About
Ride for Life, Inc. is an not-for-profit corporation
founded in 1998 by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients,
caregivers and those who care about people living with ALS. All
of our board members are volunteers and receive no money for their
work.
We are called "Ride for Life" because of
our annual event in which ALS patients ride their electric wheelchairs
down the highways and byways to raise funds for a cure and create
awareness for their plight. During the past 6 years, ALS patients
rode their wheelchairs from Yankee Stadium to Washington D.C., and
from Montauk Point (the tip of Long Island) to Manhattan and helped
to raise over $600,000.
All donations are tax deductible to the extent of
the law. Ride for Life, Inc. is approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization. IRS No. 11-347-9051
Mission
Our mission is to raise public awareness of amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, assist research in finding a cure, support ALS patients
and their familes, and provide the ALS community with the latest
ALS related news, information and inspiration.
Ride for Life Patient Services Programs
The Ride for Life devotes 40% of its income to supporting
patients through innovative programs.
- Care for Life
The Ride for Life is the only ALS organization to offer universal
nursing assistance in the form of a respite program. This program
is available to any eligible family across the nation. Each grant
of $1500 can purchase up to 40 hours of care for a patient.
- Plan for Life
The Ride for Life is also leading the way in offering grants to
assist families with legal issues faced by the terminally ill.
The $750 grant underwrites living wills, powers of attorney, medical
trusts, etc.
- Mobility for Life
Chair-bound patients are often unable to travel. In years past,
the Ride for Life provided financial assistance to insure the
mobility opportunities of patients. But now the 'Mobility For
Life' program makes three vans available for short-term use by
patients.
Ride for Life Supported ALS Research
Ride for Life devotes at least 50% of its income
to fund a search for a cure to ALS and in 2003 granted $75,000 to
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Ride for Life, Inc.
18 Grandview Blvd.
Miller Place, NY 11764
W: www.rideforlife.com
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