Zac Brown Band founding member raising awareness of ALS with "Hop on a Cure" nonprofit

Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band plays Target Center on Friday. A founding member will be on stage with a message.John Driskell Hopkins often wears a hat that says: Hop on a Cure. His guitar strap says it too. It's what's behind it that he wants you to listen to.Hopkins and his wife Jen founded the nonprofit Hop on a Cure after his ALS diagnosis. "Our mission is number one awareness. So, I think that John sharing his story and highlighting other people with ALS is really showing people what this disease is and what it does, and then of course research dollars. Like it's so underfunded. It costs so much to get a drug from trial to FDA approval. Not only does it take time, but lots of financial resources," Jen Hopkins said.The couple spoke about how fans can help with their mission. "Give us all your money," John Hopkins joked."Wear a T-shirt. Educate yourself. Tell people about it," they said."It's all about being a billboard all the time. When I look out into the crowd and see a l