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THE JOE MARTIN ALS FOUNDATION RECEIVES QUALITY OF LIFE GRANT FROM CHRISTOPHER & DANA REEVE FOUNDATION

Charlotte, North Carolina - February, 10 - The Joe Martin ALS Foundation is proud to announce that it has received a $7,728 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The Reeve Foundation awarded $520,000 in Quality of Life grants to 75 non-profit organizations within the United States and Canada. Created by the late Dana Reeve in 1999, the Reeve Foundation's Quality of Life Grants are awarded twice a year to non-profit organizations that provide services and programs to individuals living with paralysis. Close to 1,600 grants totaling nearly $13 million have been awarded to organizations since the program's inception.

The Joe Martin ALS Foundation is honored to receive this very competitive award from the Reeve Foundation. The therapy equipment purchased with this grant will be used to improve participants' quality of life by increasing blood circulation, reducing edema, averting contracture, and helping to prevent kidney stones and blood clots. The Joe Martin ALS Foundation is the only organization to provide these, and other services, at no cost to those battling Lou Gehrig's disease.

"The Quality of Life program that Dana Reeve created eleven years ago is based on freedom," said Peter T. Wilderotter, president and CEO of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. "We are happy to be able to support The Joe Martin ALS Foundation to create more independence, increase opportunities, and provide support for those living with paralysis along with their families and caregivers."

The Reeve Foundation's Quality of Life grants are divided into three categories, Actively Achieving, Bridging Barriers and Caring and Coping. Some grants are funded through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and are awarded to nonprofit organizations that address the needs of people living with paralysis caused by spinal cord and other injuries, diseases and birth conditions.

About the Reeve Foundation

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy. For more information, and to review the entire list of Quality of Life grant recipients, please visit our website at www.ChristopherReeve.org or call 800-225-0292.

About the Joe Martin ALS Foundation

The Joe Martin ALS Foundation is committed to helping families face the challenge of living actively with ALS by providing free home care services. For a complete list and description of the services provided at no cost to those battling Lou Gehrig's disease, or for more information, please visit WWW.joemartinALSfoundation.org or call 704-332-1929.