Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk 2009 - Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN – It's not too late to join a team or sign up as an individual walker for the Alzheimer’s Association Mid South chapter's annual Memory Walk at Centennial Park Saturday, October 24 at 10 a.m. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with live music, a continental breakfast, kids' activities and an opening ceremony.
Hundreds of walkers representing area businesses, churches and nonprofit groups are expected to turn out for this year's event. Participants raise money as a team or individual, and the proceeds help fund such programs as Safe Return for wanderers and the Family Relief Fund for low-income caregivers. The association also provides educational seminars for health-care professionals, workshops and support groups for family caregivers and public policy advocacy for improved legislation.
Organizers hope to raise awareness of the debilitating disease that affects more than 25,000 Middle Tennesseans and their families. Alzheimer's destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking and behavior severe enough to affect work, lifelong hobbies or social life. While there is currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease, contributions to the Alzheimer's Association help fund research as well as educate and assist patients and their families.
The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. The Alzheimer’s Association works 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 Alzheimer's disease, to make donations or to join a Memory Walk team, visit alz.org/altn.
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