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About the Memory Walk for Alzheimer's |
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 22 September 2007 00:00 |
 Every year in September the Alzheimer's Association sponsors the Walworth County Memory Walk. The three-mile Memory Walk begins at Library Park in Lake Geneva at 9:30 am and concludes with a cookout, massages and prizes. The Lake Geneva Jaycees Sponsors a team each year, and members from the club grill hot dogs and provided them free of charge to walk participants. We are looking for at least 15 people to represent the Lake Geneva Jaycee's team by fundraising and walking in the event. Each walker is encouraged to raise only $100 in donations. This will be a fun event and assist an amazing cause! Please consider this opportunity to contribute to a terrific cause! YOU can be a walker, sponsor a walker, or volunteer for the Memory Walk If you are interested in walking in the Memory Walk please contact us we will provide you the registration forms. Please respond quickly as we expect our team to fill up quickly. Team registration is due by August 18, 2010. Fund raising will continue through till September 22nd! This years walk is on September 18th. For more information about this years event, please click here. - More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's.
- 78 million baby boomers are approaching the age of greatest risk for the disease.
- Every 72 seconds, someone in America develops Alzheimer's disease.
- By 2050, someone will develop Alzheimer's every 33 seconds.
- 13 percent, or one in eight, persons age 65 and over have Alzheimer's disease.
- Nearly half of persons over age 85 have Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's is a disease that has and unfortunately will touch many more of our lives. With your help we can come together for Alzheimer's care and research. Memory Walk is the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research. Since 1989, Memory Walk has raised more than $260 million for the cause. All Memory Walk donations benefit the Alzheimer's Association, the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. The mission of the Alzheimer's Association is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. For more information about this years Memory Walk please click here.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 May 2010 12:09 )
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