2023-24 LLL Impact Report - Flipbook - Seite 13
2023-24
ONWARD AWARD
RECIPIENTS
JADE SELLE University of Washington; Jade’s mother
Peggy was diagnosed with ALS in 2018 and passed
away in 2021.
ZAKERY KNIGHT University of North Florida; Zakery’s
father Daniel was diagnosed with ALS in 2017.
JACOB MAZA Webster University; Jacob’s mother
Shannon was diagnosed with ALS in 2018.
KATHERINE STADUM College of Saint Benedict;
Katherine’s mother Jennifer was diagnosed with ALS
in 2021.
REAGAN OLIVIER Augustana University; Reagan’s
father Jerry was diagnosed with ALS in 2019 and
passed away in 2022.
ALBERTO VARGAS Miami University; Alberto’s
step-father Chad was diagnosed with ALS in 2021
and passed away in 2022.
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SCHOLARSHIP IMPACT
Since 2018 and through the spring of 2024, Live
Like Lou is proud to have committed $470,246 in
scholarships and one-time grants to ALS families.
These funds are made possible through the
generosity of donors and friends and ease the
昀椀nancial burden to ALS families in pursuit of higher
education.
This year, additional one-time award funds
were made possible through the philanthropic
work of Lou Gehrig’s fraternity brothers in Phi
Delta Theta. The Iron Phi program was established
in 2010 to strengthen the Fraternity and its impact
on the 昀椀ght against Lou Gehrig’s disease through
the fundraising and athletic efforts of its people.
To become an Iron Phi, one must raise $1,000
and complete an athletic challenge of their
choosing. To date, 1,705 individuals have become
Iron Phis. In the Fall of 2022, a unique challenge
was offered: gather your “starting lineup” of nine
individuals to become Iron Phis. The Iron 9
challenge brought together Phi Delts and friends
to rally support for the Iron Phi program and the
top fundraising individual and teams were able to
direct 昀椀nancial support to ALS families.
John Harkey, a Phi Delt alumnus from Eastern
Kentucky University, became an Iron Phi in
October by completing a 100-mile bike ride in
honor of his friend Laurie Roselle, diagnosed with
ALS in 2021. John raised $2,516.50 and was the
top fundraising individual during the Iron 9
challenge and he chose to direct $2,500 to fund
additional one-time awards to ALS families.
Butler University Phi Delts put forward two
Iron 9 teams in the fall, who collectively raised
$9,892 during the Iron 9 challenge. Their top team
raised $5,539 and like John, they chose to direct
their $5,000 in support to ALS families to fund
additional one-time scholarship awards.
Live Like Lou is immensely grateful to its
friends at Phi Delta Theta for their ongoing
support and advocacy for ALS families, in funding
ALS research, and helping to generate awareness
of Brother Lou Gehrig and the disease that now
#ONWARD
bears his name.
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