lou gehrig's disease

Have you been nominated for the Ice Bucket Challenge yet?  I have been....twice.  I want to believe that most people have already done it.  As much as we might be getting tired of it, it is certainly bringing awareness and much needed funds to help in the fight against ALS.  But not everyone executes it flawlessly.

He was one of the New York Yankees all-time great baseball players. Lou Gehrig was the only child of German immigrants, his parents stressed education over sports, but he got a scholarship to Columbia University to play football and was signed by the Yankees when he was spotted by a scout. When he finally made the Yankees' lineup he didn’t miss a game for the next 13 years.

He was one of the New York Yankees all-time great baseball players.  Lou Gehrig was the only child of German immigrants, his parents stressed education over sports, but he got a scholarship to Columbia University to play football and was signed by the Yankees when he was spotted by a scout.  When he finally made the Yankees' lineup he didn’t miss a game for the next 13 years.

His name is Matthew Mondoux.  He’s a Grand Island native and after serving in Afghanistan he returned home to find out a good friend was diagnosed with ALS – Lou Gehrig’s disease.    Beginning this Sunday, July 10th, Mondoux will be heading to New York City and he’s walking it - 350 miles from Grand Island Veterans Park to Yankee Stadium, a trip he expects to take 12 days to complete.  And during