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But this time was different for the two Oscar winners. Sunday morning in Los Angeles, the...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eRenee Zellweger and Reese Witherspoon have lent their names and given their time to numerous charities and benefits throughout their careers. But this time was different for the two Oscar winners. \u003cbr/\u003eSunday morning in Los Angeles, the actresses banded together with other celebrities to raise funds to battle, and to raise awareness of, a disease that has struck extremely close to home: ALS.\u003cbr/\u003eNoted Zellweger, \"We started Team Nanci in honor of one of my best friends, Nanci Ryder, who was recently diagnosed with bulbar motor neuron disease.\"\u003cbr/\u003eBulbar onset motor neuron disease is better known as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and Lou Gehrig's disease, a progressive neurological illness that is always fatal.\u003cbr/\u003eRyder, 62, is a veteran Hollywood publicist who, over summer, revealed she was diagnosed with ALS. Sunday marked the 12th ALS Association Golden West Chapter Walk to Defeat ALS, with Team Nanci including not only big-name celebrities, but also Ryder's colleagues from not only her own company, BWR, but others representing virtually every major publicity firm in Los Angeles.\u003cbr/\u003eOver the last 40 years, they've all likely worked with Ryder at one point or another.\u003cbr/\u003e\"She has just worked with everybody from Michael J. Fox to Courteney Cox to Leonardo DiCaprio to Renee Zellweger to myself,\" Witherspoon said. \"And she is the first person you call when you have a movie premiere of a move coming out, but also when there's any kind of thing going on in our lives -- whether we're getting married or having a baby, she sort of works with media to represent us and make sure we get the right magazine covers and make sure we're out of the tabloids (laughs) So she becomes best friends with all of us. She goes through every tragedy and every joy of our lives. That's why we're here to support her, during every moment of her life. We've gone through all the highs and lows with Nanci. All of us.\"\u003cbr/\u003eIn some cases, Ryder's personal relationships with clients seem to have superseded the professional ones.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Nanci's (been) like a second mother to me since,\" Witherspoon explained. \"I've known her since I was 18 years old, maybe 19 years old,\" And she just always has given me great advice. We talk in the mornings, every morning, and just have the review after every award -- just talk about what we liked and didn't like. She just has a tremendous spirit and been. you know it's just been devastating to see her diagnosed with this disease and it actually put a face on it for me, because, with all of the attention with ice-bucket challenge this summer, I still didn't know anyone with ALS. And when I discovered that Nanci has it and we talked, it made me understand that very little action can be taken. There are so few medicines that are known to help symptoms. And we just had to get busy, to help Nanci, and help everybody who is dealing with this horrible disease.\"\u003cbr/\u003eRyder's diagnosis has also resulted in an education for Zellweger, who is now extremely well versed in ALS. \"This disease was diagnosed in 1869 and they have made so little progress towards finding a cure -- until now and this last 10-year period of time,\" Zellweger noted. \"They've been gathering so much momentum in focusing the research. One doctor said, at this point, it's like telling you that you have cancer, 'But we don't know what kind.' So nobody knows what to treat or where to treat. So they don't know how to treat. And the research now, because of advances in science and technology and obviously medicine, they're able to focus that research through all the projects that organizations like ALSA and and Project ALS are funding.\"\u003cbr/\u003eLate Sunday afternoon, an ALS Association Golden West Chapter spokesperson said some $675,000 was raised by Sunday's event, but the charity was still taking in and counting additional contributions. And some 3,000 participated in the walk.\u003cbr/\u003eBoth are record-breaking figures.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, 19 October 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide pan site of Walk to Defeat ALS event in Exposition Park \u003cbr/\u003e2. Actress Kate Linder converses with actresses Reese Witherspoon and Renee Zellweger \u003cbr/\u003e3. Close-up shot of logo backdrop: \"Walk to Defeat ALS\" and \"ALS Association Golden West Chapter\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE (English) Renee Zellweger/Actress:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Here we are this morning at Exposition Park at the ALS Association Golden West coast Chapter Walk for ALS. And it's my first. And we started Team Nanci in honor of one of my best friends, Nanci Ryder, who was recently diagnosed with bulbar motor neuron disease about two months ago.\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. Publicist Nanci Ryder\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE (English) Reese Witherspoon/Actress:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Nanci Ryder is a publicist that has been working in Hollywood for 40-plus years she has just worked with everybody from Michael J. Fox to Courteney Cox to Leonardo DiCaprio to Renee Zellweger to myself. And she is the first person you call when you have a movie premiere of a move coming out, but also when there's any kind of thing going on in our lives -- whether we're getting married or having a baby, she sort of works with media to represent us and make sure we get the right magazine covers and make sure we're out of the tabloids (laughs) So she becomes best friends with all of us. She goes through every tragedy and every joy of our lives. That's why we're here to support her, during every moment of her life. We've gone through all the highs and lows with Nanci. All of us.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Publicist Nanci Ryder hugs actress Reese Witherspoon \u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Reese Witherspoon/Actress:\u003cbr/\u003e \"Yeah, Nanci's like a second mother to me since. I've known her since I was 18 years old, maybe 19 years old. And she just always has given me great advice. We talk in the mornings, every morning, and just have the review after every award -- just talk about what we liked and didn't like. She just has a tremendous spirit and been. you know it's just been devastating to see her diagnosed with this disease and it actually put a face on it for me, because, with all of the attention with ice-bucket challenge this summer, I still didn't know anyone with ALS. And when I discovered that Nanci has it and we talked, it made me understand that very little action can be taken. There are so few medicines that are known to help symptoms. And we just had to get busy, to help Nanci, and help everybody  who is dealing with this horrible disease.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Actress Reese Witherspoon chats with a Walk to Defeat ALS participant who is in a wheelchair 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Renee Zellweger/Actress:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I had no idea that this organization has been working since, oh gosh, since 1986. This disease was diagnosed in 1869 and they have made so little progress towards finding a cure -- until now and this last 10-year period of time. They've been gathering so much momentum in focusing the research. One doctor said, at this point, it's like telling you that you have cancer, 'But we don't know what kind.' So nobody knows what to treat or where to treat. So they don't know how to treat. And the research now, because of advances in science and technology and obviously medicine, they're able to focus that research through all the projects that organizations like ALSA and and Project ALS are funding.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Celebrities on Team Nanci pose for photograph 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Fred Fisher/President and CEO, ALS Association Golden West Chapter, on the importance of celebrities boosting the profile of his charity:\u003cbr/\u003e'When they lend their names to the fight against against ALS, amazing things happen. Incredible awareness takes place. And for a disease like ALS, where you have a one-in-400 chance of getting it, but very few people actually know about it, having celebrities turn out and lend their names to support, is really incredible.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13.  President and CEO of ALS Association Golden West Chapter Fred Fisher, publicist Nanci Ryder and actress Renee Zellweger at start of Walk to Defeat ALS event \u003cbr/\u003e14. Close-up shot of ALS Association Golden West Chapter logo with pull out to reveal participants in Walk to Defeat ALS \u003cbr/\u003e15. Actors Elyes Gabel and Katharine McPhee walking for Team Nanci at Walk to Defeat ALS \u003cbr/\u003e16. Wide participants in Walk to Defeat ALS \u003cbr/\u003e17. 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