The 3rd annual Alzheimer’s Association®
Walk to End Alzheimer’s® for the San Fernando Valley will take place
Sunday, June 9, at Woodley Park in Van Nuys (6350 Woodley Ave., 91436). Families,
friends and people living with the disease will walk side by side with teams
from community groups, businesses and assisted living facilities, to help improve the lives of people with
dementia and to support valuable research.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s will include a 5k route, entertainment, food,
awards and a family festival with KidZone and an opportunity drawing for an
iPad mini. The musical duo Jusstuss,
featuring Brad St. James and Suzi Q will perform; Reggie Thornton will lead a
hip-hop warmup; and there also will be a canine costume contest. Walkers
who raise $100 receive a commemorative T-shirt, and there will be prizes for
top fund-raising teams and individuals.
Last
year’s winners include Harry’s
Haven, part of the Motion
Picture & Television Fund, which took honors for the top friends &
family team, Leeza’s Place was the
top corporate team; and the top individual fundraiser was Eileen Doctorow of
Harry’s Haven.
Onsite registration opens at 7 a.m., opening ceremonies begin at
8:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 9 a.m.
To register, start a team,
donate, sponsor, or volunteer, contact the Alzheimer’s Association at
www.alz.org/socal or (800) 272-3900.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s is proudly sponsored by American
Airlines, Belmont Village Senior Living, SCAN Health Plan, Silverado, San Fernando
Valley M.A.P.S., Rotary Club of Woodland Hills, Home Helpers and Direct Link,
and Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the
nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care,
support and research. Since 1989, walk participants across
the United States
have raised more than $400 million for the Alzheimer's
Association – the leading voluntary health
organization for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Its 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. For
information about the California Southland Chapter, visit www.alz.org/socal or call toll-free: (800) 272-3900.