Realtors raise $17K to aid ALS patients | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it

Santa Fe Realtors were busy over the last few months hosting events to enhance the community while devoting many volunteer hours to raise funds for charity. In October, the Santa Fe Association of Realtors' Community Services Committee hosted the Third Annual Richard Jay ALS Research Benefit, raising more than $17,000. Melissa Pippin-Carson, Richard Jay Golf Tournament Committee co-chair and SFAR president-elect, noted that this year’s funds will go directly to the ALS New Mexico Chapter to purchase iPads and amplifiers to help patients with breathing, swallowing, and the ability to speak. The event was named in honor of Richard Jay, a local Realtor diagnosed with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) who passed away in the fall of 2014.