They manage equipment programs and engage in advocacy for people with ALS, their families, physicians and health-care providers.
[1] It was founded in 1988 by an affiliation of ALS Society of Canada chapters in Toronto, Hamilton, London, Ottawa, and Windsor.
Throughout the provinces, public awareness and fundraising campaigns are carried out, such as golf tournaments and the WALK for ALS, which takes place in more than 78 communities across the nation.
Canadians also show their support by planting blue cornflowers, the ALS Canada emblem flower, in their gardens.
Each sub-site offers interactive components that provide age-appropriate education about ALS, personal stories, and additional resources for information and coping as well as a social networking link on the teen sites.