Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Angela Lansbury new role as ALS spokeswoman

Angela Lansbury is taking about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) which progressively paralyzes its victim and cruelly shortens their lives.
Then Lansbury reassures her audience that continued funding for research “will help people with ALS do this”
The three-time Academy Award-nominated Lansbury, known worldwide because of her distinguished theater and movie career, believes strongly that more public awareness will help bring increased support for critical research into the disease.
“The Association is honored that Ms. Lansbury has enthusiastically embraced our vision to create a world without ALS by lending her presence to our new public awareness initiative – “1-866-CURE ALS,” Leo said. “We are looking forward to a long and fruitful association with her.”
“The radio public service announcement campaign brings real life situations to bear on the disease of ALS by creating a mental picture of someone who is trapped in their own body or unable to change their surroundings,” Snyder said. “Only an actress of Lansbury’s talents could have delivered her lines with such conviction and passion.”
“Ms. Angela Lansbury brings a special quality to this work by using her tremendous talent on the stage and screen to dramatize the impact that ALS has on the lives of people with ALS and their families,” Snyder continued. “Working with a legend like Ms. Angela Lansbury is almost like a dream because you see this person who is so familiar from her work in entertainment. She brings the entire campaign to life with a very special ability.”

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