Hops for Hope fundraiser enters its second year

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Patrick Fisher, The New Prague Times

For a second year a Hops for Hope - Cure ALS fundraiser will be held at Giesenbrau Bier Co. in New Prague. The benefit for the Minnesota/North Dakota/ South Dakota Chapter of the ALS Association will be held from 3-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Giesenbrau Bier Co., 1306 First St. NE.

There will be beer, food from the Brick Oven Bus, music from the trio Lauren, Kristen, and Natalie, and the groups Thunder Rose and The Rolling Stoners. For a donation of $20, a person can get a special logo beer mug filled with Giesenbrau beer. There will also be a silent auction with many unique and exciting items, including an NFL football autographed by Vikings WR Adam Thielen.

Funds raised from the event will go toward critical ALS research. The group organizing Hops for Hope is passionate about helping find more treatments for people diagnosed with ALS and ultimately, a cure for the disease. Progress has been made in ALS research over the years, especially since the Ice Bucket Challenge, but there is still no cure for ALS.

Among those who live with ALS is Dwayne Anderson, formerly of New Prague who recently moved to Okoboji, IA. His wife, Vicki is on the Hops for Hope Planning Committee.

In an email Dwayne said that no matter how much a person reads about ALS, once they have the diagnosis, nothing will totally prepare them for the journey with the dreadful disease. “You can read about other people’s experiences with ALS, but all of us with ALS have different personal experiences,” he said. “However, you are aware that ultimately the disease will strip your body of its ability to do daily activities we take for granted, your ability to walk, and finally your ability to breath.” He added it’s a pretty scary picture of the future. “In my case, I lost a significant amount of...

To see more on this story pick up the October 24, 2019 print edition of The New Prague Times. 

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