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By: Nancy Murray Young
September 16 was a warm and sunny day in Franklin Park, Illinois,
when Augie and Lynne Nieto arrived at the Life Fitness factory there.
It had been nearly 16 years since Augie, the cofounder and former
chief executive of the company, had last entered the building, which had
been its headquarters when he served as president.
Augie stepped down in 2000, when the company was acquired by the
Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC). In March 2005, he was diagnosed
with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a muscle-wasting condition also
known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Since then, he and his wife, Lynne, have
launched and directed Augie’s Quest, which, thus far, has raised more
than $50 million to fund research to find a cure for ALS…
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A Homecoming: Augie Nieto returns to Life Fitness, the company he created
Reaching out to all their centers across the nation and their loyal members, over $53,000 was raised for ALS research.
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The strength and success of Augie’s Quest to Cure ALS has always been attributed to our leadership. With Augie Nieto at the helm keeping us laser focused on our mission to find a cure, we owe our success to the incredible corporate and entertainment leaders that continue to share their vision and expertise with us.
We’re proud to launch our refreshed website to showcase our leadership, the cutting edge science we fund, and the incredible fundraising opportunities we have planned in 2017.
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