Last year, Britt's dad Nick was diagnosed with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS is a progressive disease in which a person's brain slowly loses connection with the muscles, taking away their ability to walk, talk, eat, and eventually breathe. There is no cure for ALS and treatment is limited to symptom management and clinical trials. It is an extremely expensive disease to live with and the physical, emotional, and financial burden grows as the disease progresses. Mid Coast Hospital is home to the only ALS clinic in the state - patients representing a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds come from all sixteen counties for care, assessments, and support. 
On Saturday, May 11th, we'll raise money for the ALS Clinic's Patient Assistance Fund, a philanthropic endowment run by Mid Coast Hospital. This fund helps under-resourced patients get the financial support they need to visit the clinic and generally manage the disease and the complications that come with it.
Since it's our birthday, we thought we'd kick it up a notch beyond our normal donation-based classes...
Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? In an ode to the summer of 2014 (yup...10 years ago 🙈), we're going to cold plunge in an event we're calling Plunge for the Funds 🥶

Plunges will take places at the studio over the course of the morning on Saturday, May 11th. We’ve got three big tubs that will be outside, rain or shine!