MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 11, 2023) — On Saturday, October 7, 600 Quad Cities area residents participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Vibrant Arena at The Mark. Walkers helped raise $54,000 to fund the care, support and research programs of the Alzheimer’s Association. Fundraising continues through the end of the year, so there is still time to donate at alz.org/walk.
This year’s Top Team is Team Senior Star — Elmore Place, led by Annette Martinez, raised over $38,000 in honor and memory of their wonderful residents and families.
The other top teams and walkers are:
· Team Dan and Shawn Huber raised over $4,400.
· Top Walker Melissa Levan on Team Senior Star — Elmore Place raised over $3,200.
· Top Team Edward Jones — Tim Lane raised $3,200 in memory of Lane’s mother who passed one year ago from the disease after a seven-year battle.
All top teams and walkers can be found at act.alz.org/QCWalk.
More than six million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease — a leading cause of death in the United States. Additionally, more than eleven million family members and friends provide care to people living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. In Iowa and Illinois alone, there are more than 300,000 people living with the disease and 410,000 caregivers.
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 800.979.3900.
