The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s will take place on October 20 at Frontier Field in Rochester, raising awareness and funds to fight the disease.
Walk participants will complete a one-mile or a three-mile walk and learn about Alzheimer’s and other dementias, advocacy opportunities, clinical studies enrollment and support programs and services from the Alzheimer’s Association. Walk participants will also honor those affected by Alzheimer’s or another dementia with the poignant Promise Garden ceremony emceed by Scott Spezzano, host of The Breakfast Buzz on 98.9 FM.
In New York State alone, there are more than 400,000 people who live with the disease and more than 1 million caregivers who provide unpaid care. In the United States, more than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia, the sixth-leading cause of death and the only disease among the top 10 causes that cannot be cured, prevented or even slowed. More than 16 million family members and friends nationwide provide care to people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
Register today. Sign up as a Team Captain, a team member or an individual at alz.org/walk.
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