Alzheimer Society to host fundraising walks in Alexandria and Rockland on May 14 and 15

Alzheimer Society to host fundraising walks in Alexandria and Rockland on May 14 and 15

The Alzheimer Society will be web hosting its yearly IG Prosperity Management Walk for Alzheimer gatherings for the duration of the thirty day period of May perhaps, with walks scheduled in both equally Alexandria and Rockland on the weekend of May perhaps 14 and 15.

The walk is Canada’s greatest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and all people is welcome to occur and participate. Walks will take put at  two place locations in excess of the weekend.

Rockland will host its stroll beginning at Parc Alain-Potvin Park, positioned at 1245 Docteur Corbeil Boulevard on Saturday, May possibly 14. from 9 a.m. right until midday. In Alexandria, the stroll will start at the Tim Horton’s Dome, 202 St George Street West, on Sunday, Could 15, from 9 a.m. till midday.

Participants can sign up the working day of the event and bring their donations to the areas over. They can also register on line at walkforalzheimers.ca and do an on the internet fundraising marketing campaign.

Registrations will open at 9 a.m. and opening ceremonies will choose area at 9:30 a.m. The Alzheimer Culture will have its Cornwall & District Govt Director, board members, federal government representatives, people with lived dementia and caregivers speaking at the activities.

Each and every wander will start at 10 a.m. and go until eventually 11 a.m. Closing ceremonies will be at 11 a.m. in which the best fundraiser, top staff fundraiser, and the top retirement residence fundraiser will be announced.

Cash lifted for this event will go to aid neighborhood courses and companies supplied by the Alzheimer Modern society of Cornwall & District, this sort of as caregiver assistance, education and the adult working day software in Forest Park and Hawkesbury.

Due to the fact 1986, the Alzheimer Society of Cornwall and District has designed its mission to ease the particular and social penalties of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias by encouraging households with training and support all through the five jap counties.