

Foundation Makes Two Donations to ALS Association

Earlier this month, our foundation made two donations to the local ALS Association chapter. A donation of $2,000.00 in honor of Michelle’s memory was made to the chapter in conjunction with their annual walk to defeat ALS. We asked that the donation be targeted to areas of research directed at finding meaningful treatments and/or cures for ALS. Our foundation made an additional donation of $1,000.00 to the local ALS chapter to be put towards providing support to ALS caregivers in their care of loved ones affected by ALS.

Donna Homan2023-09-13T12:53:07+00:00September 4th, 2022|

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