Live Like amare foundation

My name is Amare Larrucea. I lived a normal life until I was 17 and diagnosed with ALS. Within four months I went from walking and talking to having my celebration of life planned.  I want to be remembered and thanks to the ALS association for helping me be remembered. I would like my early departure from this world to continue to have meaning and purpose. I was unable to fight for a cure with the ALS Association due to the rapid progression of my particular type of ALS. However, those that are inspired by my story, share my love for Inderkum Girls Soccer, share my love for all things Disney, share my passion for all things Marvel, and love music can choose to fight for my legacy to help others in similar situations. Click here to read Amare's complete biography and learn more about her life. 

Amare wanted to be remembered. She lived a unique life with a unique disease and premature ending to her story. With the huge support she had from friends, family and her community there is a story to be told. The ALS association has already made a video tribute to Amare. A book of her life is also being written and could always use input, co-authors, and creative contributions. One step at a time but maybe a documentaty is in order as well?  Click here to submit your ideas, proposals and contributions. 

Beginning in 2024 Inderkum Girls Soccer seniors and former graduates with can apply for and/or renew an academic scholarship started in honor of Amare's Legacy. The Amare Larrucea Memorial Scholarship is for female student-athletes who were Inderkum soccer players, Inderkum graduates and are persuing a higher education in nursing, medicine or biological research. These professions will support the palliative care and/or research for a cure for those sufferng from  ALS. Click here to download an application for her scholarship and to make a difference in the lives of people with ALS. You can also contribute to her scholarship fund by particapting in her inaugural 5k, more information coming soon. 

In 2026 the Live Like Amare Foundation was formed as a 501c3 non-profit to help realized the goals of Amare's continue legacy including the Amare Larrucea Memorial Scholarship. Her scholarship will support the higher education of young females so they can help serve the ALS Association's efforts. Amare's dream was to become a travel RN. In Amare's final months the hospice staff, researchers and medical team demonstrated the upmost compassion for her. To connect those touched by Amare's life, and those that will demonstrate compassion towards others with funding to aid their passions we created a scholarship. The goal is to raise enough money to aid several students annualy over the course of their medical training.  The more funds we earn the more scholarships and renewals we can award. Please help us create new heath care professionals that can honor Amare's Legacy by clicking here to donate now. 

Beginning in 2025 Inderkum Athlete's Committed organization combined with the Live Like Amare Foundation has hosted a 5k run in honor of the life and legacy of Amare Larrucea. Please click the picture above or click here to register and help fund a scholrship in Amare's honor. 

Each year the girls soccer team wears patches in honor of Amare while hosting a match to bring awareness to ALS while looking to make the disease livable until it is curable. Please attend thelp fund the scholarhsip in her name as all the proceeds form the match will be donated to her scholarship fund. 

We are in the final stages of bringing artist Jim Vetter's creation to a public canvass. A special thanks to Lisa Kaplan for providing a location and helping bust through all obstacles to complete this project.  

Looking ahead we would like to find another property to place additional murals. This picture is one created by artist Barron in memory of Amare. Please help us find a property owner that will sign off on a SMUD transformer box wrap project within Natomas. 

To date we have raised over $11,000 in Amare's name for the ALS association. Our first level goal is $25,000 and with your help we can acheive this together! The funds go to an "A-rated" 4-star 94% rated non-profit organization that promotes future research for a cure as well as present treatments for those suffering with ALS. The ALS foundation was instrumental in  Amare's final months. She pledged to give all her money to looking for a cure for ALS and we hope people can share what they can. Click here to access her donation page and make donations.  

Amare loved to cook and bake so we collected her recipes, her favorite foods and some family recipes to make a cook book. Each copy purchased gives proceeds to the ALS association.  Click here to see the draft and email to be first in line to order your copy (approximately $25 with 100% going to the Live Like Amare Foundation and 100% going to student-athletes scholarhsips for higher healthcare education) 

Amare loved music and for her age explored music outside of what was "popular". She loved latin, pop, hip-hip, oldies, and was always playing something new. Lana del Rey was her favorite but she loved a wide vareity of music.  Click here to watch and listen to her playlist from youtube. 

Amare was obsessed with Marvel, Disney and to a much lesser degree DC, Pixar, Anime, etc. Her favorite character was Deadpool but she loved all the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Mars collected comic books and even had the action figures when she was younger.  She loved long series of Sci-Fi including Star Wars, Harry Potter, Twilight, Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones.

Amare was born into the Cherokee Nation. Her great grandfather was full Cherokee and Amare adorned dream catchers in her room and a Cherokee Nation stole for her graduation. She dreamed of attending a University in Oklahoma to become an RN and serve underserved communities while traveling. Click here to read a story by the Cherokee Phoenix about Mars.

Amare was very thoughtful and placed other's feelings above hers. Here will we link organizations that contributed to with her time, talent and treasure. The girl with the biggest heart believed in teaching people "how to fish" but also "gving a fish" whenever she could.  If you can contribute your time, talent and treasure to any of these organizations in Amare's honor/absence her legacy with continue to thrive. TOPSoccer is a soccer organization for disabled players that need extra love and instruction. Amare loved volunteering with TOPSoccer so click here to learn more. Amare and her sister Kai always had empathy for the homeless and volunteered time and treasuers to LOAVES & FISHES of Sacramento so click here to see how you can help.  

Amare traveled all over California, the US, and started some world travel. Her dream was to become a travel RN, see the US while working, and save her money for international travel. She made a bucket list when diagnosed with ALS but the disease progressed too rapidly to do much of anything on the list or have hope to expand the list. Please complete as many things on Amare's bucklet list in her honor, take some pictures and share with someone else who loved Amare as a tribute to a special person.

We started a private equity company in honor of Amare. This private equity company is to help Amare's family, friends, and like-minded people reach their financial goals. In the first year of existence we already have $950,000 of investments! Click here for more information about investing in Amare Equity LLC. To further honor Amare's legacy 10% of the profits will go to ALS based charitable organizations and/or Amare's Scholarship foundation.