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For immediate release May 10, 2010 Eighth Annual Pasta for PALS*
benefit a rousing success HUMMELSTOWN, PA - The Zimmerman/Laverty family held the Eighth Annual Pasta for PALS* recently in loving memory of Bruce W. Zimmerman. *PALS denotes people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord resulting in muscle weakness and atrophy. Go to www.pennstatehershey.org/als for more information. JoAn Zimmerman, Director of the Zimmerman Family Love Fund, is the heart and soul of the Annual Pasta for PALS event. The owners of Dafnos Italian Grille in Hummelstown, PA provided the delicious food once again. Over 400 people enjoyed about 110 pounds of pasta, 25-30 gallons of sauce, 400 dinner rolls, salad, beverages, and HERSHEY’S candy bars. In addition to the Zimmerman/Laverty and Kotsalos families, volunteers included members of other families who have lost loved ones to ALS, friends, staff from Dafnos and several of their children, and some interested high school students. Donated raffle items created quite a bit of excitement, a local band provided fantastic music throughout the day, local media provided live coverage of the event, and ALS research summaries were distributed. Everyone who attended the event went home with big smiles on their faces! Proceeds of the Pasta for PALS
fundraiser, at over $11,000 this year, support basic science,
translational and clinical research into ALS at the Penn State College of
Medicine and the Penn State Milton S. Over the past eight years, the Zimmerman Family Love Fund has raised more than $81,000 for this important work. Research gives PALS, their caregivers, families, friends and loved ones hope for a brighter future. Come join us next year at our Ninth Annual Pasta for PALS for a day to remember! ### To get a full color Pasta for PALS Poster for this year's event, please click here:
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