Walk to End Alzheimer's Anne Arundel County Walk is October 16

Walk to End Alzheimer’s® Anne Arundel County Walk is Sunday, October 16, 2022, starting 11 a.m. for registration, followed by the Walk at 12 p.m. at State Point State Park, 1100 East College Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21409.

The goal is to raise $255,000. As of September 27, there are 374 individuals and 89 teams. People can join or start at team or make a donation at alz.org/Maryland/Walk.

Alzheimer’s is the nation’s sixth leading cause of death. Of the more than six million U.S. citizens who are living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia, more than 110,000 people live in Maryland.

“Participants of all ages devote their time and energy to raise funds” says Katie BIttinger, constituent events manager. “For the families living with a diagnosis, Walk shows them they are not alone in their fight to access supportive resources and to find a cure.” National Presenting Sponsors are Edward Jones and CVS Health.

Walk Day Promise Garden Ceremony
A Promise Garden Ceremony is held before the Walk begins with participants holding large colored pinwheel flowers with the color denoting how the person is impacted by Alzheimer’s disease: blue-living with the disease; yellow-caregiver to someone with the disease; orange- a supporter; purple-lost someone to the disease; white-held by a child to symbolize the hope of finding a cure. Flowers are raised in unison throughout the crowd as their relationship to the disease is called.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide and is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. To support the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, register at alz.org/Maryland/walk.