05/28/2026
During May, ALS Awareness Month, REALTOR® Ray Manzoni traveled across the country to bring attention to the brave patients and families who endure ALS, the progressive, fatal neurological disorder.
As volunteer president of nonprofit ALS Ride For Life, Manzoni visited 10 cities to meet with people diagnosed with the disease and the partner organizations that help them. The journey launched from Long Island, New York, and made stops in Tennessee, Illinois, Minnesota, Arizona, California and Washington, D.C., before concluding at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx at an event with 150 students, highlighting the organization’s school-based programs that teach students to persevere in the face of adversity.
ALS Ride For Life raises funds for research and programs like grants for home modifications and specialty van rentals that help patients have a better quality of life.
Along the journey, Manzoni visited three of his fellow 2025 NAR Good Neighbor Award winners, Cindy Bradley, Kim Clifton and Ken Larson, who connected him with local media, ALS patients and supporters.
On July 1, the organization will be recognized during a game at Yankee Stadium, where legendary first baseman and ALS patient Lou Gehrig made his famous speech in 1939 calling himself “the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.”
New York State Association of REALTORS
Long Island Board of REALTORS, Inc.
ALS Ride For Life
