Alzheimer’s walk coming back to Thomasville

Published 8:00 am Friday, September 27, 2019

Hundreds of Thomasville residents will join the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease at the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s. This will be the first year for the Thomasville Walk to End Alzheimer’s since 2010.  

In 2018, the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Georgia raised $2.3 million contributing to more than $96 million raised nationwide for care, support and research efforts for those impacted by Alzheimer’s.

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. Participants will learn more about Alzheimer’s disease, advocacy opportunities, clinical studies enrollment and support programs and services. Walk participants also honor those affected by Alzheimer’s disease with the poignant Promise Garden ceremony.

The walk will be held Friday, October 4 at the Historic Courthouse in downtown Thomasville.

Registration begins at 5 p.m. that day, with the opening ceremony at 6 p.m. and the walk starting at 6:30 p.m.

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Sign up as a Team Captain, join a team or register to walk as an individual at alz.org/walk.

About the 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. Alzheimer’s is the nation’s sixth-leading cause of death. 

Alzheimer’s Association

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Its mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Its vision is a world without Alzheimer’s. Visit alz.orgor call 800.272.3900.