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Alamance County proclaims May as ALS Awareness Month; small date correction noted
Summary
The board read a proclamation recognizing May as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) awareness month and discussed a minor date error in the printed proclamation that staff said would be corrected in the record.
The Alamance County Board of Commissioners read and approved a proclamation on May 4 recognizing May as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) awareness month in the county.
During the reading the chair noted a printed date discrepancy; staff and commissioners said the proclamation would be corrected to reflect that awareness month begins May 1. The proclamation described ALS (often called Lou Gehrig's disease) as a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells controlling movement and called for increased public awareness, research funding and access to therapies and equipment for people living with ALS.
The proclamation was entered into the meeting record; no policy action or budget allocation was announced in connection with the recognition.
