NORFOLK, VA, October 8, 2019 – Three Tidewater area businesses are pleased to support the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s as Elite Sponsors for the 2019 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Newport News, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, Suffolk, Onancock and Farmville. Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research programs. Employees from all three companies are also participating in the Walks by organizing a Walk Team and raising additional money for the cause.
“We walk for the 63 residents at Our Lady who live with Alzheimer’s and dementia every day. We walk for our family members and hundreds of families that struggle with this disease and we walk for caregivers that give all they have to care for and hang onto the person they knew,” said Jackie Burk, Director of Community Relations at Our Lady. “Every step we take and every dollar donated puts us closer to a cure.”
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease – the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. Additionally, more than 16 million family members and friends provide care to people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
For more information on the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s, visit www.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 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®
The Alzheimer’s Association is the 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. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s®. Visit www.alz.org or call 800.272.3900.
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Mary Sandridge | Director, Communications & Marketing | Alzheimer’s Association, Central and Western Virginia Chapter | office: 434.270.0201 | msandridge@alz.org | www.alz.org/cwva 24hr. Helpline: 800.272.3900
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