Hop On A Cure

Hop On A Cure golf benefit

Dust off your nine iron and join us for the inaugural Hop On A Cure golf benefit! Driving Towards A Cure For ALS takes place on May 1st at The Ford Field & River Club near Savannah, Georgia.

This tournament will feature a full day of friendly competition, celebrity guest appearances, live music, and swag giveaways. The day will culminate with an awards dinner party, drinks, and a Southern Low Country Seafood Boil.

This tournament will feature a full day of friendly competition, celebrity guest appearances, live music, and swag giveaways. The day will culminate with an awards dinner party, drinks, and a Southern Low Country Seafood Boil.

You can support the event from anywhere by purchasing a uniquely numbered golf ball for the 50/50 raffle. 1 ball for $50 or 3 balls for $100. The numbered golf balls will drop from a helicopter onto the golf course on May 1st, 2023. The winning ball landing closest to or in the designated hole wins 50% of the proceeds of the raffle! The winner need not be present. Thank you to Georgia Southern University for hosting this raffle on behalf of Hop On A Cure.

To participate in the 50/50 Raffle - Helicopter Ball Drop

To purchase tickets for the event

To view our online silent auction

For sponsorship details

To contribute to our silent auction or make an in-kind donation

Questions about sponsorship contact@hoponacure.org

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About

Every 90 minutes, someone in the United States is diagnosed with ALS.

ALS is a neurological disease that affects the nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement (the muscles we have conscious control over). The disease is progressive, meaning the symptoms get worse over time. Individuals affected lose their strength and the ability to control those voluntary muscle movements which include speaking, eating, mobility, and even breathing. Although the disease can strike at any age, symptoms most commonly develop between the ages of 55 and 75. For unknown reasons, men are more likely than women to develop ALS. The life expectancy of those affected is usually 3 to 5 years from when the symptoms first appear. However, about 10 percent of people with ALS survive for 10 or more years.

ALS is an uncommon disorder, though as the population ages, its occurrence is increasing. The worldwide number of people living with ALS is expected to rise more than 40% in the next decade. For all of these reasons and more, there is an urgent need to move fast to find ALS therapies.

John Driskell Hopkins (Hop), a founding and active member of Zac Brown Band, was diagnosed with ALS in December of 2021 and immediately went into action by creating Hop On A Cure Foundation, Inc.

There is no cure for ALS and no effective treatment to halt or reverse the progression of the disease. Currently, a severe deficit exists in this funding which is needed to identify and understand the cellular mechanisms and risk factors of ALS. By understanding the mechanisms that occur on a cellular level with ALS, scientists can identify exactly what is causing the motor neurons to degenerate which dictates the approach used in developing effective treatments. In order to achieve these goals, and put an end to ALS, there is a great need for funding and continued research. Hop On A Cure aims to lower this deficit by funding research that will make ALS a thing of the past.

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