Bachelor Auction in Wilmington a Huge Success!

Megan Johnson, team captain of Beth's Brigade, recently raised over $4000 for the Jim "Catfish" Hunter Walk to Defeat ALS! How you ask? By auctioning off some of Wilmington's most handsome men. On Thursday July 22nd, at the beautiful 128 South in downtown Wilmington, ten eligible bachelors and one handsome gentleman recently diagnosed with ALS were auctioned off to excited women ready to support the cause and potentially meet someone special in the process.

Megan has been involved with the Chapter for many years and recently lost her grandmother to ALS. This spring, Megan and her friend Sarah passed a billboard for a Bachelor Bid on their way to a concert and started joking about how fun it would be to organize one to raise money for Megan's walk team. One week later, Megan's grandmother passed away, and Megan decided to start planning the fundraiser. "This was my first time planning anything like this" says Megan.

"I am still in shock about how well it went and am so excited to announce that 128 South has invited us back for next year already!"

Many thanks to Megan and everyone who came out to the event! ALS is a terrible disease affecting over 700 people and their families in North Carolina. But with events like this and people like Megan, we will continue leading the fight to cure and care for people with ALS.

Find out more information about the 2011 Walk Season and how you can support the Walk to Defeat ALS here in the coming weeks. Also, look out for Megan's blog entry this month on The Catfish Blog for more information on how she pulled off this amazing and unique event.

If you are interested in organizing an event or would like some help coming up with fundraising ideas for your team, please contact the Special Events Department at 877.568.4347.