JOIN US FOR OUR 21st ANNUAL VALENTINE PLUNGE!
COME JOIN THE FUN AND JUMP IN WITH US TO HELP OUR FRIENDS BATTLING ALS!
AT NOON ON SATURDAY 2/13/27 AT THE MAIN BEACH IN MANASQUAN!!
About the Valentine Plunge
The plunge is an exciting fundraising event where participants, called Plungers, collect donations for ALS patients in exchange for plunging into the icy Atlantic Ocean.
Get a team together – register as an individual – be a spectator cheering on your plungers – make a donation – be part of an amazing fundraising event! We’d like to give many, many thanks to all who have participated in the past years and now! Let’s make history again this February 2027!
Thank you again to all of our supporters!
Working together, we can accomplish anything!
Use the hashtags #valentineplunge and #valentineplunge2027
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Working together, we can accomplish anything!
Use the hashtags #valentineplunge and #valentineplunge2027
Post your videos or pictures on Instagram!
FOLLOW US
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Since passage in December 2021, the ACT for ALS has:![]()
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- Supported approximately 750 community members with ALS through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ALS Expanded Access program in receiving investigational treatments and equipped clinics nationwide to participate in ALS research.![]()
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- Created public-private partnerships that have already delivered advancements in understanding the natural history and progression of ALS as well as the development of new drug development approaches in ALS in other neurodegenerative diseases.![]()
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- Provided over $20 million in FDA grants for rare neurodegenerative disease research and commissioned a regulatory action plan from FDA to chart the way forward.![]()
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Without congressional action, ACT for ALS programs will expire on October 1, 2026, threatening the progress made through the law so far. ![]()
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Urge your lawmakers today! www.votervoice.net/MDA/Campaigns/136512/Respond
ICYMI: We applaud former NFL running back Chris Johnson helping drive awareness of ALS and the impact it has on families. We hope this can drive additional research and shine the spotlight brighter on those living with ALS.![]()
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Catch up on the full story from ESPN:
Former NFL RB Chris Johnson discusses ALS diagnosis
www.espn.com
Former Titans and Cardinals running back Chris Johnson told "Good Morning America" that he was diagnosed with ALS in 2025.
And a big THANK YOU
to all of our sponsors who support our mission each year!!
Donate directly to the Joan Dancy & pALS Foundation at Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center, One Riverview Plaza, P. O. Box 8157, Red Bank, NJ 07701
The Joan Dancy & pALS Foundation was formed in 2005 by Terry Magovern in honor of Joan Dancy, his late fiancé, after she succumbed to ALS. Our mission is to help people in our local communities afflicted with ALS by providing a better quality of life for them and their families.
