About Our Chapter

On June 1st, 1999 Doug Hawley was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease." A group of Doug's friends got together to support Doug and help the family with the financial burdens created by the disease.

In the fall of 2000, Doug's friends had formed "Hawley's Heroes." Their mission was to create greater awareness of ALS, to help their friend financially and to help find a cure. The group organized a "Friends for Life Celebrity Dinner and Silent Auction." The dinner was a great success and the group decided they didn't want to stop there. They wanted to continue to help others who had this disease and to support efforts to find a cure.

Doug passed away on September 11th, 2001, but because of the group's commitment in assisting others with ALS, they continued and expanded their efforts.

In 2003, "Hawley's Heroes" became the Iowa Chapter of The ALS Assocation national organization.

The ALS Association is the only national not-for-profit health organization dedicated solely to the fight against ALS. It covers all the bases - research, patient and community services, public education, and advocacy - in providing help and hope to those facing the disease.

In the quest to create a world without ALS, our vision is to care for and support all people living with Lou Gehrig’s disease as we leave no stone unturned in our relentless search for a cure.

Our Chapter serves this vision by raising funds to provide local patient services and support national ALS research and advocacy efforts...until we find a cure!

Iowa Chapter Staff

Executive Director Jason Lee, jason.lee@alsaiowa.org

 

 

 

  

Development Coordinator Abigail Costigan, acostigan@alsaiowa.org

Administrative Assistant    Jennifer Oberbroeckling, jennyo@alsaiowa.org

Patient Services Coordinator Jana Vink, jana@alsaiowa.org