FUND-RAISER Golf outing to benefit research of ALS

VIENNA -- The second annual J.L. Francis Fund for ALS Research Golf Outing will take place Aug. 12 at Candywood Golf Course, 765 Scoville North Road S.E.
A fee of $100 per golfer includes continental breakfast and boxed lunch, beverages, 18-hole scramble, golf cart, hole and team prizes and dinner.
Breakfast and registration will be held from 8 to 9:15 a.m. followed by tee-off at 9:30, dinner at 3 p.m. and raffle at 3:30.
Single players are welcome.
Raffle tickets are available in advance and the day of the outing for $25 per ticket. Prizes include hotel and resort packages, golf packages, autographed sports memorabilia, tickets to various sporting events and local restaurant gift certificates.
Individuals, groups or companies can sponsor holes or tees for $100 and will get their name on the hole or tee sign plus dinner and beverages. Patron sponsors get dinner and beverages for $25 each.
Checks should be made payable to Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and sent to Shari Francis, 1313 Virginia Trail, Youngstown, OH 44505.
The purpose
Proceeds benefit the J.L. Francis Fund for ALS Research at the Cleveland Clinic. The fund was started in April 2003.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive motor neuron disease that causes degeneration throughout the brain and spinal cord and results in muscle weakness. It is always fatal. More than 30,000 people in the U.S. are affected by the condition and about 5,000 new cases occur each year.
The Center for ALS and Related Disorders at the Cleveland Clinic provides multi-disciplinary care and support to patients and their families, and conduct trials of clinical treatment to improve patient health and quality of life.