[BobbyB]

Tickets on sale for ALS Vegas Night


© 2006, Springfield News-Leader

Tickets are on sale for The ALS Association� s second annual ALS Vegas Vacation Casino Night & Auction on Feb. 16.

The Oasis Convention Center will be transformed into a Las Vegas casino from 7 p.m. to midnight. Guests will have the pick of casino entertainment including Texas Hold �Em poker, blackjack, craps and slots, heavy appetizers provided by The Metropolitan Grill, DJ and dancing and live and silent auctions.

All guests are eligible to win prizes, including a trip for two to Las Vegas.

Auction items include a 2007 John Deere riding lawn mower, autographed Mickey Mantle and Stan Musial 1960s picture, 1969 team autographed Oakland A�s baseball, additional autographed sports memorabilia, entertainment, jewelry, health and beauty items, home d�cor and restaurant gift certificates.

Tickets are $50 in advance or $60 at the door. A reserved table costs $500 and includes a table for eight guests and a quarter-page program ad. Tickets are also available at Metropolitan Grill, Fox and Hound, and Big Whiskey�s.

All proceeds will benefit The ALS Association Keith Worthington Chapter in the fight against ALS.

For more information or to purchase a reserved table or tickets, call 886-5003 or toll-free 888-386-1200.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig�s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Voluntary muscle action is progressively affected when motor neuron cells die, and patients in the later stages of the disease may become totally paralyzed. Yet through it all most people�s minds remain unaffected. Life expectancy for most people with ALS is usually two to five years following diagnosis. Today, there is no known cause, treatment or cure for ALS.

The ALS Association is the only not-for-profit voluntary health organization dedicated solely to the fight against ALS. The ALS Association leads the way in research, patient and community services, public education and advocacy, and its mission is to find a cure for and improve living with ALS. For people living in Kansas, Nebraska and western Missouri, The ALS Association Keith Worthington Chapter provides services and raises money to fund research.

For more information about The ALS Association Keith Worthington Chapter in western Missouri, call 886-5003 or toll-free 1-888-386-1200, or go to www.alsa-midwest.org.