The Alzheimer’s Association® is inviting Rochester residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The Walk will take place on Saturday, October 21 at Frontier Field in Rochester.
Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s participants will choose to complete a three or one-mile walk and will learn about Alzheimer’s disease, advocacy opportunities, clinical studies enrollment and support programs and services from the Alzheimer’s Association. Walk participants will also join in a meaningful tribute ceremony to honor those affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
“I want this year’s walk to be the biggest and best ever,” said John Cassetta, Walk Committee Chair. “It will be a very emotional day for my family. We lost mom to a decade-long battle with Alzheimer’s in February. It would mean a great deal to my family to see the community join us that day and walk in remembrance of Donna Cassetta and the many others who have been impacted by Alzheimer’s.”
In addition to the walk itself, participants will enjoy music, dancing, kids’ games, appearances by several local mascots, princesses and more. Media Sponsor WBEE will be represented by Steve Hausmann, who will serve as emcee for the event. This year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s presenting sponsor is Wegmans. Other sponsors include senior living communities Bethany Village and Legacy Senior Living Communities.
More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S. and the only disease among the top 10 causes that cannot be cured, prevented or even slowed. Additionally, more than 15 million family and friends provide care to people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in the U.S. In New York State alone, there are more than 300,000 people living with the disease and more than one million caregivers.
Register today. Sign up as a Team Captain, join a team or register to walk as an individual at alz.org/walk.
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