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Walk for Alzheimer’s in Port Moody in May

Tri-Cities residents can join a team to participate in the Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s and show their support for people who face dementia.
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Tri-Cities residents can join a team to participate in the Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s and show their support for people who face dementia.

The event, set for Sunday, May 7, is Canada’s largest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

The walk is a family-friendly event and each event is dedicated to someone who has been affected by dementia. The Tri-Cities walk will honouring Robert and Patty Whitelock.

The Alzheimer Society of BC also encourages walking in honour or memory of someone in your life who has faced dementia.

“Teams are incredibly important to this event,” says Jennifer Cameron, events officer at the Alzheimer Society. “Many walk teams include people living with dementia, care partners or those with a personal connection to the disease, so walking on a team with friends and family is a very powerful and meaningful experience. It helps all of us who have been touched by dementia feel, in a very tangible way, that we are not alone and that we can make a difference.”

Creating or joining a team is easy. Simply go to walkforalzheimers.ca, select Tri-Cities and Ridge Meadows from the pulldown menu, and follow the prompts. Teams that raise more than $250 between before March 14 will be entered to win $500 in Air Canada gift cards.

The funds raised by Investors Group Walk for Alzheimer’s support programs, education and services in Tri-Cities and Ridge Meadows and across B.C. They also contribute towards awareness activities and research into the causes of and cure for dementia.

For more information or to register today visit walkforalzheimers.ca.