Tri-State Trek Individual Fundraising
Hugh Macdonnell
Participant on Crush ALS/Team Bannon
Hugh Macdonnell's Fundraising Page
Riding for those who no longer can...

Fourteen years on……!

Dear Friends and Family, 

This is the 14th summer in a row that I have been riding the Tri-State Trek to raise money and awareness for ALS, the disease that killed Betty Anne, my mother-in-law.  This year it starts on Saturday 21 June.

The Trek is a 2-day, 200-mile ride starting at the University of New Hampshire and looping through Massachusetts and Main.  This will be the 22nd year of the Trek and it is both a critical fundraiser for ALS-TDI (the largest research lab in the world focused on ALS) and an opportunity to honor and support those still suffering with ALS. 

We know that we are getting closer to a cure, and events like this help raise money and create a supportive community for ALS patients until the cure is found.  

...

Our team Crush ALS/Team Bannon has 20 committed riders from multiple states who are training and fundraising this year. I personally have been training since March and riding most weekends. And this is the 16th year of our team during which time we have raised almost $1.5mm, thanks to your generous and continued support.

The Trek is about the critically important job of raising money to support ALS research, and about supporting the ALS community.  There is a growing confidence in the ALS community around new drug therapies (at TDI and other labs) that will extend life spans en route to a cure.  This is a huge step forward.

If you have supported me/ALS in the past, thank you.  Truly.  If you can support me this year, thank you. Truly.  

To donate, please click “Donate now" or if you would like to mail in a check, please make sure it is accompanied by a completed donation form. (Click here to download a 2025 form) and send it in with a check made out to Tri State Trek (ATTN: Crush ALS/Macdonnell) and mail it to me at 84 Ridgewood Ave., Glen Ridge, NJ 07028.   

Margot and I have made our own contribution to start it off.   

Thank you for supporting the efforts to find a cure for ALS for so many years, both emotionally and financially.  It means the world to me and our family.   

Never Give Up! 

Hugh 

Current Total: $36,810.00
Fundraising Goal: $20,000.00
Recent Contributors
  • The Macdonnell Family
    $10,000.00
  • Anonymous
    $5,000.00
  • Sonny Kalsi
    $1,000.00
  • Craig Tagen
    $1,000.00
  • The Kane Family
    $1,000.00
    Keep up the great work for such a worthy cause!
  • Barb and Tim Morris
    $1,000.00
  • Linda Sterling
    $1,000.00
  • Anonymous
    $1,000.00
    Best wishes to the Team for a smooth ride! Happy to support your effort
  • Brian Watkins
    $1,000.00
  • John Killian
    $1,000.00
  • Anonymous
    $500.00
  • Philippe Lapointe
    $500.00
  • Mark Hudspeth
    $500.00
  • Willem and Stephanie de Geus
    $500.00
    Great effort Hugh all those years riding for the cause!
  • Thomas & Megan James
    $500.00
    great work Hugh and team!
  • Rashid Family
    $500.00
    Such an amazing opportunity. Love to support.
  • Christine Kang
    $500.00
  • Tom Hoban
    $500.00
  • Nicole Welch
    $500.00
  • Andy Lowe
    $500.00
  • Eric Tam
    $500.00
  • Bohdy Hedgcock
    $500.00
  • The Curnow Family
    $400.00
    Thanks, Uncle Hugh for all the work you do to support this worthy cause!
  • Michael Hyun
    $350.00
  • Joanne and Guy McLean
    $250.00
  • John Kessler
    $250.00
  • John Wanamaker
    $250.00
  • Karen Kasteel
    $250.00
  • The Kee Family
    $250.00
  • Sarah + Stephen
    $250.00
  • Kate R
    $200.00
  • Lia Montenegrino
    $200.00
    Always happy to support you on this Trek!
  • Romy Coquillette
    $200.00
  • Andrew Durnford
    $200.00
  • Anonymous
    $100.00
  • Claiborne Johnston
    $100.00
  • T Schaefer
    $100.00
  • Bill Glascott
    $100.00
  • The South Family
    $100.00
  • Greg Baekey
    $100.00
    Best of luck, Hugh! Greg Baekey
  • James Hicks
    $100.00
  • Susan Ansel
    Hidden
  • Janet Lee
    Hidden
    Go Hugh!!
  • Michelle Levy
    Hidden
  • The Jenkins Family
    Hidden
    Great cause! May the road be with you.
  • Jason Glasser
    Hidden
  • Brad Davey
    Hidden
    It's fantastic you have supported ALS for so many years! Go get'em, Hugh!
Recent Contributors
  • The Macdonnell Family
    $10,000.00
  • Anonymous
    $5,000.00
  • Sonny Kalsi
    $1,000.00
  • Craig Tagen
    $1,000.00
  • The Kane Family
    $1,000.00
  • Keep up the great work for such a worthy cause!
  • Barb and Tim Morris
    $1,000.00
  • Linda Sterling
    $1,000.00
  • Anonymous
    $1,000.00
  • Best wishes to the Team for a smooth ride! Happy to support your effort
  • Brian Watkins
    $1,000.00
  • John Killian
    $1,000.00
  • Anonymous
    $500.00
  • Philippe Lapointe
    $500.00
  • Mark Hudspeth
    $500.00
  • Willem and Stephanie de Geus
    $500.00
  • Great effort Hugh all those years riding for the cause!
  • Thomas & Megan James
    $500.00
  • great work Hugh and team!
  • Rashid Family
    $500.00
  • Such an amazing opportunity. Love to support.
  • Christine Kang
    $500.00
  • Tom Hoban
    $500.00
  • Nicole Welch
    $500.00
  • Andy Lowe
    $500.00
  • Eric Tam
    $500.00
  • Bohdy Hedgcock
    $500.00
  • The Curnow Family
    $400.00
  • Thanks, Uncle Hugh for all the work you do to support this worthy cause!
  • Michael Hyun
    $350.00
  • Joanne and Guy McLean
    $250.00
  • John Kessler
    $250.00
  • John Wanamaker
    $250.00
  • Karen Kasteel
    $250.00
  • The Kee Family
    $250.00
  • Sarah + Stephen
    $250.00
  • Kate R
    $200.00
  • Lia Montenegrino
    $200.00
  • Always happy to support you on this Trek!
  • Romy Coquillette
    $200.00
  • Andrew Durnford
    $200.00
  • Anonymous
    $100.00
  • Claiborne Johnston
    $100.00
  • T Schaefer
    $100.00
  • Bill Glascott
    $100.00
  • The South Family
    $100.00
  • Greg Baekey
    $100.00
  • Best of luck, Hugh! Greg Baekey
  • James Hicks
    $100.00
  • Susan Ansel
    Hidden
  • Janet Lee
    Hidden
  • Go Hugh!!
  • Michelle Levy
    Hidden
  • The Jenkins Family
    Hidden
  • Great cause! May the road be with you.
  • Jason Glasser
    Hidden
  • Brad Davey
    Hidden
  • It's fantastic you have supported ALS for so many years! Go get'em, Hugh!
Hugh Macdonnell's Fundraising Page