Above / Alzheimer’s Association returns to North Central College to host its annual “Walk to End Alzheimer’s and raise critically needed awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
NAPERVILLE, IL – The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is set to take place on Sun., Sep. 16, 2018, at North Central College in Naperville.
Registration begins at 8AM with other festivities. The walk steps off at 10AM.
Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s participants will complete a 3-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 also honor those affected by Alzheimer’s disease with the poignant Promise Garden ceremony. More than 2,200 people will come together to raise more than $500,000 to #ENDALZ.
Alzheimer’s impact on families today
More than 5 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 16 million family and friends provide care to people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias in the U.S. In Illinois alone, there are more than 220,000 people living with the disease and 590,000 caregivers.
Register today for the event at North Central College that begins at the Res/Rec Center, 440 S. Brainard St. Sign up as a Team Captain, join a team or register to walk as an individual at alz.org/walk.
Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s®
The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Since 1989, the Alzheimer’s Association has mobilized millions of Americans in the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk®; now the Alzheimer’s Association is continuing to lead the way with Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Together, we can end Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter
The Alzheimer’s Association® is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s research, care and support. Our mission 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.
The Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter covers an 87-county area with offices in Chicago, Joliet, Rockford, Springfield, Bloomington, Peoria, Quincy and Carbondale.
Since 1980, the Chapter has provided reliable information and care consultation; created supportive services for families; increased funding for dementia research; and influenced public policy changes. The Illinois Chapter serves more than half a million Illinois residents affected by Alzheimer’s disease, including more than 220,000 Illinois residents living with the disease. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s®.
For more information visit www.alz.org/illinois or call our free 24/7 Helpline at (800) 272-3900.
Submitted by Kaylin Risvold for the Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter. (PN File Photos)
