5th Annual Brigance Brigade Foundation 5.7k Championship Event Raises $200,000 For People Battling ALS

7/12/18

Over 1,000 Runners and Local Celebs Gathered in Canton to Support Former NFL Player’s ALS Organization

The Brigance Brigade Foundation, an organization that supports people battling ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) and their families created by former NFL player O.J. Brigance and his wife Chanda, hosted its fifth annual 5.7K Championship Run and 1.57 Mile FamilyRun/Walk event on Sunday, April 29, 2018 in the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore, MD.1,300 runners and their families from the Baltimore area, and across the region,registered for the event which took place in Canton Waterfront Park and raised $200,000to support people currently battling ALS.

This year’s race, which kicked off ALS Awareness Month activities for the Foundation, featured a timed 5.7K run, as well as a1.57 mile run/walk (in honor of former Baltimore Ravens player O.J. Brigance's jersey number #57), and a Kids’ Fun Run.After the races, festivities continued in the Celebration Village where participants enjoyed a beer garden, new to the event this year, snacks from Lib’s Grill& Wegmans and the Maryland Fellowship of Christian Athletes' Kids' Fun Zone which included a basketball shootout, face painter, mascots and more.

Special guests joined O.J. and Chanda Brigancethroughout the day to show their support for the Brigance Brigade Foundationand all those affected by ALS. Special guests included:Baltimore Ravens safety Eric Weddle, former Ravens punterKyle Richardson, former Ravens linebackerBrad Jackson, former Ravens defensive endMike McCrary, WBAL-TV 11 President & General Manager and 5.7K Honorary ChairDan Joerres and additional media personalities.

Business leaders across the Baltimore areaalso showed their support for the Brigance Brigade Foundation and the efforts theFoundation puts forth to provide support and care for people battling ALS. Sponsors of the 5.7K Championship Run and 1.57 Mile Family Run/Walk included: 98 Rock, Ainsley & Co., Baltimore Ravens, Blue Cheetah Sports Timing, Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A., WBAL Radio, WBAL-TV, ABC Party & Tent Rental, The Baltimore Sun Media Group, Clearview Group, Diamonds Lacrosse, FILA, Kelly and Associates Insurance Group /KELLY Payroll, Lorien Health Services, Nightmare Graphics, E Team, Transamerica, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Garceau Realty, Goodell DeVries, Kite Technology, LaGae, Mya and Terry (O.J. Brigance’s nieces and nephews), Maroon PR, Maryland Fellowship of Christian Athletes, MedStar Health, Merritt Clubs, Neff & Associates, NFL Players’ Association, One Rock Studio, RK&K, the James Gibeaut family, the Mester family, Williams Asset Management, Catholic Charities, Lib’s Grill, Oliver & Grimsley, The Doctors Company, Wegmans, Weller Development and Weltchek, Mallahan&Weltchek.

Proceeds from the event benefited the Brigance Brigade Foundation whose mission it is to equip, encourage and empower people living with ALS by providing access to equipment, support services and resource guidance. Throughout the month of May, ALS Awareness Month, the Brigance Brigade Foundation was involved in many events and initiatives to raise awareness and funds for people battling the disease. Learn more and get involved by visiting brigancebrigade.org.

About the Brigance Brigade:

O.J. Brigance is one of the few professional football players to win both a Canadian Football League and National Football League championship, and the only one to do it in the same city, Baltimore, MD. Brigance joined the Ravens in 2000, helped the team claim a Super Bowl victory, and now works as Senior Advisor to Player Development. In 2007, Brigance was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a motor neuron disease and is determined to win his fight against it. Following his diagnosis with ALS, O.J. and his wife Chanda created the Brigance Brigade Foundation to equip, encourage and empower people living with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis); we strive to improve the quality of life for them and their families by providing needed equipment, resource guidance and support services, in addition to funding various research initiatives. For more information on the Brigance Brigade, visit www.brigancebrigade.org.

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