ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION INVITES CHICAGO AREA RESIDENTS TO JOIN 2024 WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S

Name: ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION INVITES CHICAGO AREA RESIDENTS TO JOIN 2024 WALK TO END ALZHEIMER’S
Start: 2024-09-21T08:30:00-05:00
Location: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Schedule

Sat Sep 21 2024 at 08:30 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Chicago, IL

The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Chicago Area residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® on World Alzheimer’s Day, Saturday, September 21, 2024 at Soldier Field (Southeast Lawn), 1410 Special Olympics Dr., in Chicago, IL.
“This is a pivotal moment in the fight against Alzheimer’s. There are now treatments that change the course of the disease,” said, Mary DeMars, Alzheimer’s Association Walk Director “We hope that everyone in our community can join us by starting a team to help the Alzheimer’s Association raise awareness and funds for families facing the disease today, take more steps toward treatments and finally ending this disease.”
On Walk day, participants honor those affected by Alzheimer’s with the poignant Promise Garden ceremony — a mission-focused experience that signifies our solidarity in the fight against the disease. During the ceremony, walkers will carry flowers of various colors, each color representing their personal connection to the disease. After the Promise Garden Ceremony participants will walk along the lake and then coming back through the Soldier Field Concourse and back to the southeast lawn for a festival filled with live music by the School of Rock house band, family activities, food trucks and more!
Nearly 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease – a leading cause of death in the United States. Additionally, more than 11 million family members and friends provide care to people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. In Illinois, there are more than 266,500 people living with the disease and 314,000 caregivers.
To register and receive the latest updates on this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s, visit http://act.alz.org/chicagowalk
Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s®
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. Since 1989, the Alzheimer’s Association mobilized millions of Americans in the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk®; now the Alzheimer’s Association is continuing to lead the way with Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Together, we can end Alzheimer’s.

Alzheimer's Association®
The Alzheimer’s Association is a worldwide voluntary health organization dedicated to Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Its mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. Visit alz.org or call 800.272.3900.