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Athletes and ad guys got together two weeks ago as BBDO New York was honored for its efforts benefiting the ALS Association of New York. The organization gave the ad agency its Jacob K. Javits Lifetime Achievement Award for its work on behalf of ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Andy Knipe, a senior creative director who works on Pepsi and HBO at BBDO, suffers from ALS, and BBDO got involved with the organization four years ago.

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