About 750 students and members of the community participated in the annual Walk to D’Feet Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Saturday on Centennial Campus.

The participants raised more than $100,000 to benefit the Catfish Hunter chapter of the association. The goal for the walk was $130,000, but according to Megan Gardner, executive director of the chapter, the goal was still attainable.

“We will likely reach our goal because we get swarms of money after the walk,” Gardner, a 2000 graduate, said. “That’s about where we were last year this time.”

Brothers in the Phi Delta Theta fraternity helped with the parking for the event and raised $1,060 for the association.

“I came out here not only to support my friend I know that has ALS but also to raise awareness about ALS,” Zach Bechtel, a sophomore in communications and member of Phi Delta Theta, said.

According to Phil Lacey, a senior in accounting and also a brother in the fraternity, ALS is often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Gehrig was a baseball player who died from the disease and was also a member of Phi Delta Theta.

Jared Brown, a sophomore in biomedical engineering, participated in the walk with his family to support a friend who was diagnosed with the disease.

“I learned a lot about ALS because they had these signs all along the road,” Brown said, referring to informational signs placed along the walk route.

“It’s good for everybody. It’s one of the worst diseases,” he said. “They don’t know what causes it or how to cure it.”

Brown said his friend was expected to live two years after the diagnosis, but has instead survived for 12 years.

Gardner said most people who participate in the walk know someone with ALS.

“The Triangle community has just done an amazing job to support the cause,” she said.

Jason Boner, a sophomore in business management and brother in Phi Delta Theta, said the walk was a good way to raise awareness.

“I’ve met lots of interesting people and I hope to do this again next year,” he said.