Alzheimer's Association to Host Virtual Walk to End Alzheimer's®

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION, NYC CHAPTER TO HOST VIRTUAL WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S® IN QUEENS ON SEPTEMBER 26

Participants will help raise critically needed funds
through small teams on virtual walks in Queens
for Alzheimer’s care, support and research

While the world may look a little different right now, the Alzheimer’s Association®, New York City Chapter invites New Yorkers to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The Queens Walk will take place online and through virtual paths in local communities on Saturday, September 26, 2020. The Virtual Opening and Promise Garden Ceremony will take place on Mainstage, the interactive online experience for this year's Walk, at 10:00 AM.

This year, the Queens Walk to End Alzheimer’s event features a virtual Promise Garden ceremony in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The view-only, mission-focused, activity will allow participants to take part in an interactive online experience, through a ceremony which represents the promise to remember, honor, care and fight for those living with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers. The flowers highlight the diverse reasons for Walk participation and collectively create a dynamic, colorful and meaningful garden.

All participants are invited to download the Walk to End Alzheimer’s app, which sends fundraising messages and tracks each individual’s progress throughout the day. To promote social distancing, participants can follow a virtual path in their own neighborhood. New Yorkers are encouraged to share photos on social media and track every step to add to the total number walked around the country.

Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, 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. This year, small teams of friends and family are invited to walk in their local communities to raise awareness and funds for a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.

For information about how to participate in a New York City Walk as an individual or start a team of family, friends or co-workers, see the Walk to End Alzheimer’s page on www.alz.org/nyc. All participants are encouraged to follow CDC guidelines and recommendations from local health officials when deciding to walk with others.