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Montgomery County Council proclaims May 2026 as ALS Awareness Month, honors local leaders and promotes ALS walk
Summary
The Montgomery County Council proclaimed May 2026 as ALS Awareness Month, remembered county staff and community volunteers lost to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and highlighted local care supports and the ALS Association’s Walk to Defeat ALS in Washington, D.C.
The Montgomery County Council on May 2026 issued a proclamation recognizing May as ALS Awareness Month and urged residents to support research, care services and advocacy for people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Council President Natalie Fanny Gonzales opened the observance and invited council members Sydney Katz and Kate Stewart to share personal remembrances of community members affected by ALS. "Every 90 minutes that someone is diagnosed with ALS and every 90 minutes someone is lost," one council member said, citing the cadence noted in the record and the urgent need for services.
The council highlighted the local impact of the disease by remembering former longtime staffer Steve Goldstein and Jay Kenny, the county's first…
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