Members of the Hope 4 Mike Team register with DC Curry (far right) and enter their names into a raffle for great AtHome America prizes.
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Hope 4 Mike walkers take a moment to pose with Mike Wright.
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Ali Seeling, HomeStyle Specialist from Olathe, Kansas, her son Brandon and Leah Curry, mother-in-law of HelpAmerica Foundation Coordinator, DC Curry, sign a T-shirt to be presented to Mike.
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AtHome America Home Team members Nina Egan, Jackie Huisman (with her daughter Gabby) and Linda Mocarski all came to support Mike Wright!
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Mike Wright poses with HelpAmerica Foundation Coordinator DC Curry.
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Lisa Brandau says a special “Thank-You” to all the Hope 4 Mike volunteers.
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Pastor Gerry Erffmeyer, of Orland Park Christian Reformed Church, says a prayer before the walk begins.
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The Brandau family came in full-force to support Mike!
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Brandon Seeling, son of AtHome America HomeStyle Specialist Ali Seeling, raised money in his home town of Olathe, Kansas, and personally presented it to Mike during the Walk.
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Home Team members Kendall Lipine (left) and Fran Messina (right) pose with Judy Rock (center), one of AtHome America’s independent sales consultants, or HomeStyle Specialists from Tinley Park, Ill.
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The walk kicked off with Grand Marshalls Kim Haber (left) and Jennifer Derin (right) holding the Hope 4 Mike banner. Jen’s husband, Paul (far right) was diagnosed with ALS a few years ago.
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The walkers round the curve down the lakefront.
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Grand Marshalls for the Hope 4 Mike Team included Kim and Dan Haber from Sussex, New Jersey, and their close friends Paul and Jennifer Derin.
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The Hope 4 Mike Team consisted of more than 100 walkers who came to show their love and support for Mike Wright and finding a cure for ALS.
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A few Hope 4 Mike volunteers walk along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
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Mike Wright (center) is grateful to be able to walk the 2-mile event in support of finding a cure for ALS. He was diagnosed with the disease in 2003.
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Some walkers held pictures of lost loved ones who died from complications caused by ALS.
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Becky Wright, wife of Mike Wright, draws a name for the raffle.
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Mike and Becky Wright embrace following the 2-mile walk along the lakefront. They both hold tight to HOPE that a cure for ALS will soon be found!
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A few four-legged walkers also were on hand to show their support!
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Becky Wright thanks the Seeling family from Olathe, Kansas for traveling to walk for Mike!
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