When: Sunday, April 1st, 2007, 1:00-6:00pm
Where: Hilton Garden Inn
420 Totten Pond Road
Waltham, Mass. 02451
Donation: $100, register online at http://www.syrinx.com/poker
The tournament will feature No Limit Texas Hold 'Em, played at 20 tables
that seat 10 players each. Proceeds, which will come from registration
fees, raffles, and other donations by patrons, will go entirely to ALS
Foundation for Life. Prizes for the tournament will be based on the number
of entrants, with a maximum of 200 entrants.
"Between medical costs, home modifications, and assistive technology, the
average ALS patient will need to spend in excess of $200,000. That's why
ALS Foundation for Life was formed to increase public awareness, to provide
financial aid for medical expenses and home modifications, and to help
families locate and acquire these products and services," said Sheila
Carlson, President, ALS Foundation for Life.
"We are personally very familiar with the wonderful work of ALS Foundation
for Life in our local community and delighted to support them with this
charity poker tournament. We welcome the public to join us in a very worthy
cause," said Andrew Gelina, CEO, Syrinx Consulting.
For more information about the event, and to pre-register for the event,
please visit http://www.syrinx.com/poker.
About ALS
Commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis is a fatal neurological disorder that affects thousands of
Americans each year, causing paralysis through the progressive death of
motor neurons. Thirty thousand Americans have ALS, and 250,000 Americans
alive today will eventually die from the disease. Although ALS mainly
affects patients over 50, it can strike at any age. There currently is no
known cure.
About ALS Foundation for Life
The ALS Foundation for Life was founded by Frank Carlson, who was diagnosed
with ALS in 2001 at the age of 27. The Foundation's goal is to raise
awareness of the disease and to help improve the quality of life for the
men and women in the region who are struggling with ALS on a daily basis.
While Carlson lost his battle with ALS in 2004, his memory and mission
remain alive through the Foundation. Recently the ALS Foundation for Life
partnered with the ALS Association, Massachusetts Chapter, to provide
assistance to patients on a local level. More information is available at
www.alsfoundation.org.
About Syrinx Consulting
Syrinx Consulting, founded in 1998, is a premier IT services and custom
software development firm specializing in Microsoft .NET development. The
Syrinx team of highly skilled software architects, designers, and
developers help clients with all their software development needs. Syrinx
provides specialized services for optimizing software engineering efforts,
as well as ongoing support as a development partner for longer term needs.
The company is based in Waltham, Mass. More information is available at
www.syrinx.com.
Contact Information: Press Contact: Catherine Marenghi Emerge PR (781) 449-8591 cmarenghi@emergepr.com