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  • Page B-5 WESTERN CAROLINIAN > November 22nd, 2011 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Westerns WCU News Services When the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band took the field at E.J. Whit- mire Stadium on Saturday - for the last game of the sea- son, it was to raise aware- ness of a disease that hits home at Western Carolina University. The WCU Pride of the Mountains Marching Band dedicated its last halftime show of the 2011 season to raise money $for the ALS Association. . Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrigs. disease, affects more than 30,000 Americans. The disease causes the progressive degeneration of motor neurons, causing a . loss of control to the: mus- cles throughout the body. A representative of the North Carolina chapter of the na- tional ALS Association pre- sented the idea of Marching for ALS to the WCU. band, said Matt Henley, assistant band director, and the band quickly agreed. The idea especially reso- nated for one band member. When I first heard the idea, I was immediately excited, said Daryll Victorio, the electronics: coordinator for . PHOTO SUBMITTED Daryl Victorio, a a graduate st eae bad the electronics scooninator for Pe POTM, Pabed 3, 1, 000 niin a eek for Marching for A ALS" e jap aaT: the Pride of of the Mountains and a WCU graduate stu- dent studying music edu- cation, Victorios mother, Sonia Victorio, was diag- nosed with ALS in 2004 and passed away in 2008. During his mothers battle, the ALS \ . Gaetan gave the init : immense support, Victorio said. When, the opportunity | to fundraise came around, Victorio set out on a blitz- krieg-style social network- ing campaign that raised more than $1,000 within a week. Marching for ALS, ac- tually has meaning for every band member. The stadium field is named for Bob Wa- ters, former WCU football coach and. athletics direc- tor who suffered from ALS: Waters, the Lawes most successful football coach, coached from 1969 through 1988 and passed away in 1989. We are so privileged to be able to march on Bob Waters Field every week, and this is a great way to use _ tains.com~ marching band drums. up support for deadly disease our. art for a great cause, Henley said. Another member of the WCU athletics community,., Keith LeClair, also was di-:: agnosed with the deadly dis- ease. LeClair was a player and a coach for the WCU baseball team. He passed' away in 2006, at the age of! 40. " The Pride of the Moun- tains Marching band has set: a goal of raising $10,000 for Marching for ALS. Band members are asking for .do- nations from individuals and? have already raised close to $4,000. During the bands Nov. 19 performance, band; members accepted donations in the stadium. Ce The ALS Association is the only national nonprofit health organization dedicat- ed solely to fighting amyo- trophic lateral sclerosis. The ALSA conducts research) globally, provides assistance, for people with ALS through a nationwide network of, chapters, coordinates mul., tidisciplinary care through certified clinical care centers. and fosters government part- nerships. ie To donate online or to, track the bands progress;, visit www.prideofthemoun-, The Pied Pipers and Jimmy. Dorsey Orchestra to perform Dec.
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