Walk To Fight Alzheimer’s To Be Held In Princeton Sunday

PRINCETON, NJ — Alzheimer’s New Jersey’s will hold its Central Regional Walk in Princeton on Sunday as part of its 2018 Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s campaign.

The Central Regional Walk will be held at the Educational Testing Service(ETS) near Conant Hall on campus, 660 Rosedale Rd., Princeton.

Registration for each event begins at 8:30 a.m., with the walk beginning at 10 a.m. T-shirts will be distributed to all participants who raise a minimum of $50. There is no fee to register. In addition to the walk, the event will include food, music, prizes and activities for children.

Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s is the largest event for the organization to raise awareness and funds to support local programs for those impacted by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in New Jersey. One hundred percent of the funds raised from Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s support Garden State individuals and families through Alzheimer’s New Jersey’s programs and services.

“Alzheimer’s disease is taking a toll on our state. Over 600,000 people in New Jersey are affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias, including 180,000 individuals with Alzheimer’s and over 450,000 of their caregivers,” said Ken Zaentz, President and CEO. “We’re grateful to have the support of ETS and the residents of Mercer County who continue to raise awareness and funds for this disease that impacts so many in our state.”

Other walks include:

• Saturday, Oct. 13 – Liberty State Park Regional Walk, Liberty State Park, Jersey City
• Sunday, Oct. 28 – Northern Regional Walk, Bergen Community College, Paramus

To register for one of the 2018 Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s events, visit www.alznj.org or call 973-586-4300.

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