2024 ALS United Walk - Event Details

On Saturday, September 14, our community will come together to support the Ocean City ALS United Walk at the Ocean City Sports & Civic Center. 

The Walk is ALS United Mid-Atlantic's largest fundraising event. Because of generous contributions from people like you, our organization can offer truly extraordinary patient care, second to none. Throughout 2023, ALS United delivered a full range of care services programs to enhance the quality of life for individuals and families impacted by ALS. We are unique in that no other ALS organization in our region serves patients in such a comprehensive way.

Every single person knows that their reach is far greater than the miles they walk. It extends to all ALS families, friends, and colleagues.

So, keep on walking. Keep on raising money and keep your positive attitude.

Together, we will make a difference, one step at a time.


Walk Staff

Our ALS United Mid-Atlantic Staff is here to help! For questions about registration, fundraising, or event details, please contact Taylor Montgomery at Taylor@alsmidatlantic.org or 215-664-4143.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, contact Kerry Braun at Kerry@alsmidatlantic.org.

 

About Event Day

Event Schedule
Check-in will open at 9:00 AM on Saturday, September 14. During this time, participants can drop off last-minute donations, pick up their ALS United Walk T-Shirt, and gather with their team. At 10:00 AM, the Walk will officially start after a brief Opening Ceremony and a special ribbon cutting.

Registration
There is no registration fee for the ALS United Walk! You can register online in three ways:
  • Join a Team -- If you are joining an existing team that a friend started, you can search for your team and register yourself here.
  • Start a Team-- If you plan to captain a new (or new to 2024) team, get started here.
  • Join as an Individual -- If you are signing up on your own, you can get started here.
We encourage everyone to sign up before the event! However, if you have friends or family that would like to join you on Walk Day, they can register day-of.

Show Your Unity
The ALS United Walk will allow you to see firsthand how your support makes a difference in the lives of people with ALS, and how it gets us closer to our ultimate goal of ending ALS. Whether you are living with ALS, a caregiver, or part of the ALS community, we encourage you to display your role in the movement to end ALS. 
 
Pick which color best represents you and hold your sign throughout the Walk to show your commitment to End ALS.
  • Living with ALS - Blue represent someone living with ALS.
  • United in Support - Orange represents those who love or support a person living with ALS.
  • United in Advocacy - Yellow represents those who advocate for ALS research, care, and caregiver support.
  • United in Caregiving - Green represents those who are or have been caregivers to someone living with ALS.
  • United in Memory - White represents those who honor the memory of someone who lived with ALS.
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Share Your Unity
Unity will be at the core of the ALS United Walk experience. Although each participant has a unique story that brings them to the ALS United Walk, their motivation is the same - to end ALS. To end ALS for someone they love, for their friend, or so that no one else has to suffer through this disease. Only through the power of unity, can this goal be achieved.
 
At the Walk, sign our 2024 Ocean City ALS United Walk Banner. Add the name of the person you Walk for and a sticker that represents your connection to ALS. 
 
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At the end of the Walk, we encourage everyone to stay for the Closing Ceremony. During this time, we will unveil the completed banner. The banner is a testament to the ALS community and the hundreds of people who showed up to sign their names to symbolize their unity to end ALS.

Parking
Parking information will be available closer to the Walk!
 
Weather
The ALS United Walk is rain or shine! Please check the local forecast before Walk Day and we will keep all participants informed if there is the possibility of severe weather.
 
 

Fundraising Incentives

Participants who raise at least $100 by August 28th will receive a 2024 ALS United Walk T-shirt. This t-shirt will feature the NEW ALS United Walk logo, and we encourage you to wear it proudly as you show your commitment to End ALS. 

Make sure to visit the t-shirt tent on Walk Day to pick up your shirt!

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Go the extra mile and join our Champions United Club! The Champions United Club recognizes and rewards top fundraisers leading the way in the fight to End ALS. Raise $1,500 to join the Champions United Club and receive a medal at the Walk!

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Participate Virtually

 If you prefer to participate in the ALS United Walk as a virtual participant, you are still a part of our community of hope.

  • Be sure to register as a virtual participant for free!
  • Customize your participant page by sharing your story and telling the world why you walk. (There are also a lot of great tools you can leverage in your participant center!)
  • Recruit others to join you to support our ALS community.
  • Start your fundraising today! Send an email or a text to your friends and loved ones, start a Facebook fundraiser from your participant center, or find a creative way to involve your friends and family as we unite against ALS.