Event honors people living with ALS, Cutthroat Kitchen Champion Chef Fabio Viviani and others who have displayed the same formidable IronHorse characteristics as Lou Gehrig

 WHO:  The ALS Association Greater Chicago Chapter (GCC)) introduces a new fundraiser to benefit the fight against ALS and those living with the disease which has no known cause or cure, and no survivors.  The IronHorse Ball scheduled March 10^th combines a grand reception along with presentation of the IronHorse Awards honoring two patients living with ALS, Cutthroat Kitchen Champion Fabio Viviani, Siena Tavern, and an NFL representative.  The event also offers live entertainment, chef tasting stations, specialty beverages and live/silent auctions.

WHAT: Every 90 seconds someone is diagnosed with ALS. Every 90 minutes someone loses their battle. ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, often called Lou Gehrig’s disease, is an incurable disease, with no survivors.  The disease attacks the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. ALS robs individuals of the ability to walk, talk and eventually breathe. It is always fatal.

At the IronHorse Ball, guests gathered beneath the largest Tiffany glass dome in the world will enjoy live entertainment by Michael Hutchins, tastings stations from Siena Tavern,  Balana, Heaven on Seven, Cyrano’s Farm Kitchen, Tavern on Rush, 676 Restaurant + Bar, Iron Horse Bar & Grill, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Troquet, BlackFinn Rosebud,  Prosecco, and beverage stations from Lagunitas , Heaven Hill Distilleries, Tito’s, Revolution Brewing, Zignum Mezcal and Two Brothers

WHERE:

Chicago Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall
78 E Washington Street, Chicago

WHEN: Thursday, March 10  7 p.m. – 12 a.m.

TICKETS: Visit: www.ironhorseball.com. Cost: $150 each; 4 four $500; 10 for $1000

WHY: Funds help ALS Association Greater Chicago Chapter offer free treatment and services to ALS patients and caregivers through five ALS clinics serving 71 counties across the Chicagoland area, Northern and Central Illinois and parts of Northwest Indiana.  The ALS Association Greater Chicago Chapter has donated more than 8 million dollars to local, national, and international research projects since the Chapter was founded in 2004.

Visit www.alsachicago.org for more information about the chapter.