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DeWitt board proclaims May 2025 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month
Summary
The Town Board unanimously adopted a proclamation declaring May 2025 as ALS Awareness Month and urged residents to support research and advocacy.
The Town of DeWitt Town Board on May 12 unanimously approved a proclamation designating May 2025 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Awareness Month and urged residents to support research, funding and advocacy for people living with ALS.
Town Counselor Sarah Lee Hood and H. Bernard Alex read the proclamation to the board and public, describing ALS as a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease and noting higher incidence among people who served in the military, the need for clinical trials and access to therapies and assistive technologies, and the ALS Association’s role as a funder of research.
During the reading, H. Bernard Alex stated, “I, H. Bernard Alex, do hereby proclaim the month of May 2025 as ALS awareness,” language taken from the proclamation text. The board voted to adopt the proclamation; members asked that it be publicized at town hall and on the town website and newsletter during May.
Why it matters: The proclamation is a formal recognition aimed at raising public awareness and encouraging residents to contact state and federal representatives for continued and increased funding for ALS research and services.
What’s next: The board resolved that the proclamation be displayed at town hall and publicized in town communications; members encouraged community fundraising and public participation in awareness activities.
