FOX2 VIDEO: Jim Schoemehl 5K Run to Benefit Ballwin Family

The 11th annual Jim Schoemehl 5K is scheduled for Saturday, when runners are expected to turn out on behalf of Gina Byrd, a woman from Ballwin diagnosed with ALS.

students from this year's marketing class recently stopped by FOX2 to explain the history behind the effort and to give some information about family the event will benefit this year.

The run got its start in 2001 when students learned that the high school's marketing teacher's husband, Jim Schoemehl, was diagnosed with ALS or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. Jim lost his fight with ALS, but his legacy lives on in the annual run.

Eighty percent of the proceeds from this year's event will benefit the Byrd family of Ballwin. Gina Byrd was diagnosed with ALS shortly after her husband was completing cancer treatments. Read more about the Byrd family on the run's website.

The remaining 20 percent of proceeds will benefit the ALS Association. Tickets for the event are $10 for students and $20 for adults and can be purchased online at those prices through Friday. The day of the race, tickets will be $25 for everyone.

For more information on the run, visit .