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Carver County proclaims May 2026 ALS Awareness Month; commissioners share personal remembrances
Summary
The board adopted a proclamation recognizing May 2026 as ALS Awareness Month, reciting national statistics about ALS and citing the ALS Association's research funding; commissioners shared personal memories of individuals affected by ALS.
A commissioner read a proclamation declaring May 2026 as ALS Awareness Month and summarized national statistics about the disease and research funding, noting the ALS Association has committed more than "$154,000,000" to research across the United States and other countries. The proclamation described ALS as a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease that reduces a person’s ability to walk, talk, eat and eventually breathe.
Commissioners spoke in turn about personal connections and losses to ALS, and the board approved the proclamation by voice vote. No policy action or funding allocation was made at the meeting; the item served to acknowledge the disease and support awareness and research advocacy.
